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Great White Shark Travels 5,000 Miles to Florida

4/8/2026

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  • Brookes, a juvenile great white shark, was spotted off the Florida panhandle after traveling more than 5,000 miles from Nova Scotia.
  • OCEARCH tagged Brookes as part of a study tracking 92 great white sharks to understand their migration patterns.
  • Chris Fischer, OCEARCH's founder, emphasized that this research confirms the Gulf's role in the sharks' migration and the interconnectedness of Atlantic Ocean ecosystems.