The shark, which was named “Ironbound” after an island near Nova Scotia where it was first spotted, is 12 feet, four inches long and weighs 998 pounds.
Researchers say Ironbound has travelled more than 13,400 miles since they began tracking him 2019.
"He's gone back and forth from where we found him in Nova Scotia and the Florida Keys several times,", OCEARCH’s chief scientist Bob Hueter Despite his venture back to the North Carolina area, researchers say he will likely soon be headed back north. He pinged off the New England coast multiple times last summer, even sticking around until early November before heading back south.
Sharks tend to migrate north and move to closer shorelines as waters begin to warm after winter months. June is typically when great white shark sightings start to pop up off Cape Cod.No shark sightings have been reported off the Cape yet this season,The popular tourist destination south of Boston is showing signs it’s slowly, tentatively embracing its shark-y reputation.
“Ironbound will likely spend most of his summer and early fall in those northern waters around Nova Scotia before turning around and returning to Florida,” Hueter said.
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