According to NBC Miami, one of the largest white sharks ever tugged was found swimming just south of Miami, Florida.
Unamaki “pinged” ET off Key Largo, south of Miami, at 5:46 a.m. Thursday (November 5), meaning its dorsal fin broke the water’s surface, sending a signal to the satellite, warning researchers about its whereabouts, according to a previous Florida Today article.
Unamaki was first tagged in Nova Scotia in September; In the indigenous language of the Micmac people, its name means “land of fog.” At 15 feet and 5 inches (4.7 meters) long and weighing 2,076 pounds (942 kilograms), it is the second largest white shark tagged by Oserch, a nonprofit organization that tugs and tracks large marine animals.
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But he is not the only influential beast there. The Great White Shark is the largest predatory fish on the planet and grows to an average of 15 feet (4.6 m), according to National Geographic. Some have been found to weigh up to 5000 Ibs. (2,268 kg) and to grow more than 20 feet (6 m).
One month ago, researchers with Oscar also found and tagged a 17-foot-long (5m) heavy female shark – weighing 3,541 lbs. (1,606 kg) – on the coast of Nova Scotia, which they called the “Queen of the Seas,” according to an earlier Live Science report. After the figure of the legendary wise grandmother of the indigenous Mikmak people, she was officially named Nukumi.
Great whites have been classified as “weak” by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. According to Osark, as a top predator of the ocean, “the great white shark is at the center for the functioning of ecosystems and the preservation of biodiversity.”
Researchers hope Unamaki will lead them to a place where she gives birth and there, according to Oscar, declare a previously unknown white shark nursery.
But the whereabouts of great white sharks are not always clear. The majestic sea creatures can only break when they break the surface, and according to the shark, each shark will spend a different amount of time on the surface.
You can find the location of Unamaki, or it breaks the surface every time.
Published on Original Living Science.
