US EditionRare find: Remains of large, shortfin mako shark found in eastern Nova Scotia
- On June 14, 2025, the carcass of an adult female shortfin mako shark measuring 3.6 metres was discovered near Port Dufferin, Nova Scotia.
- The shark, rarely found near shore and usually offshore in warmer Gulf Stream waters, was too decomposed for a necropsy, so its cause of death is unclear.
- The shortfin mako, known as the fastest shark species, can swim at velocities as high as 68 kilometres per hour and grow up to 3.9 metres in length.
- Executive Director Tonya Wimmer described the shark as "an absolutely amazing animal" but said it's too early to understand what is happening with the species amidst climate change impacts.
- The discovery highlights ongoing changes in marine species' distributions, suggesting climate change may enable makos and other ocean animals to spread northward along Canada's East Coast.
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Remains of large shortfin mako shark found in eastern Nova Scotia
The Halifax-based Marine Animal Response Society says the remains of a large shortfin mako shark — considered the fastest shark in the ocean — were found Saturday along the shoreline near Port Dufferin, N.S., about 140 kilometres east of Halifax.
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Remains of large, shortfin mako shark found in eastern Nova Scotia
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