White shark pings offshore of well-known great white hotspot in Carolinas during major nor'easter

Massive great white shark makes rare appearance off Mississippi coast

A massive great white shark being referred to by researchers as “Ernst” was recently tracked along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Researchers with nonprofit research firm OCEARCH have been tracking the 12-foot, 1,009-pound female for months, tagging her in the waters off Nova Scotia, Canada, in October. She has since swum more than 3,200 miles down the East Coast and around Florida into the Gulf of Mexico. From Jan. 9-22, she pinged southeast of Mo…

1,000-lb great white shark spotted near Mississippi Coast

White shark pings offshore of well-known great white hotspot in Carolinas during major nor'easter

CAPE HATTERAS, N.C.– A young female white shark caught the attention of researchers at OCEARCH when she was recorded traveling more than 150 miles off the coast of the Carolinas during the height of a powerful nor'easter this past weekend. CAYO, a juvenile white shark, was tagged off the coast of Nova Scotia, Canada in late July 2025 by global nonprofit OCEARCH. The research nonprofit has followed CAYO's journey as she began moving south off the…