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Africa-Press – Mauritius. <\/strong><\/span>The 1,437 pound shark named \u201cBreton\u201d is 13 feet long and was tracked just off the shore of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after first being tagged near Nova Scotia in 2020.
\nThe enormous adult male shark was picked up by a non-profit shark locator called OCEARCH. The data organization also tracked Breton near Florida about two months ago.<\/p>\n

Researchers are shocked to learn that, despite the shark\u2019s massive weight, he is able to travel long distances in a short amount of time. Sharks are able to travel at faster speeds, explains OCEARCH, because their skeletons are made of mineralized cartilage as opposed to bone.<\/p>\n

Breton is not the largest shark to be spotted off the coast of Myrtle Beach, either. Roughly 10 years ago, a Myrtle Beach resident saw a 3,400-pound great white shark about 16 feet long.
\nOCEARCH announced on their Twitter that they would be tracking Breton\u2019s movements to see if he\u2019ll eventually make his way out of warmer waters, with most great whites being found in surface temperatures from 59\u00b0F to 72\u00b0F.<\/p>\n

With climate change warming up ocean temperatures, many great whites are searching for colder waters, meaning they will be headed to the north, to areas where they are not usually found.<\/p>\n

\u201cNature has many ways to tell us the status quo is being disrupted, but it\u2019s up to us to listen,\u201d said Dr. Kyle Van Houtan, Monterey Bay Aquarium\u2019s Chief Scientist, who did a study on white sharks\u2019 thermal habitats.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese sharks \u2013 by venturing into territory where they have not historically been found \u2013 are telling us how the ocean is being affected by climate change.
\nThe state of Maine, for instance, has been seeing an increase in great white sharks, with at least six sightings reported in the year 2020 alone, and the first fatal shark attack that year in 10 years.<\/b>
\nThe state\u2019s effort to protect the seal population\u2014a great white\u2019s favorite food\u2014is one factor that is driving up the number of shark sightings for Maine residents and tourists; the warming waters due to human-caused climate change is another.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Mauritius. The 1,437 pound shark named \u201cBreton\u201d is 13 feet long and was tracked just off the shore of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, after first being tagged near Nova Scotia in 2020. The enormous adult male shark was picked up by a non-profit shark locator called OCEARCH. 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