Massive 10-Foot Great White Shark Spotted Near Jersey Shore on Memorial Day

A massive great white shark, measuring 10 feet 3 inches in length, was seen lurking in the ocean off the Jersey Shore on Memorial Day.

Initially tagged on April 23, the young shark, Penny, was seen for the second time on Monday, May 29, shortly before 7 a.m., close to the beach where vacationers were anticipated to assemble.

Penny, who weighs an incredible 522 pounds, was seen swimming uncomfortably close to the buoy line on Monday morning in Ocean City, according to Daily Mail. Ocearch researchers have tagged 92 great white sharks, including this impressively large juvenile shark in the Western North Atlantic.

Penny's name comes from Salty Penny Canvas in Morehead City, North Carolina. This business has helped Ocearch by offering specialized marine canvas projects that have improved the team's operations on the sea and given them the ability to face difficult circumstances. The non-profit organization is grateful for the Penny family's assistance and excited to learn from Penny the Shark.

Sharks captured by Ocearch, used to gather biological samples, have electronic trackers attached to them and are then released back into the wild. Students and organizations may investigate these sharks' migratory patterns with the help of the data gathered via this open-source methodology, per the Independent.

Shark Attack Warning

This summer's shark attacks in Hawaii, Florida, and New Jersey have raised water safety concerns. Sharks attacked two fishermen in 36 hours in the Florida Keys earlier this month.

As the sharks migrate yearly from the Florida Keys to the Northeast and ultimately to Canada, researchers have warned Memorial Day beachgoers to exercise caution.

Although many people are afraid of being attacked by sharks, the International Wildlife Museum indicates that the chances of being killed by a shark are very slim-one in 3.75 million, according to an Insider article. The likelihood is smaller than the possibility of a stroke, lightning strike, or fireworks mishap.

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