The second largest Great White shark ever tagged by an organization was tracked in the waters south of Miami this week only a few days after pinging of Vero Beach.
Unama’ki is a 2,076 pound, 15 foot-long Great White shark. Researchers at OCEARCH say she “pinged” off Key Largo on Thursday at 5:46 a.m. That was after she pinged Sunday off Vero Beach.
2,000+lb #WhiteShark Unama’ki is now south of #Miami #Florida and right on schedule! Will she continue to move past the...
Posted by OCEARCH on Wednesday, November 4, 2020
OCEARCH is a non-profit company that researchers sharks and posts maps of where they ping. The group thinks Unama’ki could be taking the same path as last year when she traveled past the Florida Keys and into the Gulf of Mexico. In October, OCEARCH said on its Twitter account Unama’ki was making a journey that two other mature female Great White sharks also made. They wonder if she’s leading them to a site where she might give birth.
When we first met Unama'ki, we knew she had the potential to lead us to a site where she might give birth. She’s in the Bahamas making a similar journey that 2 other mature female #whitesharks, Luna & Lydia, also curiously made. Could she be pregnant & moving into a calmer area? pic.twitter.com/tRr66uEnYf
— OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) October 30, 2020
Researchers at OCEARCH originally tagged Unama’ki in 2019 in Nova Scotia, Canda and posted footage on their YouTube page. The name stands for “land of the fog” in the language of the indigenous Mi’kmaq people of Nova Scotia.
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