Great white shark pings off Cape Fear coast

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A large great white shark “pinged” off the coast of Wrightsville Beach late Monday.

OCEARCH tagged the adult male shark, named Nova, in September during their Nova Scotia expedition not far from the town of Lunenburg. It is a 11’6″ shark and weighs more than 1,100 pounds.

OCEARCH is a non-profit organization with a global reach for unprecedented research on great white sharks and other large apex predators.

Nova’s last ping was off the southern shore of Nova Scotia on September 26 and pinged near Cape Lookout on Saturday.

Sorry to keep you guys waiting so long for a new ping. I was a little shy about admitting that I left Nova Scotia, especially since I’m named after it an all. But don’t worry, I’ll be back. All sharks like me gotta migrate. I’m near Wilmington, NC right now pic.twitter.com/zLR6ez5xPx

— White Shark Nova (@NovaTheShark) November 13, 2018

Nova is the first white shark OCEARCH has ever tagged in Canadian waters.

Follow Nova’s journey.