1,400-pound white sharks tracked to Georgia, South Carolina waters
By Graham Cawthon
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HILTON HEAD ISLAND, South Carolina (WJCL) — Three tagged great white sharks were tracked off the coasts of Georgia and South Carolina over Memorial Day weekend, according to OCEARCH.
The nonprofit’s tracking data showed Goodall, a 1,400-pound adult white shark measuring 13 feet, 1 inch, pinged Monday morning near Darien, Georgia. Brookes, a 450-pound juvenile measuring 8 feet, 10 inches, also pinged Monday morning near Brunswick, Georgia.
Farther north, Breton, a 1,400-pound adult measuring 13 feet, 3 inches, was tracked Monday evening off the coast of Charleston, South Carolina.
Fast Facts
According to NOAA Fisheries, white sharks can weigh up to 4,500 pounds and measure up to 21 feet in length Their lifespan can be 70 years or more. It is illegal to catch a white shark.
What do white sharks eat?
White sharks primarily feast on fish, invertebrates and marine mammals. Juvenile white sharks eat bottom fish, smaller sharks and rays, and schooling fish and squids. Larger white sharks often feed on seal and sea lions to feed and occasionally scavenge dead whales.
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