14-ft-long white shark LeeBeth, with a tracking device, traveled 2,000 miles from South Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico, providing valuable habitat data.
14-ft-long white shark, LeeBeth, with a tracking device, has traveled over 2,000 miles from South Carolina to the Gulf of Mexico, providing scientists with valuable information about the species' habitat. As great whites were once hunted without discrimination, designating them a protected species in 1997 has helped their populations. Tracking LeeBeth's journey could aid in further protecting white sharks.
March 11, 2024
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