Published 02:02 IST, October 30th 2019
Marine Scientists tag Great White Shark weighing 952 kilograms
A giant white shark weighing nearly 150 stone and is 16 feet long has been spotted by the scientists offshore at the East Coast of America on October 28
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A giant white shark weighing nearly 150 stone (952 kg) has been spotted by scientists offshore at East Coast of America on October 28. Reportedly, huge fish is 2,076 lbs and is 16 feet in length. great white shark which was tagged by scientists is also largest that has ever been in rthwestern Atlantic Ocean and has been named 'Unama'ki' which means 'land of fog' in langu of va Scotia, Cana. Unama'ki is w heed off towards Florida Keys.
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t first time
This was t first time when this particular white shark was ticed by scientists. Earlier, Unama'ki has been tagged off coasts of rth Carolina, Virginia Beach and Atlantic City which is reportedly great news for scientists who wish to study sharks and wants to ensure ir health like 'Ocearch' which is also an organization dedicated to marine life research. Ocearch hopes that Unama'ki will finally le m to place where se great white sharks go to give birth and expose a new white shark nursery. According to Florida Fish and Wildlife Conversation Commission, re is a higher probability of sharks being in water at this time of year. panic among people generated by great whites swimming near shores was also ruled out because officials said se sharks are uninterested in humans.
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Shark bites 2 men
On October 29, two British tourists were bitten by a shark at Great Barrier Reef in Australia. giant fish mauled one's foot and ar's leg while y were on a srkelling tour in Whitsunday Islands when incident took place. Paramedics treated both men d, 22 and 28 and were also taken to hospital in Mackay in serious but stable conditions. However, 28-year-old lost his foot. Ar incident took place in Australia when a man was killed by a shark.
“An English tourist has h his foot bitten off and ar has serious lacerations to his lower leg after a shark attack in Whitsundays today,” helicopter rescue service said in a statement. victims told helicopter crew “y were wrestling and thrashing about in water” in a pass between Hayman and Whitsunday Islands when y were attacked, statement said.
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(With AP inputs)
02:01 IST, October 30th 2019