Great White Sharks

• Great white sharks tagged off Nova Scotia. Now scientists wait for the data

  A group of marine research scientists from around the world have recently tagged 16 great white sharks off the coast of Nova Scotia. 

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2025
  
• Great white shark washes up dead on B.C. beach

  The male shark is approximately 13.5 feet and a scientist was able to confirm the species by tooth shape and the shape of the tail fin.

  Environment

  Oct 11, 2024
  
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• Deaths of two great whites off Maritimes within weeks ‘highly unusual’: researcher

  The discovery of two dead great white sharks washed ashore in Atlantic Canada in less than two weeks remains a mystery to researchers.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2022
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• Researchers see little evidence that more white sharks prowling North Atlantic

  A new study of the distribution of the endangered great white shark in Canadian waters suggests the population remains stable but is not growing.

  Environment

  Jul 4, 2022
• How to avoid great white sharks and what to do if you encounter one

  Vanessa Schiliro, a marine biology student at Dalhousie University, wants to educate the public about how to avoid shark encounters and what to do if you come across one.

  Environment

  Jun 8, 2022
• Shark researchers to increase sample size of tagged great white sharks in Nova Scotia

  Expedition Nova Scotia 2020 started in Main-a-dieu on Sept. 8 and will move down the coast before ending near Lunenburg on Oct. 6.

  Environment

  Sep 14, 2020
• Video captures 2 great white sharks off Cape Cod in first-ever on-camera interaction

  "Until this video was shot, we had never actually witnessed any kind of social interaction," scientist Gregory Skomal said.

  World

  Jul 10, 2019
• All sharks tagged in N.S. expedition can now be tracked on Ocearch website 

  All six of the sharks tagged in Nova Scotian waters as part of a "historic" expedition can now be tracked on Ocearch's website, and appear to be scattering throughout the ocean.

  Environment

  Oct 20, 2018
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• Researchers wonder if great white sharks are looking for love in Nova Scotia waters

  Lydia, the aptly named "rock-star" of the great white shark world, and her smaller sidekick Betsy are being tracked off the coast of Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2016
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• Researchers tracking nearly 750kg great white shark lurking off U.S. east coast

  Researchers located the shark early Monday in the Atlantic Ocean near the Virginia-North Carolina border.

  Science

  Oct 5, 2016