By Joshua Manning • Updated: 10 May 2022 • 22:32
Jaws: HUGE great white shark spotted swimming off coast of New Jersey Credit: Ocearch
The great white shark was SPOT-tagged in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean by OCEARCH, a nonprofit marine research group that issues data on shark migration.
According to the official OCEARCH website, Ironbound, named after West Ironbound Island near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, the great white shark is 12 feet, 4 inches long, and weighs an impressive 998 pounds.
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