HATTERAS, N.C. — Great white sharks are showing up off the Carolina coast as winter approaches.
The Charlotte Observer reported Monday that 10 great whites have been recorded off the North Carolina and South Carolina coast in recent weeks. They include one that’s almost 15 feet long and weighs more than 1,300 pounds.
The group Ocearch tags the sharks with GPS trackers that “ping” each time they surface. Researchers said the southeastern coast is “a winter hot spot" for sharks.
Ocearch founder Chris Fischer said the area off Cape Hatteras is “a staging area for migration” in the fall and spring.
The latest ping was Monday near Charleston, South Carolina.
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GANSBAAI, SOUTH AFRICA: An undated file photograph of a Great White Shark swimming off Gansbaai, about 180 kms from Cape Town. Following a great white attack on a young surfer last week off Muizenburg, tour operators are accused of making the waters dangerous by 'chumming' where the operators throw a mixture of fish blood and oil into the water to attract the great whites. AFP PHOTO/THEO FERREIRA/SHARKAHOLIC (Photo credit should read ANNA ZIEMINSKI/AFP/Getty Images)