#TheMoment a great white shark surprised Halifax researchers
It was a very unique encounter. We’re not normally looking for great white sharks in the Halifax waters. We were just obsessing over this blue shark that came by and within a split second I just see a great white shark go through my screen and we freaked. All the all the guests got their gear on and we were in that water so quickly. One of the guests screamed, “Oh, it’s coming up. It’s coming up.” All of a sudden, I just have this great image of the moment where honestly the moment where I fell in love with that shark. It was amazing. This individual was in the true sense massive, close to approaching 15 ft long and just an extraordinary animal. It was pretty much ignoring the bait for the most part, lifting its head out of the water to look what was happening above the water. And it was, you know, those types of encounters are special. I really want him to be seen the way that he actually was, which is just beautiful, graceful, elegant, and powerful. So powerful. I mean, it’s great for those researchers, but I think it’s pretty scary stuff. Tracking data actually suggests this is happening more often because Canadian Atlantic waters that used to be too cold for the sharks are now becoming optimal for them. But no cause for alarm at the moment. They typically don’t want anything to do with humans and a shark bite is pretty rare. So, we can all breathe a collective sigh of relief. [Music]
Geraldine Fernandez and Neil Hammerschlag tell The National about the moment a male great white shark made a surprise appearance during a research expedition off the coast of Halifax.
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