{"id":116369,"date":"2026-07-04T18:50:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T18:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/116369\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T18:50:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T18:50:20","slug":"great-white-shark-tracked-moving-into-canada-for-summer-migration-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/116369\/","title":{"rendered":"Great white shark tracked moving into Canada for summer migration season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"sub-text\">A new fin is on the radar\u2014Brookes\u2014pinged off the Florida Panhandle on Sunday. The juvenile great white, measuring over 8 feet long and weighing more than 450 pounds, was tracked between Mexico Beach and St. Joseph Peninsula. Video here shows when Brookes was tagged in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, in September 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">A young female great white shark by the name of Brookes has been tracked moving into the Bay of Fundy, just north of the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/maine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Maine<\/a>&#8211;<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/canada\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Canada<\/a> border, on July 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">The white shark was tagged by Tancook Islands Marine Field Station in collaboration with OCEARCH September 2025 in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/screenshot-2026-07-04-at-1.50.01-pm.png\" alt=\"Brookes' latest ping off coast of Canada.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Brookes&#8217; latest ping off coast of Canada.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (OCEARCH \/ FOX Weather)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Brookes made the trek down the East Coast, around <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/florida\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Florida<\/a> and into the Gulf, before circling back and heading right up the coast again.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">OCEARCH said the young shark&#8217;s moves are part of seasonal migration, when white sharks keep moving north to productive feeding grounds for the summer and fall months.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/earth-space\/contenders-latest-ping-reveals-location-atlantics-largest-recorded-male-great-white-mystery\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CONTENDER&#8217;S LATEST PING REVEALS THE LOCATION OF THE ATLANTIC\u2019S LARGEST RECORDED MALE GREAT WHITE IS A MYSTERY<\/a><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Brookes has been making rapid moves over the last few days, pinging on OCEARCH&#8217;s shark tracker multiple times since July 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">As the fall migration season wraps up, white sharks will be on the move again, in search of warmer waters for the winter, usually off the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/southeast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Southeastern<\/a> U.S. or in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">&#8220;The sharks\u2019 incredible ability to travel long distances allows them to navigate vast ocean spaces efficiently, moving between productive feeding grounds and warmer winter refuges,&#8221; OCEARCH said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/lifestyle\/video-massive-great-white-shark-feeds-dead-whale-rhode-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">VIDEO: MASSIVE GREAT WHITE SHARK FEEDS ON DEAD WHALE OFF THE COAST OF RHODE ISLAND<\/a><br \/>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">At the time of her tagging, Brookes measured 8 feet long and a little more than 450 pounds.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"668\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/canada\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/white-shark-brookes-image.jpg\" alt=\"Brookes the young great white shark being tagged in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, in September 2025.\"\/> <\/p>\n<p class=\"title\">Brookes the young great white shark being tagged in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, in September 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"sub-text\"> (OCEARCH)<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Track Brookes and more than 400 other ocean animals in real time using the<a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_8\" href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/www.ocearch.org\/app\/__;!!PxibshUo2Yr_Ta5B!wn5cOGJTJEolQJUxlzmoEUsdM6UwsvywMEOAvZq3xWeWRLq75RQcgYjvgWN7kVBZkJoBD3FaQ2DynEKUffQQf-4%24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"> free OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker app<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_9\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ocearch.org\/#&amp;_intcmp=fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">OCEARCH<\/a> is a global nonprofit organization dedicated to researching and protecting sharks, whales, sea turtles and other <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_10\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/category\/ocean\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">ocean<\/a> life.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fxw_earth-space_article_main-content_article-body_2_11\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/how-to-watch-fox-weather-on-tv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">HOW TO WATCH FOX WEATHER<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-v-438398f6=\"\">Time will tell if Brookes continues moving north, or if she hangs out for a little while, until the fall migration season.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new fin is on the radar\u2014Brookes\u2014pinged off the Florida Panhandle on Sunday. 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