A 700-pound great white shark named Bella is headed towards Virginia Beach for the holiday season.

Tagged in Nova Scotia in July, the juvenile is heading south this season, and is detected off the Easter shore of Virginia and traveling rapidly from Montauk to the Chesapeake Bay area.

Researchers say her movements highlight how white sharks use the coast in late fall and winter, and her presence near beaches is normal and poses minimal risk.

Bella’s long-term tracking may help scientists pinpoint white shark mating areas as she matures, offering rare insight into the species’ life cycle.

OCEARCH founder and marine biologist Chris Fischer, who has been tracking the 10-foot female, says Bella pinged 20 miles west of Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge and 32 miles northeast of Virgi

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