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A 13-foot, 1,400-pound great white shark named Goodall was tracked in Florida waters in early December.
The shark was tagged by the research group OCEARCH off the coast of Nova Scotia in September 2025.
Goodall is named in honor of Dr. Jane Goodall, a renowned pioneer in wildlife conservation.
Great white sharks migrate south along the U.S. East Coast to Florida during the fall and winter months.
A mammoth 13-foot, 1,400-pound , tagged and sampled by the non-profit research group , pinged in Florida waters on Dec. 9.
The adult female shark, named "Goodall," arrived in Florida waters on Dec. 8, as evidenced by a ping from her satellite tag off the Georgia-Florida border. Goodall capped off the day by heading south to Amelia Island where she pinged at 6:39 p.m.
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