Gigantic Shark found off New York beach
Back in late June, Shark week came early this year in New York. A humongous 12 foot-long, 1,000 pound great white shark was tracked off the East End of Long Island, and the largest great white ever found in the Atlantic may be trailing closely behind.
"Ernst", the massive female shark, first showed up on June 20th off of Montauk's coast as she maneuvered toward Cape Cod before heading further north. Experts believe she's heading north because there is an even bigger, 14-foot, 1,700 pound great white named "Contender" headed that way.
Both "Ernst" and "Contender" appear to be taking similar routes from Florida up along the East Coast heading north, a path that will have them passing by Long Island this summer if they follow the same pattern.
A spokesperson from OCEARCH had said "White sharks in the western North Atlantic typically migrate north and spend the summer and early fall foraging in the waters of Cape Cod or Atlantic Canada," regarding their migration patterns.
Contender is currently near the Pamlico Sound in North Carolina, Ernst on the other hand has made it all the way to the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Canada, according to the shark tracker. The discovery comes as experts have revealed there's been a spike in shark sightings and bites this year.
Throughout this month, authorities have temporarily red-flagged or even fully shuttered beaches from Long Island to The Rockaways over an alleged "swarm" of suspected bull sharks, which are usually found in warmer climates. This comes after a swimmer had his foot bitten, leaving their bone exposed, just off Jones Beach by a suspected shark.
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