These Are The Largest Great White Sharks Ever In New Jersey Waters
A website has compiled a list of the biggest great white sharks ever recorded off the coast of New Jersey and the statistics are jaw-dropping.
We all know there are, and have always been swimming off our state's coast. It is the ocean after all.
The Biggest Great White Sharks Off New Jersey's Coast
And despite knowing that fact, we are always intrigued to learn more about the sharks detected in our neighborhood.
Maybe it's fear or perhaps it's curiosity, but either way, we found a list of the biggest sharks found off the coast of New Jersey. It comes from AZ Animals.
We're a few months away from pleasure boat season, so we thought now would be a good time to talk about these sharks. There's plenty of time to forget this information.
The Three Biggest Sharks Ever Off The Coast of New Jersey
Here they are, the three biggest sharks found off the New Jersey coast (from 3 to 1).
Breton - this Great White was spotted in the waters off Brick in 2020. Here are the statistics. He weighed 1437 pounds and measured 13 feet 3 inches long.
Mahone - he visited the waters off Atlantic City in 2020. This creature measured 13 feet 3 inches and weighed in at a whopping 1701 pounds.
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Mary Lee - Mary Lee became a social media star in September 2012 when she was spotted off the coast of Seaside Heights. She is #1 on the list, weighing 2639 pounds and measuring 16 feet long.
Sharks are amazing and you can track the journeys of these incredible sea creatures at Ocearch.
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