The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) stated that Luna was swimming over the Charleston Bump, which is a "deepwater bottom feature 80 to 100 miles southeast of Charleston, South Carolina." “, Only Mary Lee, at 16 feet and 3,456 pounds, was bigger.”, We haven’t tracked Luna for a full migration loop yet so we don’t know when she usually starts making aggressive moves north,” Kanaly said. These could be the funniest animal pictures ever, Beaked whales can hold their breath for over 3 hours (and possibly longer), Zombie storms are rising from the dead thanks to climate change, Inbreeding Caused the Distinctive 'Habsburg Jaw' of 17th Century Royals That Ruled Europe. }); ga('ads.send', { The size of the fish is reportedly equivalent to the dimensions of a Volkswagen Passat. document.querySelector("#adunit").addEventListener('click',function(){ CHARLESTON, S.C. — A 3,500-pound great white shark made famous online has vanished from electronic monitoring. “Adult females can have 18-month migration loops.”. }); OCEARCH workers track the movements of a great white shark dubbed Luna. It may be a 7-armed octopus. It is isn't unusual for great white sharks to swim through the Gulf of Mexico. Now we know why. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), },false) reporters on a platform technologically tailored to meet the needs of the modern reader. At 15-feet long, she’s the second biggest white shark we’ve ever tagged in the North Atlantic behind the famous Mary Lee. Please refresh the page and try again. There's no speed limit in a superfluid universe. Officials stated that Luna is the second biggest white shark … Summertime is fast approaching, and great white sharks are again on the move, much to the delight of shark watchers everywhere. CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – According to the Ocearch tracker, the 15 foot long Great White shark Luna is back and pinging. Luna was last tagged on May 9 in an area known as the Charleston Bump, a deepwater bottom feature 80 to 100 miles off the South Carolina coast. The nonprofit's tracking of great whites has shown that they seem to cluster off North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and the east coast of Florida in the winter, a region dubbed the Northwest Atlantic Shared Foraging Area. “We haven’t had a chance to track Luna for a full year yet so we are still trying to get a grasp on her movements,” Kanaly said. The Atlantic White Shark Conservancy Sharktivity Map and App were developed in collaboration with the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, the Cape Cod National Seashore, and officials from Cape Cod and South Shore Towns. (Image: © Dave J Hogan/Dave J Hogan/Getty Images). “Only Mary Lee, at 16 feet and 3,456 pounds, was bigger.”. This is not Luna, the female great white cruising toward the Outer Banks. New York, eventAction: 'view' Luna was the last shark tagged on our Nova Scotia Expedition, capping off an incredible trip. hitType: 'event', }); eventAction: 'click_image_ads' According to The Charlotte Observer, Luna was headed northward to the Outer Banks, though of course there is no telling what a 2,137-lb. eventCategory: event.slot.getSlotElementId(), RELATED: Despite Hurricane Florence, Holden Beach sea turtles beat the odds, “Luna is the second-biggest white shark we’ve ever tagged in the northwest Atlantic,” Kanaly said. According to the University of Florida, shark attacks went down in 2018 compared with the year before, and unprovoked attacks were remarkably infrequent, comprising only 66 out of 130 total cases worldwide.