Meet Scot, the 1,600-pound great white shark swimming off Florida's coast

[marmar]

(CNN) Florida’s got yet another spring breaker in town: Scot, a massive great white shark, has been recorded swimming off the Gulf Coast.

Scot, an adult male, measures just over 12-feet long and weighs 1,600 pounds, according to OCEARCH, the non-profit marine group that spotted the big fish Thursday.

Scot is the 74th great white shark tagged and released by the group in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean, OCEARCH said. They fit each animal with an electronic tracker that pings whenever it breaks the ocean surface.

The tracker’s records show Scot is a dedicated traveler. He was first tagged in September of 2021 in Nova Scotia – where he was named in honor of the “welcoming and ocean first dedicated people” there by OCEARCH’s partners at Sea World. Scot then traveled a total of 3,910 miles down the East Coast in just 119 days. He has been relaxing around the Florida Keys and Gulf Coast since at least Valentine’s Day, according to OCEARCH data. ...............(more)

https://www.cnn.com/2022/03/27/us/great-white-shark-florida-scn-trnd/index.html

[eppur_se_muova]

1. Great Scot ! nt

[dchill]

2. 12 footer? Not really gonna need a bigger boat.

[jpak]

3. Did they mangle its mouth with that rod?

Looks like he lost some teeth.

Maybe?

[Botany]

4. Shark's teeth are made to break off and a new one...

... will grow in its place.

[XanaDUer2]

7. Why is a giant pipe

Shoved in its mouth and foam coming out

[marmar]

8. I assume they're pumping water into his mouth to help it breathe while out of the ocean.

[Lochloosa]

10. That is what it is for

[Orrex]

16. Well how do you inflate your sharks, smartypants?

[XanaDUer2]

17. Lol!!!!!! Nt

[mitch96]

9. Yup, looks like Rick Scott...nt

[Orrex]

21. Not cold-blooded enough (nt)

[rictofen]

11. Fascinating to see these tracks

OSEARCH interactive map:

https://www.ocearch.org/tracker/

[xmas74]

20. If anyone is interested

Yes, there is a Sharky McSharkface.

[Talitha]

12. Made me laugh - looks like Moscow Mitch with a big, phoney schnozzola.

Beady eyes, no chin...

[Solly Mack]

13. Hello Scot!

[TheBlackAdder]

14. That was Bruce's father who moved to the Atlantic Ocean.

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[SergeStorms]

15. And to think I used to swim in the Gulf....

off Clearwater Beach many days.

I'm glad those days are over. No sharks in Lake Ontario.

[Jon King]

18. Ha, we still swim in the Gulf!

Did not find dying by shark bite on the list so I guess we will keep taking our chances!

Lifetime odds of death for selected causes, United States, 2020
Cause of Death Odds of Dying
Heart disease 1 in 6
Cancer 1 in 7
COVID-19 1 in 12
All preventable causes of death 1 in 21
Chronic lower respiratory disease 1 in 28
Opioid overdose 1 in 67
Suicide 1 in 93
Motor-vehicle crash 1 in 101
Fall 1 in 102
Gun assault 1 in 221
Pedestrian incident 1 in 541
Motorcyclist 1 in 799
Drowning 1 in 1,024
Fire or smoke 1 in 1,450
Choking on food 1 in 2,745
Bicyclist 1 in 3,396
Sunstroke 1 in 6,368
Accidental gun discharge 1 in 7,998
Electrocution, radiation, extreme temperatures, and pressure 1 in 14,705
Sharp objects 1 in 26,744
Cataclysmic storm 1 in 35,074
Hot surfaces and substances 1 in 50,341
Hornet, wasp, and bee stings 1 in 57,825
Dog attack 1 in 69,016
Lightning Too few deaths in 2020 to calculate odds
Railway passenger Too few deaths in 2020 to calculate odds
Passenger on an airplane Too few deaths in 2020 to calculate odds

[Emile]

19. I would be more afraid of the red algae and jelly fish!

[SergeStorms]

22. The red tide....

has been especially deadly. Those leaking phosphate fertilizer ponds have been running straight into the Gulf, and with the increased temperatures from global warming it's brewing a toxic stew that's deadly to sea creatures and harmful to humans.

We're screwing up our planet so badly it makes me want to cry.