Tagged great white shark Ripple covers 354 miles in a week off Nova Scotia
The OCEARCH-tracked great white shark known as Ripple traveled 354 miles in seven days, reaching a point 45 miles off Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, after a coast-to-coast migration of more than 8,000 miles.
A subadult great white shark identified as Ripple has logged 354 miles in the past week, according to data from the marine-science nonprofit OCEARCH. The shark, tagged in September 2025 near Nova Scotia by the Tancook Islands Marine Field Station in partnership with OCEARCH, measures 11 feet 6 inches and weighs about 778 pounds.
Since its tagging, Ripple has completed a migration of over 8,000 miles, moving down the Atlantic seaboard, around Florida and into the Gulf of Mexico before returning northward. The latest satellite ping placed the shark roughly 45 miles off Cape Breton, marking the furthest northern point recorded for the animal by the organization.
OCEARCH noted that Ripple could either continue northeast toward Newfoundland or head northwest into the Gulf of St. Lawrence, an area identified as a key feeding ground for white sharks. Seasonal movements typically see sharks traveling north in cooler months to exploit food resources, then returning south as water temperatures rise.
The organization encourages the public to follow Ripple and more than 400 other tagged marine animals in real time via the free OCEARCH Global Shark Tracker app.