In the last few days a white shark started to come back to new York, but who like to swim in the ocean (if such still remain, at the end of September) do not be afraid, imagining the scene in the spirit of the cult film «Jaws». Bruin, a baby white shark near the Eastern end of long island last month, was spotted South of the Rockaway Peninsula in Queens on Monday. Reported group of marine biologists OCEARCH.
Bruin was going West along the South shore of long island since the beginning of this month. Scientists say that the last time the instruments recorded it near the beach, Jones Beach, East Rockaway, September 19.
But even if Bruin will stay in new York, residents will not see nothing like the giant man-eating sharks from Hollywood thrillers. Baby even not one year old, so in length it is about 1.5 meters in length and weighs only 46 pounds. For comparison, an adult great white shark grows on the average up to 4.6 to 4.8 meters and weight in kilograms 680-1100. In other words, while Bruin that resembles a scaled miniature replica of the toothy killing machines that can even be called cute or pretty.
5ft 101lbs young-of-the-year white shark @BruinTheShark pings westbound! Next stop, NYC? https://t.co/nd7Y4lHbm8 pic.twitter.com/FAbqBO4B7c
— OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) September 25, 2017
In addition to Bruin, on a visit to new York recently sailed Mary Lee, 1587-killogramovy female white shark in length 4.8 meters, which was seen near the Rockaway Peninsula in June.
Scientists caught Bruin near Montauk, long island, August 12, in order to set the tracker for tracking. Thanks to this device, marine biologists from OCEARCH know that he made a journey of 907 miles to go back to new York.
OCEARCH and spot for sharks with satellites and publish all information about their location on the Global Shark Tracker. Scientists get data about where is a shark when its dorsal fin rises above the water surface.
