# Great white sharks begin seasonal migration south as several ping off the Atlantic Coast

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/great-white-sharks-begin-seasonal-migration-south-as-several-ping-off-the-atlantic-coast/
- Published: 2026-11-04T10:24:25+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-06T02:09:16+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/04/us-news/great-white-sharks-begin-seasonal-migration-south-as-several-ping-off-the-atlantic-coast/
- Topics: Americas, World

## Key points

- Great whites are starting their seasonal migration south.
- Ernest was detected off New Jersey on 2 November.
- OCEARCH is tracking the sharks’ journey to warmer waters.

## Summary

Several great white sharks tracked by OCEARCH have begun moving south from summer and autumn feeding grounds off northeastern North America and Atlantic Canada. Their migration towards warmer winter waters, typically in the southeastern United States and Caribbean, is a recurring seasonal pattern that researchers monitor to learn more about the Western North Atlantic population.

OCEARCH says water temperature helps drive the journey, as great whites generally favour waters between 54 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit. Ernest, a 12-foot female weighing over 1,000 pounds, was detected off New Jersey on 2 November after previously appearing in the Gulf of St Lawrence. Penny, who weighs 522 pounds, was detected in Florida’s Gulf Coast waters the same day, while juvenile Nori, 8 feet 10 inches long and 423 pounds, pinged off Rhode Island on Halloween.

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