Research and education organization OCEARCH recently pinged a tracked great white shark in the Gulf of America, just off the coast of Gulf Shores.
Ernst, a 12-foot female white shark, was tagged off the coast of Nova Scotia on Oct. 4, 2025. In less than four months, Ernst made her way down the East Coast, around the state of Florida, and up to Gulf Shores, where she surfaced on January 11.
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OCEARCH said Ernst was tagged during field research with the Tancook Islands Marine Field Station. Scientists are trying to better understand the movement, health and behavior of sharks in Atlantic Canada.
Ernst is named after a ferry that connects the communities of Big and Little Tancook Islands to the mainland.
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