SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – A tagged white shark named Bella is showing up off Florida’s west coast, about 50 miles from Sarasota, according to OCEARCH’s online tracker.
The tracker lists Bella’s latest reported ping as March 9, 2026, at 1:03 p.m. The map marker appears offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, west of the Tampa Bay and Sarasota area.
A tagged white shark named Bella is showing up off Florida’s west coast, about 50 miles from Sarasota, according to OCEARCH’s online tracker.(WWSB)
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Bella was tagged in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, on July 18, 2025, according to information provided with the tracker details.
Bella was tagged in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, on July 18, 2025, according to information provided with the tracker details.(WWSB)
This is not the first time a white shark has been reported near the Sarasota coast. In March 2023, a fishing captain recorded video of a great white shark in the area. In March 2024, a juvenile great white shark named Rose was recorded by OCEARCH’s online tracker off the Sarasota coast.
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