{"id":184650,"date":"2026-03-09T20:39:16","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/184650\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T20:39:16","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:39:16","slug":"tagged-white-shark-bella-tracked-off-floridas-gulf-coast-near-sarasota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/184650\/","title":{"rendered":"Tagged white shark Bella tracked off Florida\u2019s Gulf Coast near Sarasota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">SARASOTA, Fla. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/\">WWSB<\/a>) &#8211; A tagged white shark named Bella is showing up off Florida\u2019s west coast, about 50 miles from Sarasota, according to OCEARCH\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ocearch.org\/tracker\/detail\/bella\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ocearch.org\/tracker\/detail\/bella\">online tracker<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The tracker lists Bella\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"A tagged white shark named Bella is showing up off Florida's west coast, about 50 miles from...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/3XVXXCGAAJFMJIBVE2WDNWOPJU.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1189\" \/>A tagged white shark named Bella is showing up off Florida&#8217;s west coast, about 50 miles from Sarasota, according to OCEARCH&#8217;s online tracker.(WWSB)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">RELATED STORIES:<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2023\/03\/08\/great-white-shark-spotted-off-coast-sarasota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2023\/03\/08\/great-white-shark-spotted-off-coast-sarasota\/\">Great white shark spotted off the coast of Sarasota<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2024\/03\/07\/great-white-shark-pings-off-coast-sarasota\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mysuncoast.com\/2024\/03\/07\/great-white-shark-pings-off-coast-sarasota\/\">Great white shark pings off the coast of Sarasota<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Bella was tagged in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, on July 18, 2025, according to information provided with the tracker details.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Bella was tagged in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, on July 18, 2025, according to information...\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/LDDCCKM6GBAZTPE6JL4MF7DJ4U.jpg\" width=\"980\" height=\"1150\" \/>Bella was tagged in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia, on July 18, 2025, according to information provided with the tracker details.(WWSB)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">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\u2019s online tracker off the Sarasota coast.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 WWSB. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SARASOTA, Fla. 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