An Ocean City local just caught and released two great white sharks about a mile off the coast. Turns out, this is prime time for shark migrations!
Drex Harrington was out fishing with his family this past weekend when he reeled in two surprising catches on Saturday. Within minutes of each other, he caught a pair of great white sharks approximately a mile off the coast of Maryland.
Take a look at the crazy video Drex posted on his Facebook page, showing him bringing one in from his boat:
Rest assured, Harrington posted that he released the sharks unharmed, and they were soon on their way.
Photo by Drex Harrington on Facebook
Just so you know, this is nothing to worry about. We constantly share the water with all types of animals, and sharks just happen to scare us more than, say, horseshoe crabs.
According to tracking data, many different types of sharks travel up and down the East Coast all the time. Research groups like OCEARCH ping shark movements year-round and are collecting data on their migration habits. Follow along on Twitter and get to know some of their named sharks! If you head to the OCEARCH website, you can follow along on interactive maps and track your favorites based on periodic pings.
Right now we’re tracking several white sharks headed southbound. The Outer Banks are right on the sharks’ path between their fall aggregations sites up north and their winter foraging area off the Southeast Coast.https://t.co/FM75FzXdfe
— OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) October 23, 2019
I covered a lot of water this year. Check out all of the sharks @OCEARCH is tracking in the Atlantic Ocean! It’s an exciting time to be a shark! The learning, the science, the education is nothing like we’ve ever seen. #ocearch #keepswimming #saveourspecies #sharks pic.twitter.com/fLT7YkHmfr
— Brunswick the Shark (@BrunswickShark) October 23, 2019
Have you ever spotted a shark while you were at the beach? Tell us where in the comments!