{"id":2815,"date":"2022-11-07T02:57:29","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T07:57:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/?p=2815"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:26:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:26:51","slug":"are-young-great-whites-swimming-coastal-carolina-waters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncseagrant.ncsu.edu\/hooklinescience\/are-young-great-whites-swimming-coastal-carolina-waters\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Young Great Whites Swimming Coastal Carolina Waters?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
New research shows these sharks might not be spending their winters where we expected. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The last couple weeks, pier anglers on the Outer Banks have caught plenty of sharks and stingrays. On October 28 off Jennette\u2019s Pier, for instance, Gumbo Jones caught a \u201cmystery shark,\u201d that marine biologists later determined to be a juvenile white shark. Science is showing that this area could be an overwintering spot for the young of this species.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Found in cool, coastal waters around the world, great white sharks are the largest predatory fish on Earth. Estimating the total global population is challenging, however, and the true number is unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Scientists have been able to monitor changes in the relative abundance of these animals in different regions. The great white shark population is estimated to have been reduced by 30 to 49 percent over the last three generations, making its conservation status \u201cVulnerable.\u201d Effective shark conservation and management relies on identifying areas that are crucial to the health of all life stages of shark species and how this might vary across seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\nResearch Need <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n