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1400-pound great white shark Breton was pinged 6 times off Florida's eastern coast

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Breton is a great white shark that OCEARCH has been tracking since he was tagged in Scatarie Island , Nova Scotia , on Sept. 12, 2020 .

Measuring in at approximately 13 feet , 3 inches in length and weighing 1,437 pounds , he is at the upper echelon of size for males, which are typically smaller than females.

Breton 's last activity was a Z -ping at 5:59 p.m. on Sunday , which is when the shark spends a brief enough time near the water's surface to send a signal.