'Toughest' 12ft 4in shark dubbed 'Ironbound' amazes scientists with return to coastline
dailystar.co.ukgreat white shark known as Ironbound has amazed scientists by going to the same area of coastline each year.The 12ft 4ins long apex predator has been tracked for three years by Ocearch which is notified every time Ironbound breaks the water's surface on North America's Atlantic coast.At 450kg, researchers have described him as one of the "toughest sharks" they have come across, "especially considering his size".Thanks to a harmless tag on Ironbound, Ocearch has been able to learn all about the beast's movements which recently caused a scare as he ventured close to popular US beaches.Keeping an eye on Ironbound, Ocearch's chief scientist told CNN earlier this month that he thinks the shark is ready to bulk up for the next mating season.
Bob Hueter said: "Mating season is over, we think, and Ironbound is on his way north to get into some good feeding ground and bulk up again for the next year."It appears Bob was right on the money with his prediction as Ironbound's latest ping on Thursday (May 26) was back in Nova Scotia, Canada where he was first tagged in October 2019.In April Ironbound came scarily close to a sandy beach in North Carolina having been as far south as the Gulf of Mexico.
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