An impressive white shark, more than three meters long and weighing almost 330 kilograms, was spotted off the coast of the Magdalene Islands, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Nicknamed Bella, the juvenile shark measures about 3.1 meters and weighs almost 330 kilograms, according to monitoring data from Ocearch, which tags some sharks to study their behavior and migrations in the Atlantic.
Position data shows that at 10:51 a.m. on July 6, Bella was still near the Magdalene Islands. Before reaching the Gulf of St. Lawrence, it left Cape Cod, crossed the Gulf of Maine, and circled the coast of Nova Scotia before being spotted near Prince Edward Island.
Bella was captured and tagged on July 18, 2025 and released into Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia.
Bella the white shark was spotted off the coast of the Magdalene Islands.
“Her presence in these waters provides valuable data that enriches knowledge of the use of Canadian coastal habitats by great white sharks during the summer and fall. By tracking Bella’s movements, researchers will gain new information about migratory routes, habitat use and the role of Canadian waters in the life cycle of great white sharks,” Ocearch states on its website.
Every summer, several sharks head north in search of food, a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly common, especially as North Atlantic waters warm.