Great white shark Edithe pings about 44 miles from Destin, Florida
Edithe was the eighth and final shark tagged on OCEARCH’s expedition in Nova Scotia in 2020. She was named by first year master’s student Joseph Fotso from the University of Windsor who was part of the expedition crew for the trip. Joseph chose to name Edithe after his mother, according to OCEARCH. Edithe joins three other great white sharks in the Gulf of Mexico. Unama'ki, a 2,076-pound female, is 15 feet, 5 inches long and is near the Florida Keys. Farther north is Hudson, a 66.7-pound male that is 5 feet, 1 inch long and is west of Marco Island. East of Unama'ki and pinging clos...