9-foot, 432-pound great white shark named Percy making his way in the Gulf
- Posted on May 3, 2026
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9-foot, 432-pound great white shark named Percy making his way in the Gulf
Research nonprofit Ocearch this week has pinged an increasingly common sight in coastal waters near the Alabama shore. Percy, a 9-foot, 9-inch, 432-pound sub-adult great white shark, was pinged just off the coast of Pensacola beach, according to the group’s site. Percy was first tagged by researchers in July 2025 in Mahone Bay, Nova Scotia. Since then, he has traveled nearly 3,000 miles down ...
