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1,000-Pound Great White Shark Named ‘Ironbound' Spotted Near Jersey Shore

Headline from NBC New York, on the newest of 2 developments

A massive 1,000-pound great white shark named “Ironbound” was recorded swimming near the New Jersey Shore.

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Developments in this update

2 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. There's a 1,000-pound great white shark swimming near the Jersey shore

    Headline from Local News 8 ·

  2. Newest

    1,000-Pound Great White Shark Named ‘Ironbound' Spotted Near Jersey Shore

    Headline from NBC New York ·

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Reports & sources

18 articles, oldest first.

  1. Local News 8

    There's a 1,000-pound great white shark swimming near the Jersey shore (opens Local News 8)

    Published

    Local News 8's feed description

    By Zoe Sottile, CNN A massive great white shark has been recorded swimming off the New Jersey shore. The shark is named Ironbound, after the West Ironbound Island near Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, where it was first spotted.

  2. Live Science

    A 1,000-pound great white shark just spotted off coast of New Jersey (opens Live Science)

    Published

    Live Science's feed description

    The predatory fish, nicknamed 'Ironbound', is on his way north to Canada.

  3. PhillyVoice

    Ironbound, a 1,000-pound great white shark, pinged off coast of Jersey Shore (opens PhillyVoice)

    Published

    PhillyVoice's feed description

    Research organization OCEARCH tracked the male fish late last month

  4. Science Alert

    A Cool 1,000-Pound Great White Shark Has Just Been Spotted Near New Jersey (opens Science Alert)

    Published

    Science Alert's feed description

    A 1,000-pound (453 kilograms) migrating great white shark surfaced off the coast of New Jersey April 28 while seeking rich fishing grounds farther north.

  5. NBC New York

    1,000-Pound Great White Shark Named ‘Ironbound' Spotted Near Jersey Shore (opens NBC New York)

    Published

    NBC New York's feed description

    A massive 1,000-pound great white shark named “Ironbound” was recorded swimming near the New Jersey Shore.

  6. My9nj

    1,000 pound great white shark named Ironbound pings off New Jersey (opens My9nj)

    Published

    My9nj's feed description

    A 1,000-pound great white shark named Ironbound recently pinged off of New Jersey.

  7. NBC News

    1,000-pound great white shark from Canada named Ironbound spotted near North Carolina, researchers say (opens NBC News)

    Published

    NBC News's feed description

    The shark, tagged in 2019 near West Ironbound Island, Nova Scotia, pinged Monday off Pamlico Sound. It has also been detected near the Jersey Shore recently.

  8. Newsweek

    Ironbound, a 1,000-pound great white shark, spotted off U.S. coastline (opens Newsweek)

    Published

    Newsweek's feed description

    The enormous creature measures 12 feet 4 inches long and has been described as one of the "toughest sharks" researchers have ever come across.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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