Sharks have been in the news recently along the east coast after a fatal attack on a woman in Maine last month. The Cheer Sport Great White Sharks have made history, becoming the first cheer team in Ontario to receive a fully paid bid to the Cheerleading Worlds in Orlando, Fla. This includes the waters off of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.A large Great White Shark followed a couple canoeing Passamaquoddy Bay June 2018.A 15 foot Great White Shark was spotted by a fishing boat off St Andrews in August 2016.“George” a 10 foot great white shark, that was tagged in New England, was detected off the coast of Saint John NB in Aug 2016.Here’s a video of a great white shark taken in St. Andrews in July, 2014:Of course, there is also the famous New Brunswick legend of the largest Great White Shark ever caught. Three great white sharks broke the border rules big-time on Friday.
So instead of fearing their arrival, let’s extend a warm Canadian welcome to our toothy summer visitors Eh? I’m guessing you’d see bears for sure, maybe even wolves or a mountain lion.The fact that few people are aware that Canada does have sharks in its coastal waters is surprising since some of the largest sharks ever caught have been caught in Canadian Waters!Carla Allen took this photo of a record setting Mako Shark that was caught in the annual shark derby off Yarmouth Nova Scotia in 2004.This monster shark weighed in at 1082 lbs and was over 10 feet long. - Tim Krochak A A So whatever the white sharks are after, it isn’t at Parlee Beach!Are Great White Sharks taking over Nova Scotia? In the summer months they travel as far north as the Bay of Fundy, Sable Island and even into the Gulf of St Lawrence.In winter months they’re cruising off the coast of Florida and the Carolinas.The return of the great white shark to Atlantic Canada should be cause for celebration not alarm. Occasionally there will be sightings in the coastal waters of British Columbia.

"A large, highly mobile, predatory shark may have been historically abundant in Canadian waters yet considered 'rare' simply due to our inability to observe them," the paper states.It documents records of 60 great white shark "observations" in Atlantic Canada between 1872 and 2016: There were 27 sightings; 26 caught in nets; and seven others inferred from teeth in gear and wounds on seals and porpoises.The report is based primarily on satellite tracking data from Florida-based Ocearch, an organization that collects and publishes ocean data, in part through tagging sharks and taking samples from them. Wednesday evening.
!Thanks for reading this article on great white sharks in Canada. Occasionally there will be sightings in the coastal waters of British Columbia.These sharks wander from their traditional hunting grounds off the coast of Northern California and Oregon.More commonly, great white sharks in Canada are found off of the East Coast in the waters off Canada’s Maritime provinces. The movement patterns in Canadian waters indicated to scientist that the One of the largest Great White shark ever caught was caught off of Alberton, PEI in 1983. He has been covering Nova Scotia politics for more than 20 years.To encourage thoughtful and respectful conversations, first and last names will appear with each submission to CBC/Radio-Canada's online communities (except in children and youth-oriented communities). Are there Great White Sharks in Canada? Yes, there are great white sharks in Canada.