Researchers spotted the shark during aerial surveys last month.

The Instagram post indicated that it was spotted in March:

During a right whale aerial survey last month, researchers saw this white shark swimming southeast approximately four nautical miles off Atlantic Beach, FL. Aerial surveys ended March 31, and we will be sharing more photos and final season numbers later this week!

The FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute is expected to share more photos and final numbers from the season this week.

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Thousands of UGA students enjoy during the annual “Frat Beach” party for the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game on St. Simons Island, Friday, November 1, 2024. On the weekend of the Georgia-Florida football game, St. Simons Island’s East Beach becomes “Frat Beach,” an open-air party teeming with thousands of highly inebriated college students. (Hyosub Shin / AJC)

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