Great white shark spotted in the Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec

An 8 foot, 9 inch great white shark was spotted off of Quebec’s Gulf of St-Lawrence near Iles-de-la-Madeleine this week.

Now might be a good time to cue the Jaws theme.

Dum dum… Dum dum…

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The shark, dubbed Brunswick, is being traced through a GPS chip by the American non-profit group Ocearch.

The organization says this is the first time a great white shark has been spotted so close to Quebec’s island chain.

Administratively, the Iles-de-la-Madeleine islands are part of the Gaspésie-Iles-de-la-Madeleine region of Quebec though they are geographically closer to the Maritime provinces.

Whatever @BrunswickShark found in the Magdalen Islands, he must really like it. The 8’ 9” shark has been hanging out very close to the shore there for the past few days. pic.twitter.com/wGMJIhO6PK

— OCEARCH (@OCEARCH) July 16, 2019

According to Ocearch, Brunswick has been swimming up the Atlantic coastline since February. In June, it was spotted near Grand Manan Island in New Brunswick before swimming towards Cape Breton and then settling in Quebec.

The shark was tagged with a GPS chip as part of a research project in order to track the movements of great whites and their eating habits.

As of today, there hasn’t been any word on whether Brunswick has picked up any French.

Yesterday, I checked in at Île de Havee-aux-Maisons in Quebec, Canada! I’m loving the Canadian hospitality. As long as im here, I’ve decided to tweet in English and French! #Ocearch #saveourspecies #sharks pic.twitter.com/yfFPOfCzEe

— Brunswick the Shark (@BrunswickShark) July 12, 2019