13-foot great white shark pings off Pinellas County coast
By Rachel Tucker
Published on March 27, 2026.
A 13-foot great white shark named Goodall, measuring over 13 feet long, has been tracked down by OCEARCH and is now swimming in the Gulf of Mexico. The shark was released in 2025 and will provide up to 10 years of data on the movement and behavior of white sharks in the region.
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