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Great white shark back in Nova Scotia waters

The shark, named Teazer, was tagged off Lunenburg, N.S., on Oct 3, 2019. He pinged in at 4:44 a.m. off East Ironbound Island, according to Ocearch.

Teazer was first tagged off Lunenburg in October 2019

Teazer the great white shark was first tagged off the coast of Lunenburg, N.S., in 2019. (R. Snow/Ocearch)

A great white sharktagged last year off the coastof Lunenburg, N.S.is once again back in Nova Scotia waters.

According to Ocearch, a U.S.-based shark research organization, Teazer, a male shark, pinged in at 4:44 a.m. todayoff East Ironbound Island not too far from where he was originally tagged.

The shark is more than three metres long and weighs 651 lbs.

Teazer's appearance in Nova Scotia waters is part of a trend of more great white sharks making their way up north.

The Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences recently reported climate change, a supply of seals to eat and effective conservation in the United States are all possible explanations for the apparent increase in great whites.

But the journal also said it's possible the great whites have been coming to Nova Scotia waters for years unnoticed.