Great White Sharks Settling Along S.C., Ga. Coast

The great white sharks patrolling the Beaufort County, South Carolina and Georgia coasts aren’t just passing tourists.

They’re starting families here in what has become the prime birthing location of the north Atlantic Ocean, according to some marine scientists who study the ancient predators.

Fishermen and scientists are closely watching Mary Lee — a 16-foot, 3,450-pound great white who is pregnant and appears to be headed toward Hilton Head Island, presumably to give birth, said Chris Fischer, founder of OCEARCH, a nonprofit group that tracks and studies the animals.

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