A tagged great white shark nicknamed Tough Guy has shown up at Mavericks, a renowned big-wave surf spot near Half Moon Bay, Ca.
“Tough Guy is lurking in the lineup at Mavericks! Tell your friends who surf this break,” Michael Domeier, who runs the Marine Conservation Science Institute, cautioned followers Wednesday via Instagram.
Tough Guy, a male white shark that has been detected near other Central California surf spots, measured 12 feet when he was tagged in 2021. Domeier stated that “he’s probably 14 feet now.”
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Mavericks is an offshore break that attracts surfers from around the world, primarily during the winter when north swells deliver massive waves.
Reads one of the comments beneath Domeier’s post:
“Confirmation that not only does Mavericks get insanely large [during] gargantuan swells. It also gets insanely large White Sharks. Making it the most dangerous place to surf on the planet when these two factors are in play.”
–Generic white shark image courtesy of Michael Domeier/MCSI
