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Ethan Freedman

Great white sharks are washing up on Canadian beaches — but experts claim this could be a good thing

Great white shark with open jaws moves to the ocean surface.

A record number of great white sharks have washed up in Canada over the past year. But perhaps surprisingly, this spate of dead shark reports may actually be a good sign for the local great white population, experts say. 

On Aug. 7, a beachgoer on Prince Edward Island reported seeing a nearly 9-foot-long (2.7 meters) shark stranded on the shore of Greenwich Beach, along the Gulf of St. Lawrence. 

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