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Great white shark spotted near Florida beach

Miami Herald Staff Report
A white shark swimming southeast approximately four nautical miles off Atlantic Beach, Fla. on March 24, 2016.
A white shark swimming southeast approximately four nautical miles off Atlantic Beach, Fla. on March 24, 2016. Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, taken under NOAA research permit #15488

A great white shark was spotted about four nautical miles off the coast of Atlantic Beach, Florida, on March 24.

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The FWC Fish and Wildlife Research Institute posted a photo of the shark on their Instagram account Monday.

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The photo was taken during aerial surveys for whales, which ended March 31.

The FWC posted more images from the surveys on their Flickr page.

This story was originally published April 9, 2016 at 5:03 PM with the headline "Great white shark spotted near Florida beach."

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