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great white shark

4 recorded attention episodes across AU, CA, US, GB.

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The dossier

Episodes: 4
Verified stories: 1
Regions: AU, CA, GB, US
Coverage signals: 20

Tracked from Jul 27, 2026 through Oct 20, 2026.

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Interactive attention record

Latest episode

WITT Attention Index for great white shark in AU. It combines a public traffic bucket, change in that bucket, attached coverage and cross-region presence.

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Observed	Traffic bucket	Attention Index
Oct 20, 20:00 UTC	100+	49.0
Oct 20, 20:10 UTC	200+	60.6
Oct 20, 20:14 UTC	200+	51.6
Oct 20, 20:20 UTC	200+	51.6
Oct 20, 20:30 UTC	200+	51.6
Oct 20, 20:34 UTC	200+	51.6
Oct 20, 20:40 UTC	1000+	72.0
Oct 20, 20:50 UTC	1000+	60.0
Oct 20, 20:54 UTC	1000+	60.0

Episode history

ended AU

October 20, 2026

Peak index: 72
Detected: 20:00 UTC
Status: ended

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ended CA

October 20, 2026

Peak index: 56
Detected: 19:10 UTC
Status: ended

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ended US

August 14, 2026

Peak index: 48
Detected: 15:40 UTC
Status: ended

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ended GB

July 27, 2026

Peak index: 56
Detected: 03:10 UTC
Status: ended

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Verified explanations

ended Science 2 months ago

Why Great White Shark Sightings Are Surging Along the East Coast

Great white shark sightings are drawing intense public and search interest due to a convergence of seasonal northward migrations, tagged apex predators like Ernst and Contender, and vastly improved coastal drone monitoring. At the same time, warming ocean temperatures and abundant bait fish populations are drawing marine life closer to popular beaches.

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