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(CNN) - A large female white shark that weighs more than 907 kilos (2,000 pounds) and is more than 4.5 meters long has been swimming along the east coast of the United States.
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The female shark has been tagged with a tracker, which recorded it off the coast of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, on October 12.
Since then, the shark moved further south to the Florida Keys, where it appeared this Saturday.
The shark is known as Unama'ki, a term used by the indigenous peoples of Nova Scotia that means "land of fog."
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OCEARCH, a nonprofit organization that tracks marine life in collaboration with SeaWorld, said it first labeled Unama'ki near Nova Scotia in September.
She is the second largest white shark the group has tagged in the Northwest Atlantic, said WSOC-TV, a CNN affiliate.
"As a great mature female, Unama'ki has the potential to take us to the place where she gives birth and exposes a new white shark nursery," said OCEARCH.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) said that while Florida's beaches and waterways "probably contain sharks," animals have played an important role in maintaining balance in the state's ecosystem.
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"Shark activity is at its peak in the waters of Florida from April to October," said the FWC.
However, shark attacks are still rare, because humans are "30 times more likely to be struck by lightning in Florida than to be bitten by a shark." On the other hand, however, fisheries around the world kill about 100 million sharks every year.
The FWC urges visitors to know their surroundings and understand the risks they face when swimming in the waters.
Melissa Alonso contributed to this report.
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