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Where do South African white sharks travel during long migrations?
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White shark (Carcharodon carcharias) populations are frequently centred in highly productive temperate coastal waters (that is, waters characterized by an abundance of fishes and marine mammals).
While some white sharks remain in their temperate feeding areas year-round, others are known to migrate widely across the ocean. Research tracking these movements has shown that some South African white sharks travel as far as southern Australia and back.1