Great white shark departs Newfoundland waters

A great white shark that was tracked to Placentia Bay earlier this week has moved on to other waters.

Earlier this year, Ocearch, a group tracking and researching the ocean's most notorious predators, had tagged the shark offJacksonville, Fla.

The shark, named Lydia by her trackers,hadtravelled thousands of kilometres, finding her way to this province.

She was most recently found off the coast of Marystown, buthas since turned around and headed south,past Cape St. Mary's.

Researchers don't know exactly why Lydiatravelled northto Newfoundland, but suggested it could have to do with theseal population.

The tracking technology has only recently advanced enough to be able to tag and followsharks.

Scientists have been closely monitoring the movement of multiple sharks in the hopes of learning more about their mysterious lives, including where they feed and breed, so they can be protected.

No sightings of Lydia were reported in the province.