LONG BRANCH, NJ – A 7 foot long, 184 pound female great white shark named Martha has been spotted about 15 miles off the coast of Long Branch Tuesday morning. Martha, tracked by maritime shark tracker Ocearch pinged at 7:57 am this morning. She has been hanging around off the coast of New Jersey since May with sightings near the Barnegat Inlet and Neptune.

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