Jekyll, a Great White Shark, Spotted Off Atlantic City, NJ

Is it ironic that here we are days away from Halloween and we have a shark named "Jekyll" off the coast of New Jersey?

According to Patch, dubbed "Jekyll" by shark tracker organization OCEARCH, this 8-foot shark was first pinged off the coast of Long Beach Island late Wednesday night.

A ping means that the shark's dorsal fin broke the surface long enough for his tag to be picked up by satellite, giving researchers his location.

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Jekyll, named for Jekyll Island, GA, where he was found, not the literary character, is a juvenile white shark measuring 8 feet, 8 inches and weighing 395 pounds, according to OCEARCH.

Jekyll was tracked off the coast of Atlantic City on Thursday.