Gulf great white shark Katharine heading toward northeast

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Katharine, the Gulf great white shark who's spent the summer so far hanging with her homies here in the South, is leaving us for a cooler life back East.

The 2,300-pound killer fish made it almost to the mouth of the Mississippi River before turning back from Texas and heading for the open waters of the Atlantic.

The latest "ping" back from her OCEARCH satellite-tracked tag yesterday showed her off Daytona Beach on Florida's northeast coast.

According to reports, it is likely her return up the coast is not down to a dislike of Texas cuisine or Southern culture – things were just too quiet on the dating front.

"It'll be really interesting to see if Katharine returns to Cape Cod later this summer," OCEARCG founder Chris Fischer told USA Today in May. "If she does, then she probably didn't get pregnant. If she does not return to Cape Cod by July, then she's likely pregnant."

No patter of tiny fins this year it seems.

Katharine has now traveled more than 6,000 miles since being tagged off Cape Cod last August. Her progress down the coast through some of America's busiest tourist waters has generated an avid internet following.

Her 12-foot long, 1,400-pound compadre Betsy, the second tagged great white to show up in the Gulf this year, was still here as of June 5.

Katharine the great white shark was tagged off Cape Cod in August last year. Since then she has slowly made her way to the Gulf and is now heading for the Texas coast. Katharine the great white shark was tagged off Cape Cod in August last year. Since then she has slowly made her way to the Gulf and is now heading for the Texas coast. Photo: Ocearch.org Photo: Ocearch.org Image 1 of / 54 Caption Close Gulf great white shark Katharine heading toward northeast 1 / 54 Back to Gallery

Betsty is typically much more illusive than Katharine and has only come to the surface and allowed her tag to "ping" back information 14 times since it was fitted 11 months ago Comparatively, Katharine shows up sometimes several times a day.