A great white shark has pinged in the Long Island Sound for the first time ever.

The shark, named Cabot, pinged off the shore near Greenwich, Connecticut early Monday morning.

Cabot, who was tagged by the non-profit great white shark research group OCEARCH back in October, weighs 533 pounds and measures 9ft 8in.

The group tweeted news of Cabot's arrival on Monday, saying it was 'unusual for white sharks to visit the area'.

A great white shark has pinged in the Long Island Sound for the first time ever. The shark is named Cabot (pictured)

Cabot (pictured), who was tagged by the non-profit great white shark research group OCEARCH back in October, weighs 533 pounds and measures 9ft 8in

Cabot's Twitter account, which helps fans keep track of his whereabouts, also tweeted about his visit.

'I heard sending a ping from the Long Island Sound had never been done before by a white shark...so naturally I had to visit and send one off,' the message read. 'Hello Greenwich how are you today?!'

'Does anyone know some fun things to do here in Greenwich? I'm ready to go on some new adventures!'

OCEARCH caught, tagged, sampled, and released seven white sharks in Nova Scotia in October.

The group tweeted news of Cabot's arrival on Monday, saying it was 'unusual for white sharks to visit the area'. Pictured is the spot where Cabot pinged

Cabot's Twitter account, which helps fans keep track of his whereabouts, also tweeted about his visit

The sharks have since supported 15 projects by 25 scientists at 18 institutions.

Cabot was described as a 'young trepid shark who's always up for a grand adventure' when his Twitter account was created shortly after he was tagged.

He first headed to the Gulf of Maine, a common spot for great white sharks.

In November Cabot began exploring the edge of the continental shelf off the Long Island coast, slowly making his way south.

The following month, Cabot had made it to Savannah, Georgia, where he was in the company of a number of great white sharks.

By January he had headed to the Florida Keys, home of underwater laboratory the Aquarius Reef Base.

Cabot was described as a 'young trepid shark who's always up for a grand adventure' when his Twitter account was created shortly after he was tagged in October

OCEARCH had caught, tagged, sampled, and released seven white sharks in Nova Scotia for the October expedition

And the end of the month Cabot struck into the Gulf of Mexico, a common place for great whites to travel to in the middle of winter.

He wasn't heard from again until April, when he pinged in South Carolina.

Cabot then made his way to North Carolina, hanging out in the Outer Banks region in a tight clustering with three fellow OCEARCH sharks.

OCEARCH Expedition leader Chris Fischer told Today that Cabot and the other three great whites - named Hal, Jefferson, and Jane - were back together circling off the state.

'As the water warms up down south, they'll push north,' he explained. 'They like that 60 degree-ish weather.'

Fischer said that as the temperature continues to heat up for summer, the sharks will move 'fast and with purpose' toward the northeast.

In November Cabot began exploring the edge of the continental shelf off the Long Island coast, slowly making his way south to Georgia and Florida

They will likely make their way to the south shore of Long Island to give birth, which has already put some tourist beach towns on alert.

'There's no need to fear, but beachgoers need to be aware,' Fischer said. 'These things are kings of the ocean, they go wherever they want.'

Cabot was back on the move last week, heading to Delaware Bay before hitting the Long Island Sound.

There were a number of shark attacks on the east coast last summer, including two that took place on the same day on Fire Island.