A non-profit organization focused on monitoring and conserving marine life is tracking several large sharks off the coast of Florida, providing valuable insights into the movements of these giant predators.

University of Miami researchers with the Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science say great whites are like snowbirds seeking warmth. They migrate through the Atlantic to get to the Gulf of America.

A 637-pound great white shark has traveled thousands of miles over the last two years and is now heading toward Louisiana's coast. The nearly 10-foot-long shark known as Ormond was located on March 4 just off the coast of the Florida-Alabama line, according to scientists at OCEARCH, a global non-profit that tags and tracks hundreds of sharks.

Behavioural Ecologist and Wildlife Presenter Dr. Tristan L Guttridge weighs in after 2 great white sharks ping off Florida's east coast.