Great white shark reports are increasing off the coasts of Florida and Alabama in recent days — just in time for spring break.

In Alabama, a juvenile shark was reportedly caught in Alabama waters in what is believed to be the first time a great white shark was caught in the state, according to a Fox 10 report.

The shark was caught by two shark fishing guides early on Monday, March 6, the news station reports. The guides and their clients thought they had caught a large tiger shark, which are common in the Gulf of Mexico.

“They’re relatively rare individuals, especially in this part of the world and especially from the beach,” Dr. Marcus Drymon with Mississippi State University, and a leading shark expert, told Fox 10. “This is a very rare event and maybe, if those guys continue to fish from the beach for the next several years and never catch another one like it.”

Other great white shark reports have occurred in recent weeks in Florida. According to OCEARCH’s Global Shark Tracker, a large 1,200-pound great white shark named Maple was found swimming about 43 miles southeast of St. George Island in Florida.

A video of a great white shark swimming off the Florida coast near Sarasota has gone viral.

There are more white sharks now off the U.S. and Canadian Atlantic, and here in the Gulf of Mexico. They stay offshore here. They’re no risk at all and are beautiful to see if you’re lucky enough to see it,” Chief Scientist of Ocearch Dr. Bob Hueter told WWSB-TV in Sarasota, Florida.