Researchers find their 'largest-ever' male white shark

Largest shark ever tagged by research group swimming off the Florida coast
Researchers are tracking what is believed to be the largest shark ever tagged by OCEARCH in the southwest Atlantic.
MUST SEE: Largest ever great white shark tagged in the Northwest Atlantic
In the must-see video above, researchers with Ocearch, a nonprofit ocean animal research and education organization, recently caught and tagged the largest male white shark yet found by their
‘Largest great white shark ever’ hanging around Fla. coast
According to The Florida Times-Union, OCEARCH — the aforementioned nonprofit — tagged the shark on Jan. 17. The great white, which was later given the name “Contender,” clocked in at a whopping 1,653 pounds at 13 feet, 9 inches.
Massive predator is ‘largest male white shark’ ever tagged along East Coast, team says
While Contender is the largest male caught and tagged along the East Coast by OCEARCH, it tagged a bigger female white shark in 2020, off Nova Scotia. That shark, named Nukumi, was 17 feet, 2 inches, and weighed 3,541 pounds, data shows.
Watch: Researchers find their ‘largest-ever’ male white shark
Researchers last month caught and released the largest male white shark that they’ve ever tagged in the Atlantic Ocean, and it’s all captured on video.
'Ultimate ocean warrior': Colossal great white shark tracked off Florida coast. What to know
A mammoth 1,653-pound great white shark surfaced off Florida's coast Sunday. The shark is the largest male tagged by OCEARCH scientists.
Monster shark off holiday hotspot is largest male great white ever tagged
Experts have tagged the largest male shark - dubbed Contender - as it continues to lurk under the surface close to the US and continues to move south along the Gulf Stream
Largest shark ever tagged by research group — nicknamed "Contender" — is swimming off north Florida
Contender, named in honor of OCEARCH partner Contender Boats, is the largest male white shark the group has ever caught, tagged and released in the Western North Atlantic Ocean. The adult shark is 13.8 feet long, and weighs an estimated 1,653 pounds, OCEARCH said. On social media, the organization referred to him as a "true ocean giant."
Largest white shark ever caught, tagged pings near Florida coast
The largest male white shark ever caught, tagged and released is approaching Florida's east coast, near Jacksonville. Contender, a 13.8-foot, 1,653 pound adult shark, was tagged on Jan. 17 in the western Northwest Atlantic, off the Florida-Georgia border.
#TheMoment researchers tagged a 4.2-metre long male shark — their largest ever
Harley Newton, chief scientist for Ocearch, recounts the moment her team captured, measured, tagged and released their largest-ever male great white shark at 4.2 metres long and 750 kilograms.
Largest shark ever tagged by research group
The shark, named Contender, was first tagged by research group OCEARCH on January 17 off the Florida-Georgia border. The 14ft great white is being closely tracked as it follows the Gulf Stream south.
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