Researchers find their 'largest-ever' male white shark

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 great white shark ever' found in the Atlantic
Ocean researchers have found the largest male great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic. The shark, named Contender, was first tagged by research group OCEARCH on January 17, off the coast of Georgia.
Largest Male White Shark Tagged Off Florida-Georgia Coastline
Contender is a white shark who weighs in at 1,653 pounds. At 14 feet long, he is the largest male white shark ever tagged by non-profit ocean researchers, Ocearch.
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.
White shark named Contender is the largest ever tagged by OCEARCH
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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.
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, with its last pings off Florida’s east coast.
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 northwest Atlantic population, and it's all captured on video. (Credit: Ocearch via Storyful)
‘Largest great white shark ever’ hanging around Fla. coast
Cue the “Jaws” theme. The largest great white shark ever tagged by a nonprofit research group is reportedly hanging out in waters off the coast of Florida. According to The Florida Times-Union, OCEARCH — the aforementioned nonprofit — tagged the shark on Jan.
Record-Breaking Great White Shark 'Contender' Tagged Off Florida Coast
In a groundbreaking achievement for marine research, OCEARCH has tagged its largest male great white shark to date, named 'Contender,' off the Florida-Georgia border.
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Experts claim 14-foot shark spotted off the Intercoastal is the largest male of its species
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This record-breaking great white shark is pinging off the coast of Daytona Beach
The largest male great white shark being studied in the Northwest Atlantic was caught and tagged along the Florida coast on Jan. 17, according to o the OCEARCH Shark Tracker.
‘Biggest shark EVER tagged by researchers’ – 14ft 1,600lb great white goliath dubbed Contender – spotted off Florida
THE biggest shark ever tagged by researchers – dubbed Contender – has been spotted near the Florida coast. The 14ft whopper ...