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Contender is a great white shark—and not just any great white shark. Weighing 1653 pounds and measuring nearly 14 feet long, ...
The largest tagged great white shark on record in the Atlantic Ocean resurfaced off the coast of North Carolina this week, scientists said ...
The largest male white shark ever tagged by the research group OCEARCH is close to the coast of North Carolina as it migrates northwards.
A curious story comes from Florida and Georgia, near Jacksonville. A14-foot great white shark, weighing more than 720 kilograms, has been spotted. It was detected by the OCEARCH or ...
They’re looking for the typical prey that they would want to eat.” OCEARCH’s tracking of Contender has also provided valuable data about great white shark migration patterns.
Contender, the great white shark, is tagged by researchers at OCEARCH in January 2025. OCEARCH / SWNS The beast appears to have made a dart for the north over the last few weeks.
A 13-foot 9-inch shark has been spotted off the coast of North Carolina after swimming nearly 1,900 miles since January.
An 11-foot great white shark nicknamed Dold surfaced off the New Jersey coast on the first day of summer. Dold was tagged by OCEARCH off the Florida/Georgia border in February.
Contender, a 14-foot, 1,600 pound adult male great white shark was tagged by OCEARCH in January near the Florida/Georgia line. The nonproft works to research ocean life by tracking their locations ...
Great white shark 'Contender' was tagged by OCEARCH scientists offshore, near the Florida-Georgia line on Jan. 17, 2025. 'Jaws' 50th anniversary on Cape, Islands How can you take part in 'Jaws' mania?
Dr Harley Newton, chief scientist and veterinarian for OCEARCH, from Jacksonville, Florida, has dedicated her career to studying sharks - including 14ft Contender ...