Contender is one of the most recently tagged large great white sharks off the coast of Florida. On January 17th, 2025, this great white was measured at 13.8 feet long and clocked in at 1,653 pounds.

The biggest great white shark ever recorded by researchers in the Atlantic is on the move – towards a popular US vacation hotspot. Contender, the 14-foot beast, was tagged in the North Atlantic ...

Shark attack: 9-year-old girl bit by fish while snorkeling in Florida, family says Massive great white shark pings in East Coast water. Researchers first tagged Contender in January off the ...

Contender, a nearly 14-foot long adult great white male shark, was first tagged by OCEARCH in January 2025. He was first spotted off the coast of Georgia, then spent time near Florida.

Contender, a nearly 14-foot great white shark, was recently tracked off the North Carolina coast. The shark, weighing 1,653 pounds and estimated to be over 30 years old, was initially tagged off ...

Contender, a record-breaking 14-foot Great White Shark, has resurfaced off North Carolina after being tagged near Jacksonville in January 2025. OCEARCH tracked the shark, revealing its migratory ...

Researchers tagged the great white shark named ‘Contender’ near the Florida-Georgia coast in January 2025. (Courtesy: OCEARCH) Researchers tagged the great white shark named ‘Contender ...

Contender, the Atlantic Ocean's largest recorded great white shark, surfaced 22 miles off the coast of Cape Hatteras.

A 14-foot great white shark, the largest ever recorded by scientists in the Atlantic Ocean, has reappeared after a month-long absence and is headed straight for a tourist hot spot.

Shark attacks are rare, with 47 confirmed unprovoked bites globally in 2024. Volusia County, Florida, is known as the "Shark Bite Capital of the World." Following safety guidelines can reduce the ...