MUST SEE: Largest ever great white shark tagged in 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 group in the northwest Atlantic shark population.
United States on alert for the arrival of the largest great white shark ever found
Researchers from the Ocearch Foundation have identified the largest specimen ever tracked, an impressive marine predator 13 feet long and 1540 pounds.
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 male white shark spotted off the east coast of Florida
A record-breaking male white shark was found 45 miles off the Georgia-Florida coast, making big waves on Jan. 17.
'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.
‘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.
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.
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 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.
Biggest male great white shark tagged by OCEARCH pings again off Florida. Here's where
The largest male great white shark tagged by OCEARCH scientists has surfaced again off the North Florida coast.
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