A hefty great white shark has resurfaced — but the creature's location is a surprise to the scientists who follow him. On Saturday, Oct. 4, Ocearch announced via Instagram that it tracked the apex ...

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Scientists have tagged the largest male great white shark ever recorded in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. The shark, named Contender, was captured, studied, and released by the non-profit group OCEARCH ...

Contender, an adult male white shark, was tagged by OCEARCH in January, off the Florida/Georgia coastline. At a whopping 1653 pounds and 13 feet long, Contender is estimated to be about 32 years old, ...

Contender, the largest male great white shark that OCEARCH has ever tagged, pinged off Sebastian at 10:35 a.m. Jan. 19 and off Vero Beach at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 16. He weighs about 1,653 pounds and ...