Researchers find their 'largest-ever' male white shark

Great white shark spotted off the Myrtle Beach coast. What else is in SC waters this February?
Migrating and local animals converge in the Atlantic Ocean off of South Carolina this time of year. Here’s what’s out beneath the waves in the Myrtle Beach area.
‘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 northwest Atlantic population, and it's all captured on video. (Credit: Ocearch via Storyful)
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.
Newly tagged great white shark recently pinged near St. Augustine Beach. Here's what to know
A 9-foot great white shark, recently tagged by OCEARCH, has made its way to Florida, sending pings from its journey along the state's east coast.
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.
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.
Research group tags ‘largest ever’ white shark off East Coast
A shark research team has tagged its largest ever recorded male white shark off the East Coast, but it appears to be avoiding the Carolinas for now. OCEARCH tagged the massive shark on Jan. 17 about 45 miles off the coast near the Florida-Georgia line.
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.
‘Largest great white shark ever’ found in Atlantic Ocean
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Massive 1,600-pound great white shark pings off Florida on Super Bowl Sunday. Here's where
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Nearly 14-foot, 1,600-pound white shark ‘Contender’ swims off Jax Beach
A massive white shark, the largest ever tagged by OCEARCH in the northwestern Atlantic, has been spotted swimming offshore ...