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.
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 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.
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. By temporarily capturing the shark,
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.
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.
Largest shark ever tagged by research group swimming off the Florida coast
Researchers are tracking what is believed to be the largest shark ever tagged by OCEARCH in the southwest Atlantic, with its last pings off Florida’s east coast.
Largest shark ever tagged by research group spotted off Florida coast
OCEARCH researchers are tracking what might be the largest male white shark ever tagged, with recent signals coming from Florida's east coast.
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Biggest male great white shark tagged by OCEARCH pings again off Florida. Here's where
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Newly tagged great white shark recently pinged near St. Augustine Beach. Here's what to know
The satellite tag attached to the shark's dorsal fin by OCEARCH researchers surfaced and sent a ping with location information on Sunday, Feb. 2, at 9:55 a.m. According to OCEARCH Chief Marketing ...
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Florida's waters hide a beast as record-breaking great white shark is discovered offshore
The shark is measured at 13.8 feet long, weighing an estimated 1,653 pounds. He has swum nearly 200 miles since he was first ...