Researchers find their 'largest-ever' male white shark

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 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 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.
Record breaking great white shark gets a tag for research near Florida-Georgia border
Contender is a 1,653-pound great white shark, the largest male tagged and released by OCEARCH scientists. He was tagged off the Florida-Georgia coast.
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 shark ever tagged by research group
The shark, named Contender, was first tagged by research group OCEARCH on January 17 off the Florida-Georgia border. The 14ft great white is being closely tracked as it follows the Gulf Stream south.

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