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This 1,600-pound ocean giant just went somewhere no other OCEARCH-tagged shark has ever been

Summary by Hasan Jasim
Contender, the largest male great white shark ever tagged in the Atlantic, has just pushed into territory no OCEARCH-tracked shark has reached before — and scientists are paying close attention to why. Meet Contender Contender was tagged by the ocean research nonprofit OCEARCH on January 17, 2025, roughly 45 miles off the Florida–Georgia coast. At the time, he measured about 13.8 feet long and weighed an estimated 1,653 pounds, making him the la…
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Hasan Jasim broke the news on Thursday, September 17, 2026.
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