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.
The big boy was given the name “Contender.”
Contender measures nearly 14 feet in length and weighs an impressive 1,600 pounds.
The shark is currently feeding in waters between Saint Augustine, Florida, and Saint Catherine’s Island, Georgia. You can keep an eye on its path at this link.
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