Contender, a 1,700-pound adult great white shark, was seen moving north after spending time in Florida waters.

On Feb. 8, Contender the great white shark was pinged again in the Atlantic, about 45 miles southeast of Cape Fear, near Wilmington, North Carolina.

A huge 1,700-pound great white shark has been spotted near Cape Fear, stirring excitement among locals and marine experts.

It's nearly 14 feet long and weighs 1,653 pounds, scientists say.

The largest great white shark tracked by OCEARCH, a nonprofit organization that studies the creatures, is moving south. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the massive 13-foot, 9-inch, 1,653-pound great white, ...

A record-breaking great white shark was located off the coast of North Carolina.

The largest male great white shark ever recorded has turned up in a very unusual location after being tagged in Florida earlier this year. Nicknamed "Contender", the enormous predator was found ...

Contender was tagged on Jan. 17, 2025, near the Florida-Georgia border. Since then, he's pinged off the Treasure Coast twice. See where.

Contender, an adult male white shark, was tagged by OCEARCH in January, off the Florida/Georgia coastline. At a whopping 1653 pounds and 13 feet long, Contender is estimated to be about 32 years old, ...

Contender, the largest white male shark tagged by the ocean research group OCEARCH, is on the move in the Atlantic Ocean, recently appearing near South Carolina. The shark, who weighs over 1,650 ...

The largest male white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic returns to the coast of Florida - on its one-year “tagiversary.” Contender has resurfaced in the warmer waters after an extraordinary ...