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

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

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.

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

A massive great white shark, tagged by OCEARCH, frequently pinged in Florida last winter. Now he's surfaced in a rare ...

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, ...

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

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

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 ...

POINTE-PARENT, Quebec - Contender, the largest male great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic, is on the move and was recently pinged off the coast of Canada. OCEARCH, the company that tagged ...

Everyone's favorite white shark, Contender, is back on the move again, this time toward warmer seas for the winter. He was the largest male white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic, OCEARCH said.

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, ...