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Biggest great white shark ever recorded surfaces off New Jersey
Contender, weighing 1,653 pounds and measuring nearly 14 feet, is tracked to study migration and identify potential great white mating sites, aiding conservation efforts.
- On Nov. 12, Contender surfaced several miles offshore of Atlantic City, New Jersey; it is the largest male great white shark ever tagged by OCEARCH.
- Tagged on Jan. 17 about 45 miles off the Florida-Georgia border, Contender is following an annual southward migration as water temperatures drop in the western North Atlantic.
- OCEARCH tracking shows the shark covered 4,309 miles over 299 days, carries a SPOT tag transmitting for about five years, and biological samples including urogenital material were collected.
- With the tracking data, OCEARCH can map essential shark habitats and guide conservation efforts, while scientists hope Contender's movements reveal a potential great white mating site.
- After weeks offshore Canada, Contender turned south and pinged near New Jersey; he spent much of the past two months off Canada and previously surfaced Oct. 29 near Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, consistent with about 88% of tagged white sharks migrating to Atlantic Canada.
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Biggest great white shark ever recorded surfaces off New Jersey
As water temperatures drop in the North Atlantic, great white sharks migrate south annually for warmth.
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Contender, the Atlantic’s Largest Male Great White Shark, Is on the Move Again
TL;DR Contender — a 1,653-pound, 13-foot-long great white shark and the largest known male in the Atlantic, has been on the move once again. After months of migrating north to Canadian waters, the 32-year-old shark has been pinged off the coast of New Jersey as he begins his journey south toward warmer waters for the winter. Who Is Contender? Contender isn’t just another great white shark, he’s the largest male ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocea…
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