13'9", 1,653 Lbs. Great White Shark Pinged Off Nantucket

Largest Great White Shark Ever Tagged in North Atlantic Surfaces Off Nantucket - Newport Buzz

Newport Buzz Largest Great White Shark Ever Tagged in North Atlantic Surfaces Off Nantucket A massive great white shark — the largest ever tagged in the North Atlantic — was detected about 50 miles off the coast of Nantucket on Friday, according to researchers at OCEARCH. The adult male great white shark, named Contender, measures 13 feet 9 inches long and weighs an estimated 1,653 pounds. OCEARCH, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ocean res…

13'9", 1,653 lbs. great white shark pinged off Nantucket

NANTUCKET, Mass. (WPRI) -- A 13'9", 1,653 lbs. great white shark was pinged off of the coast of Nantucket on Friday. According to OCEARCH, a global non-profit organization the conducts research on sharks and other marine life, this is the largest great white they have tagged in the western North Atlantic Ocean. OCEARCH said Contender, an adult male, was tagged back in mid-January, about 45 miles off of the Florida/Georgia coast. The SPOT (Smart …

Largest recorded great white shark spotted 50 miles from Nantucket

The Great Whites are coming? No they’re actually here.“Contender”, at 13 feet 9 inches long and over 1,650 pounds, is believed to be the biggest white shark ta