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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mike Bedigan

Gigantic Great White makes timely Shark Week appearance

  • Contender, the largest male great white shark ever tagged by Ocearch in the Atlantic, was recently spotted off the coast of Massachusetts.
  • Measuring 13.8 feet and weighing approximately 1,653 pounds, the shark emerged near Nantucket on 18 July, days before Shark Week begins (July 20).
  • The powerful animal was initially tagged on 17 January off the coasts of Florida and Georgia to aid researchers and conservationists.
  • Its tag pinged around 100 miles south of Boston and 30 miles from Cape Cod, a popular tourist destination.
  • Contender, estimated to be around 32 years old, had previously travelled to the Outer Banks in North Carolina, a typical migration for great whites.

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Contender, largest great white shark tagged in Atlantic, spotted off Nantucket

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