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