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

OCEARCH noted on Instagram that Contender’s SPOT tag will keep transmitting real-time location data for several more years, ...

The largest great white shark ever tagged by an ocean research group in the Atlantic has been spotted just off the coast of Massachusetts. Contender, a mature male shark measuring 13.8 feet and ...

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

It’s summertime, and both people and sharks are headed to North Carolina to soak up the tropical sun. One great white shark in particular, however, towers over the others en route to the state’s sunny ...

On January 17, 2025, research group OCEARCH located and tagged a gigantic male great white shark, now known as “Contender.” The shark’s name honors the Contender Boats that OCEARCH uses for their ...

OCEARCH researchers are tracking what might be the largest male white shark ever tagged, with recent signals coming from Florida's east coast. The shark, named Contender, was tagged off the ...

A great white shark weighing an estimated 1,653 pounds pinged off the New Jersey coast near Atlantic City on Wednesday, Nov. 12, according to nonprofit ocean life research organization OCEARCH. The ...