Contender, the largest male great white shark ever tagged by OCEARCH, surfaced several miles off the Jersey Shore.

Recently, we dove deep on the world’s smallest shark (the dwarf lanternshark) and now we’re swinging to the other end of the shark size spectrum to look at the world’s largest fish. The whale shark is ...

The biggest great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic is on the move – and has surfaced just off the coast of New Jersey. Contender, a 14ft predator, was tagged in the North Atlantic by OCEARCH ...

January 17, 2025, researchers captured and tagged a massive great white shark about 45 miles off the coast of the Florida-Georgia border. The shark, dubbed Contender, might be the largest male great ...

Whale sharks are the largest species of shark. Their gentle manner and massive size make them the gentle giants of the ocean. However, one especially large whale shark has been spotted off the Pacific ...

View post: Southwest Airlines Passenger’s Wild Rant Goes Viral Contender, a the largest great-white shark on record, is back in America and on the move. At 14 feet, Contender is vital for species ...

When identifying sharks, the hammerhead stands out thanks to its hammer-shaped head. The great hammerhead shark is estimated to have evolved around 20 million years ago, making it a relatively recent ...

Contender, the largest male great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic, is on the move once again. Contender, an adult male white shark, was tagged by OCEARCH in January, off the Florida/Georgia ...

One of the most comprehensive surveys to date of shark and other large predator fish in the Eastern Tropical Pacific (ETP) ...