‘Biggest shark EVER tagged by researchers’ – 14ft 1,600lb great white goliath dubbed Contender – spotted off Florida THE biggest shark ever tagged by researchers - dubbed Contender - has been spotted near the Florida coast.
Contender has stayed at least 40 miles from the coast since being tagged, and appears to be sticking to the eastern edge of the Florida platform.
The tag attached by the research team will transmit real-time data until the battery dies, allowing them to monitor Contender's movement and behaviour for around five years.
The 14ft whopper great white is lurking in the southwest Atlantic waters and being closely tracked as it follows the Gulf Stream south.
Biologists say the beast weighs almost 1,600lb - making it the largest ever tagged by research group OCEARCH in the area.
