Great white shark 'Contender', the largest ever recorded in the Atlantic at 14ft, has resurfaced off the Canadian coast and his behaviour is raising hopes among marine scientists View 5 Images This man is clearly braver than most of us

The biggest great white shark ever documented in the Atlantic has surfaced just off the Canadian coastline - where he's gorging on seals ahead of winter's arrival . ‌

Nicknamed 'Contender', the colossal 14ft predator was tagged in the North Atlantic by OCEARCH back in January, a charitable organisation specialising in research on massive marine creatures. He was found some 45 miles from the Florida-Georgia border in the US, near Jacksonville. ‌

The beast's tracking device only sends out a location ping when the shark's dorsal fin briefly

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