The largest male great white shark to be tagged in the Atlantic has remerged in waters off the coast of southern New Jersey, research group OCEARCH said.

When the group tagged the nearly 14-foot-long predator, named Contender, in January, he was swimming near the Florida-Georgia border. He has traveled over 4,300 miles since then. Contender was tracked "making moves" up the Atlantic Coast over the summer before reaching waters near Newfoundland, Canada, in late September.

In late October, Contender started to move south. His tracker pinged multiple times as he traveled around Nova Scotia. On Nov. 12, it showed that Contender had reached New Jersey waters. As of Tuesday night, the 1,650-pound shark was off the coast of Atlantic City.

Contender on Jan. 17, 2025. OCEARCH

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