By Michael Lee Simpson

The biggest great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic has surfaced again - this time off the coast of South Carolina.

Contender , the 14-foot, 1,600-pound apex predator tracked by OCEARCH, surfaced 105 miles off the coast of Charleston on December 3 after months feasting on seals in the frigid waters off Canada.

Researchers believe the 30-year-old shark is following his seasonal route back toward the warmer waters off Florida and Georgia.

They hope tracking him will finally reveal where great whites mate - a location currently unknown, the team says.

His movements could also provide key clues to understanding how the species breeds and survives along the Atlantic coast.

Contender was first tagged by OCEARCH in January about 45 miles off the Florida-Ge

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