The 1,600-pound apex predator has been tagged by researchers and is being tracked as it migrates back to warmer waters off Florida and Georgia A scientist fitting a tracking device to Contender

The biggest great white shark ever documented in the Atlantic Ocean has surfaced - and scientists hope he'll lead them to his species' secret breeding ground . Contender, the colossal 14-foot, 1,600-pound apex predator, appeared 105 miles from Charleston on South Carolina's coastline on December 3.

This was after he confounded shark experts by spending months gorging on seals in Canada's icy seas - making him also one of the northernmost sharks ever recorded. The 30-year-old beast is being monitored by OCEARCH, and scientists believe he is pursuing his annual migration towards the balm

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