Largest white shark ever caught, tagged pings near Florida coastThe largest male white shark ever caught, tagged and released is approaching Florida's east coast, near Jacksonville.
Contender, a 13.8-foot, 1,653 pound adult shark, was tagged on Jan. 17 in the western Northwest Atlantic, off the Florida-Georgia border.
He appears to be moving south, most recently surfacing near St. Augustine at about 10 a.m. Thursday., according to OCEARCH, the research group that tagged Contender.
In a Facebook post, the group said Contender will provide valuable real-time data for about five years.
OCEARCH told affilliate FOX 13 Tampa Bay that the tag on Contender needs to be exposed to the air for around 90 seconds, to triangulate the sharkâs location accurately.
Researchers will track the shark's movements to understand its migration patterns. ............
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