
Massive shark headed down Florida coast ahead of busy travel season
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Florida researchers are tracking a record-breaking great white shark as it travels down Florida's coastline ahead of spring break.
Contender, a 1,653-pound great white shark more than 13 feet long, is being tracked by researchers as he makes his way down the Florida coast. (OCEARCH) Contender is being tracked by researchers as he makes his way down the Florida coast. (OCEARCH) Contender, who weighs 1,653 pounds and is more than 13 feet long, is being tracked by researchers as he makes his way down the Florida coast. (OCEARCH) Julia Bonavita is a Fox News Digital Production Assistant for Photo and Video, and a Fox Flight Team drone pilot. You can follow her at @juliabonavita13 on all platforms.
"Contender is a significant addition to ongoing research efforts in the western North Atlantic to understand the reproductive cycle and timing of breeding in adult white sharks, particularly in the overwintering period," Dr. Harley Newton, OCEARCH chief scientist and veterinarian, said in a statement to Fox News Digital.