A nonprofit research group OCEARCH tagged a massive shark, named "Contender", while swimming off Florida's East Coast near Brevard County. At 13 feet and 9 inches, weighing in at 1,653 pounds, the male shark is the largest ever recorded in the Atlantic.

Scientists have just discovered the largest Great White Shark on record, and it could hold the key to learning more about shark populations and migration patterns. The shark, who is now known as Contender (after the boats used to helped the researchers),