For many Bay Staters, Fourth of July weekend is synonymous with cookouts, fireworks, and trips to the beach to beat the heat.

"Contender", the world's largest great white shark, is being tracked by scientists at OCEARCH, and the predator can now be followed on their fascinating Global Shark Tracker app ...

CONTENDER is the largest male white shark ever tagged by OCEARCH in the Western North Atlantic, providing valuable data on ...

JACKSONVILLE, FL, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As we mark the 50th anniversary of JAWS, OCEARCH, the global leader in ocean research and shark conservation, is unveiling new insights into the ...

JACKSONVILLE, FL, June 18, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As we mark the 50th anniversary of JAWS, OCEARCH, the global leader in ocean research and shark conservation, is unveiling new insights into the ...

Two days ago, on June 7th, Contender showed his face. According to the OCEARCH Shark Tracker, Contender, who weighs an estimated 1,653 lbs, resurfaced near North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound.

The shark was tagged by OCEARCH in 2020. When the tag attached to its dorsal fin breaks the water's surface, it sends a ping with location information to the group's tracker.

His pings on Ocearch's tracker map connect to create what appears to be the outline of a shark. Its body runs along the East Coast with its head pointed toward Florida, its tail in Nova Scotia and ...

His pings on Ocearch's tracker map connect to create what appears to be the outline of a shark. Its body runs along the East Coast with its head pointed toward Florida, its tail in Nova Scotia and ...

Ocearch, the global shark-tracking organization, doesn't need a bigger boat. But for years, it's been trying to get a bigger headquarters as a home base for its ocean-traversing research expeditions.