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.

Of all the creatures lurking within the immense depths of the ocean, the great white shark inspires more terror and awe in people than almost anything else.