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2025-07-29 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Record-sized man-eating great white shark discovered in US

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[Regnum] A record-sized male white shark has been discovered off the coast of Nantucket Island in the US state of Massachusetts. This was reported by the local publication MassLive.

Conservation works. Sharks demonstrate indeterminate growth — they have no final size, but keep growing as long as they live. Record size for a given species means record age — whale sharks for instance, have been reported at 150 years and nearly 62’ long.

"Researchers have spotted the largest male Atlantic great white shark ever recorded by the nonprofit OCEARCH off the coast of Nantucket. The adult male, nicknamed 'Contender,' measures an impressive 4.2 m (13 ft) in length and weighs about 750 kg (1,650 lbs), " the publication states.

Earlier, researchers from OCEARCH equipped the marine predator with a sensor to track its movements. Before appearing in Nantucket, the shark traveled from the coast of Florida to North Carolina (about 1 thousand km)

At the end of June, athletes from the Fishing Sports Federation noticed dangerous mako sharks in the Ussuri Bay in Primorsky Krai, which often attack people. Usually, this type of shark appears in these parts only in August, but this year the water in the bay warmed up to 22 °C, so the dangerous predators swam there already in June.

Mako are considered the fastest among sharks. During their throws, their speed can reach 80 km/h. This allows predators to jump out of the water for several meters. Representatives of this species reach four meters in length and weigh about 500 kg.

Posted by badanov 2025-07-29 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| ||Comments [170 views ] Top

#1 The researcher are going to need a bigger boat.

Posted by Super Hose 2025-07-29 09:38|| 2025-07-29 09:38|| Front Page || Comments Top

#2 13 feet? That's still a juvenile.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2025-07-29 11:56|| 2025-07-29 11:56|| Front Page || Comments Top

#3 the largest male Atlantic great white shark ever recorded by the nonprofit OCEARCH off the coast of Nantucket.

It’s a very narrowly defined record, Mullah Richard, not including larger ones by that group elsewhere, or by anyone else anywhere.

Posted by trailing wife 2025-07-29 12:33|| 2025-07-29 12:33|| Front Page || Comments Top

#4 Sharks demonstrate indeterminate growth — they have no final size, but keep growing as long as they live.

This is why we use elephants rather than sharks as an international measure of size.

So, we got giant mutant sharks from ocean acidification and microplastics; increased violent weather events from global warming - Sharknado here we come!

Posted by SteveS 2025-07-29 12:40|| 2025-07-29 12:40|| Front Page || Comments Top

#5 Doesn't exactly sound like Jaws. I think they can keep the beaches open.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2025-07-29 14:21|| 2025-07-29 14:21|| Front Page || Comments Top

#6 Thank you, Mrs. Wife. I was not trying to negate their findings, only that a 13-footer is still pretty young for that breed.

There's been 20+ footers recorded off South Africa, Australia, and (surprisingly) Malta. Those, they suspect, are around 50+ years old.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2025-07-29 18:05|| 2025-07-29 18:05|| Front Page || Comments Top

#7 and their bodies are washing up, less livers, which Orcas seem to have found a nutritional taste for....

Posted by Frank G 2025-07-29 18:51|| 2025-07-29 18:51|| Front Page || Comments Top

#8 Those, they suspect, are around 50+ years old.

Fascinating, Mullah Richard. I had no idea — my learning for today. :-)

Posted by trailing wife 2025-07-29 19:39|| 2025-07-29 19:39|| Front Page || Comments Top

#9 Tiny in comparison to he largest great white shark ever recorded was caught in southern Australian waters in 1959, weighing 1,208 kg (2,663 lb). Another notable specimen, a female, was measured at 6.1 m (20 ft) long and verified by the Canadian Shark Research Center in 1988.

The shark in "Jaws," known as Bruce, was depicted as being 25 feet long in the film. However, this size may have been exaggerated compared to "large" real great white sharks, which typically range from 18 to 35 feet.

Our family men took to sharks as a hobby after the 1971 movie, "Blue Water White Death". The first documentary ever made regarding the search for Great Whites. A must see for shark week fans and fellow divers.

Posted by Woodrow 2025-07-29 20:14|| 2025-07-29 20:14|| Front Page || Comments Top

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