Researchers believe they have found the biggest male great white shark ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, which has already travelled 292 miles in three months

The shark, known as Contender, was first spotted just off the Florida-Georgia border on January 17 and is the largest male ever recorded in the region

Footage shows a gigantic, adult, 1,653-pound great white shark getting tagged for research last month. The 13-foot, 9-inch predator, Contender, was tagged on Jan. 17 near the Florida-Georgia border, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal,