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Watch record-breaking great white shark get tagged and released off East Coast

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Shark non-profit OCEARCH tagged a giant great white shark off the East Coast of the U.S. that they say is the largest male they've ever studied in the northwest Atlantic .

The shark measured 13 feet , 9 inches ( 4.2 meters ) long and weighed an estimated 1,653 pounds ( 750 kilograms ) The shark, dubbed "Contender," has traveled 290 miles ( 470 kilometers ) since he was tagged on Jan. 17 .