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

How big they are: Smaller than a human hand to the size of a ... However, blue sharks can make daily drops as far as 1,900 feet (600 m) from the surface, likely to hunt deep-sea prey.

With the white underbelly contrasting with its cobalt blue upper body, it's easy to see where this nomadic shark got its name from. They normally grow up to an average size of 230cm long ...