But before then, Contender’s whereabouts are largely unknown because he disappeared for almost a month.

However, the shark has subsequently made a spectacular comeback on June 7 and has undoubtedly been active in recent months.

Where is Contender now?

About 45 miles from Jacksonville, in January, scientists saw Contender swimming along the Florida-Georgia coastline.

Who knows what he was doing at the John F. Kennedy Space Centre, where he was also discovered by later pings?

He has subsequently made a complete U-turn, though, and is travelling north to North Carolina’s Pamlico Sound.

The main reason sharks migrate around the ocean is to discover new food sources, thus it is assumed that this is the reason he made the transition.

Dr. Harley Newton, OCEARCH’s chief scientist and