Record-Breaking Great White Shark Spent the Summer Near Popular Beaches

We covered a study last week in which researchers tested bite-resistant wetsuit material with real sharks. Their testing revealed that wetsuits made with these special materials can mitigate damage from large white and tiger shark bites—“large” meaning up to 3 meters, or around 9 feet. But those results are suddenly much less reassuring in light of today’s story.

Back in January, the non-profit organization OCEARCH caught and tagged Contender—a 13.8-foot-long (4.6 meters) adult great…