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A great white shark. (OCEARCH via SWNS)

By Michael Lee Simpson

One of the scientists involved in tracking Contender - the biggest great white shark ever recorded by researchers in the Atlantic - has revealed how to escape a close encounter.

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Scientists suggest avoiding dawn and dusk swims, staying close to shore, swimming with a friend, and refraining from wearing jewelry. (OCEARCH via SWNS)

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(OCEARCH via SWNS)

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