A 17ft great white shark weighing 3,500lbs has been caught by researchers off the coast of Nova Scotia, eastern Canada.
The monster shark, which has been dubbed the 'Queen of the Ocean', was captured on Friday 2 October by an Ocearch research team in the northwest Atlantic.
The expedition was led by Chris Fischer, who said it is the biggest shark Ocearch has ever tagged - measuring 17ft 2ins and weighing in at 3,541lbs.
Fischer said the team could also tell the 'matriarch' shark clearly had a 'rich' life dating back years.
He told McClatchy News: "She is a very old creature, a proper Queen of the Ocean and a matriarch.
"She has all the scars, healed wounds and discolourations that tell a deep, rich story of her life going back years.
"You feel different when you're standing beside a shark of that size compared to the ones in the 2,000-pound range.
