Great White Shark - Carcharodon carcharias
Great White Shark - Carcharodon carcharias
At Monterey Aquarium, by Tom Clifton via Flickr
About study of Great White Sharks on the Farallon Islands
Overview
It is the largest predatory fish, growing to over 6 meters in length and over 2,200 kilograms in weight. The underside is white but the rest of the body is gray, ranging from dark to light gray. They are found in all cold temperate and tropical waters, between latitudes 60N and 60S. Its conservation status is classified as "Vulnerable" in the IUCN Red List.
Great White Shark distribution
The Bay Area has the dubious distinction of being close to the "Red Triangle" - which stretches from Bodega Bay to the Farallones to Monterey Bay. This area has recorded over half of the shark attacks on humans in California - not all of them are fatal. Most attacks have occurred between July and November. Seals and Sea Lions are the primary prey for adult sharks. Humans get attacked by mistake.
Scientists have been studying Great White Sharks around the Farallon Islands and Ano Nuevo State Park.
For more information about sharks see the Sharks page.
Video
- New Findings about Great White Sharks of the North Pacific, podcast by Cassandra Brooks, Pacific Coast Science and Learning Center
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- Pelagic Shark Research Foundation's Ano Nuevo Island white shark study, by Sean Van Sommeran
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- Feeding on Elephant Seal at the Farallones, second shark joins.
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Articles/Links about Great White Sharks
- Detailed species page from Florida Museum of Natural History
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- An estimate of White Sharks off Central California, Taylor Chapple, Sea Grant California project. Sampling done at two major aggregation sites - the Farallon Islands off San Francisco and Tomales Point, near Bodega Bay.
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- A Firsthand Account of Three White Sharks Scavenging a Whale Carcass by Tobey Curtis, Karl Menard, and Karl Laroche, October 2000. White Sharks feeding on a dead Humpback Whale at Point Reyes.
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- Great white sharks swarm to area in summer, Peter Fimrite, sfgate.com, 15 September, 2010. Article includes recent shark attacks and a great map graphic showing distribution of Great White Sharks as they migrate between Hawaii and the Bay Area.
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- The Monterey Bay Aquarium's Project White Shark, started in 2002, is helping research and exhibit white sharks caught off the California coast.
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- A Monterey Bay Aquarium Employee Goes on a Mission to Tag White Sharks, by Chuck Saltsman, 30 Nov 2011
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- Study by the Pelagic Shark Research Foundation at Ano Nuevo, 1998-2003. Great details about methodology, lures, etc.
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- IUCN Red List Species page for Great White Shark
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