21 September 04
White Shark Comes To Monterey
The Monterey Bay Aquarium placed a young white shark on exhibit a week ago Tuesday, and she is doing well. This shark was accidentally caught by a commercial halibut fisherman off Southern California in August, and then transferred to an ocean holding pen used by the aquarium as part of their study on white sharks. The four-foot four-inch, 62 pound shark has been eating consistently since arriving at the aquarium, which is remarkable as this is the first time a white shark has fed while being on exhibit. The aquarium hopes to keep the shark on exhibit long-term, but that depends on how well she continues to do.
- That’s amazing! As far as I know nobody has been able to keep white sharks alive in captivity.— Jenny 23. September 2004, 00:48 Link