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Great White Shark Returns to the Wild
The Monterey Bay Aquarium placed a young female great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) on display in captivity after it had been accidentally captured in a commercial halibut gillnet off the coast of southern California in September 2004.

Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)
The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the 'white shark' or 'white pointer', is a powerful swimmer and efficient predator that inhabits temperate and subtropical regions of the world's oceans. Adult white sharks reach lengths of 6m-8m (20ft-26ft) and can weigh 2 tons (2 tonnes) or more.

Great White Shark Traverses Indian Ocean
A satellite tracking study conducted by marine biologist Ramon Bonfil has for the first time revealed a transoceanic journey of a great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) from South Africa to Australia and back.

Cartilaginous Fishes (Sharks, Rays, Chimaeras)
Find out the taxonomic classfication, natural history, and economic importance of numerous shark, ray, and chimaera species.