California Great White Sharks Get Protections For Now

The most feared predator in the ocean received new protections today when a California commission decided the great white shark should be studied as a potential endangered species. The Fish and Game Commission unanimously voted to advance the candidacy of the shark, which means during a one-year study review it will receive the same protections it would if it were listed as endangered.

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Which Shark Species Has the Strongest Bite?

You might be surprised to learn that the shark with the strongest bite is not the great white, the tiger shark or even the great hammerhead. Rather, it's the more modestly-sized bull shark, according to BBC Nature.

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Video: Great White Slam Dance

This great white shark wants in. When an 18-foot great white shark named Curly "slam dances" on top of a shark cage, how long can it keep her out? 

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Video: Great White Shark Circles Fishing Boat Off Oahu, Hawaii

Cue the theme from "Jaws" -- a massive shark was spotted by a pair of fishermen off the coast of Oahu, Hawaii. Addison Toki caught on camera his encounter with what he believes was a 15-foot great whiteshark. According to KITV4 News, Toki and his friend Dominick Gaballo were fishing about five miles off Yokohama Bay on the west side of Oahu on January 12, when they spotted one of the ocean's largest predatory fish.

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Video: Great White Shark Spotted in North Carolina

The North Carolina coast may not be the first place you would expect to see a great white shark, but it does happen. Matt Garrett, a Boston, Massachusetts resident, and a group of friends went fishing over Thanksgiving weekend and caught the encounter on video.

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