Makos have teeth like this and the snout is squared at the top. A Great White would not have a snout like this. I love sharks. I believe they are misunderstood, underappreciated and feared through medias portrayal of a much needed predator in our eco system. The oceans will be a messy bacterial place without them and our eco system would adjust and create another predator that may be even more scary then sharks.
I wish people would think and educate themselves instead of continually living in fear. Maco sharks are very cool , I have watched them in person in action off the stern of a tuna boat in between New Zealand and Tahiti ,,they used to follow the boat and wait for tuna to hit the lines….
Really cool.. I commercial fished off my home ,, vanover island have seen lots of sharks ,, thrasher sharks are very common and blue sharks , sun fish.. But never seen the white shark,, herd lots of stories by the natives ,,, but rare!! Very cool Dave.
This is def not a mako shark. The teeth of the mako shark are closely together with slight curve and thin n sharp. The nose is thinner longer. So guessing a gwhite. On […]. I personally hate swimming in the ocean.. Call me a wimp but I only like swimming in water where I have a good view of whats beneath me.
The ocean is their territory and I respect that haha. Clearly its a Mako. Is it really that far fetched to think a Mako could get this big?
The color of this shark is a dead give away. Agree, agree and completely agree. The ocean needs them. The boat was called the Dawn Raider. The full story is here. Sorry to burst your denial bubble but Great Whites come in close to shore on the west coast of Vancouver Island.
Especially areas with seal aggegation, sandy bottoms, cool water, river outflows in genral areas etc. L8ng beach has a few witnessed every year in as little as 6 feet of water. They are a mix of juvenile and adults. Remember juviniels need a rookery close enough to make the trip worthwhile. I imagine they follow food shuttling up the coast line from Oregon where they have many similar adult sightings upwards.
Why you would assume only juviniels would mysteriously venture here from.??? Just ask around in tofino and uclulet and you will hear several encounters, coastal bc rec mags and online mags have similar accounts going back decades. I saw the great white in tofino landed by fishermen about 20 miles off the coast. That was almost 40 years ago and there has only been a few caught since. Not like the people populate the beaches in the US. So no worries, they are there and always have been, curious they are for sure, but happily fed already and frankly not interested in humans as a palatable source of food.
Often bites are reactionary in murky water areas where rivers, estuaries meet the sea. The species is found on sections of coastlines of every continent, within the outer continental shelf, except Antartica. Possible concern for the species to be at risk.
Description: Large black eyes, a sharp snout, large, narrow, hooked teeth with smooth edges; dark blue on top, white below; underside of snout and jaw is white; tiny second dorsal and anal fins. Description: Sandy grey to reddish brown, with scattered round black spots; seven gill slits on each side; in upper jaw most teeth have one dominating cusp curved inward. Teeth in lower jaw have a series of cusps. It has a large, thick body, and its head is broad with a blunt snout. The species is potentially dangerous to humans if provoked.
Description: Dark brown or blackish body, underside is darker; black mark above pelvic fins; short tail; short fins; spine prior to each dorsal fin. This species has distinct large green eyes, with short tail and fins and a spine before each dorsal fin. Diet: Mackerel, herring, squid, and other various small and large species of fish. Description: Brownish on top, creamy white below. Upper caudal fin nearly as long as rest of shark, notched or helmeted contour of head. Huge eyes extending onto dorsal surface of head.
They use their long tails to stun their prey before feeding. Diet: Bony fishes, small schooling forage fish such as mackerel, herring, needlefish, and lanternfish. Description: Upper caudal fin more than half the length of the shark; brown colouration; eyes moderately large. And while not an entirely uncommon event in B. Pseudonyms will no longer be permitted. By submitting a comment, you accept that CBC has the right to reproduce and publish that comment in whole or in part, in any manner CBC chooses.
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