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About Our New White Shark



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We Have Great News

For only the second time, there's a healthy young white shark in our Outer Bay exhibit. 5 feet 8 inches long and 104 pounds, he arrived on August 31 and is making himself right at home in the million-gallon exhibit. Each day he's here, he'll teach us more about white sharks and how we can protect these thrilling—and threatened—animals in the wild.


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Why White Sharks Need Our Help

 Why White Sharks Need Our Help
Overfishing, trophy hunting, habitat destruction—all have contributed to a devastating decline in the white shark population worldwide. Here at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, we're working to turn the tide. We're learning more about white sharks and supporting policies to protect them in the wild. You can help.
Donate now to help save sharks and the oceans they live in.

>We Have Lots to Learn about White Sharks We're Learning a Lot
Observing a white shark face to face is exciting for visitors—and helpful for scientists. But it's just a small part of our white shark research project. Studying white sharks in the wild is even more important and intriguing. Together with our research partners, we're learning more every day about their habits, their travels, their unique and irreplaceable role in the ocean ecosystem.
Find out more about our research.

Tagging of Pacific Pelagics

The Tagging of Pacific Pelagics (TOPP), project helps reveal the hidden lives of white sharks in the wild. In 2005 the aquarium provided $500,000 that TOPP used in tagging 29 adult white sharks last fall. Many of the pop-up satellite tags have "phoned home" some truly exciting data.

The Secret Lives of White Sharks: A Closer Look

Take Action!


You can make a difference for white sharks and other ocean wildlife—and it's easy to do!

Join our Ocean Action Team.

Follow guidelines from Seafood Watch.
Plan Your Visit

Order tickets online, and avoid standing in line!

Join the aquarium now and take advantage of our members-only "white shark bonus time" from 9:30 to 10 a.m. each Sat. and Sun. through Oct. 1.

More Cool White Shark Stuff

Watch him in action
Look for the shark live on our streaming Outer Bay web cam each day from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Pacific time.
She’s not the first…He’s not the first...
See a slide show of the young female white shark who thrived in our Outer Bay exhibit for a record 198 days from September 2004 until her return to the wild in March 2005.














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