| White sharks can reach lengths up to 19 to 21 feet.
| White sharks hunt larger fish and marine mammals.
| When humans are attacked, a shark has usually mistaken them for a seal.
| The Great White Shark population is increasing.
| The Great White reaches maturity about 9 years after it's birth.
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Most shark attacks occur within 100 feet of the shoreline, although it is not uncommon for a shark to attack in the open sea. Some sharks even follow the boats out to the sea. Sailors consider the sharks to be a bad omen, and sometimes they would throw one of their own men overboard to please the sharks! The people that are at the highest risk for a brutal attack by these sharks are shipwrecked men, who are just floating in the sea. The most common incident with shark attacks is on the USS Indianapolis. 500 people died either from the shipwreck, or from fierce shark attacks. The record for the largest Great White shark was set by Alf Dean. He caught his record breaking shark in Australia. The size of the shark was 2,664 pounds, and he was using a 130 pound line. The exact spot of his catch was in Ceduna, Australia. It was caught on April 1, 1959.
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