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Great White Shark (Getty Images) "The finding, a result of eight years of photographing and identifying individual sharks in the group, is an important indicator of the overall health of the marine environment in which the sharks live," Oregon State University researcher and study co-author Taylor Chapple said in a statement. Why is California's Great White shark population rising? A variety of factors may be contributing to the rise in the population of the predator, which can grow up to 20 feet long and live to be 70 years old. The Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, as well as a reductio...

The population of great white sharks living off the coast of California in the 'red triangle' is nearing 300, up from slightly more than 200, 10 years ago, a new study has found.

Hundreds of individual adult and subadult white sharks, which are not fully mature but old enough to feed on marine mammals, were identified by researchers between 2011 and 2018. They used this knowledge to calculate shark population estimates. "The discovery, which was made after eight years of photographing and naming individual sharks in the population, is a valuable indication of the general health of the aquatic ecosystem in which the sharks breed," said Taylor Chapple, a co-author of the report and a researcher at Oregon State University's Hatfield Marine Science Center. White sharks, a...

May 19, 2021 NEWPORT, Ore. – The population of white sharks that call the Central California coast their primary home is holding steady at about 300 animals and shows some signs of growth, a new long-term study of the species has shown. Between 2011 and 2018, researchers were able to identify hundreds of individual adult and subadult white sharks, which are not fully mature but are old enough to prey on marine mammals. They used that information to develop estimates of the sharks’ abundance. “The finding, a result of eight years of photographing and identifying individual sharks in t...

 E-Mail IMAGE: Researchers use a camera on a pole to document the unique dorsal fin markings of a white shark off the California coast. view more  Credit: Scot Anderson NEWPORT, Ore. - The population of white sharks that call the Central California coast their primary home is holding steady at about 300 animals and shows some signs of growth, a new long-term study of the species has shown. Between 2011 and 2018, researchers were able to identify hundreds of individual adult and subadult white sharks, which are not fully mature but are old enough to prey on marine mammals. They used ...