Great White Shark Monterey Bay Aquarium 2006 SFBayImages.com

I went to visit the white shark, number two, in the Monterey Bay Aquarium last October, 2006. I happen to be very interested in sharks, having been out to the Farallon Islands over 65 times and seeing them in their natural habitat 6 times including 3 violent feeding events. This is a bit long, so watch as long as you wish. I spent the afternoon with her, and managed to get some good shots of her. She certainly was graceful, and bored........

Please enjoy.White Shark HD Footage - Sandra Cannon for SFBayImages.com. All Rights Reserved.

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[DuckofSwedan]

Wait, so I'm confused. They only kept her for a little while and then let her go?

[sfbayimages]

White Sharks do not do well in captivity. They let them go when it is no longer working out.

[reef2480]

Everbody should take note of a guy in austrailia named vic hislop he kills great whites, freezes them and puts them on display and charges people like 20 bucks to see them. What a fucking prick!

[sfbayimages]

Please, say whatever you want, feel, etc. but please dont use the kind of language as in the last two words. I am to make art that is a reprieve from the darkside, for kids, older people, people that cuss and people that dont. I don;'t mind the language, but if it is not fit for public broadcast, its not fit for public broadcast. The FTC can't be everywhere and its kind of up to us.

Otherwise, thanks for visiting. Glad you are interested in white sharks. I am fascinated by them.

[serdl]

how can people do such cruel things to the greatest hunter people ever have seen!?

freedom for every great white!

[sfbayimages]

You do know this shark is free and in the ocean right? They let them go after a period of time. This is the second white shark. The third one they had has also been released last month. You can track it's travels on the Monterey Bay Aquarium website. I personally would never have been able to see a white shark up close and personal like this and really am glad they had this exhibit.

[skoozeroni]

What a beautiful, graceful animal. You're right, sharks have been much maligned for far too long. God made them, too, for a reason... and, in my opinion, what a wonderful job He did with them! We have so much more to learn from these fascinating creatures. Nicely done video! I envy you seeing her. I was in Monterey earlier in September this year, but unfortunately it was just after they had released their latest White Shark. Still a stunning display in every way! Spectacular!

[bluerayray]

@frogfeeder Where's HMB? Hermosa beach?

[frogfeeder]

Forget the shark, look at those tuna . . . Mmmmm.

I see white sharks almost everytime I go fishing out of HMB . . .

I seen an awesome seal kill one time, at the surface, like 20 ft away.... gruesome

[daleanderin1]

great to see them being re-introduced to their natural environment, and not hunted and killed like the sick vid i saw on youtube of a gravid white shark dead onshore and then they forced out the young, some real sick people in this world!

[StephSingerGirl23]

Beautiful. Absolutely beautiful. So, they catch them when they are little and then when captivity isn't working out any longer, they put them back in the ocean so they can survive? That is a pretty good idea, that way they don't die. Such beautiful animals.

[LrdofArmageddon]

I remember seeing this one back in '06; she was a real beauty.

I think this was Monterey's second one. I know that by now, they've had five. They just released another one not too long ago. She was a really beauty as well, plus a real show off. She (yes, another female) was released for displaying some amount of aggresive behavior in the tank.

[albertiam]

I was't there personally but i watched it live for days on the internet webcam - on for like 5-10 minutes sometimes just to catch a glimpse of the shark (it was stationary) i can't believe it's here now.

thank you.

[andymarttila]

That is very real. It is the 2nd shark they have had in captivity. For some reason Great Whites don't last long in captivity, so they can be kept for so long before needing to be released. If you get a chance to go to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, GO! You won't be dissapointed and mey get to see something like this.

[glados124]

I've been there its real

[ThinkPink217]

ya right that is so fake

[mehwhateverdude]

Awhile back, when I went on a field trip there and I saw hammerheads. A few days later, my teach said it (great white) was released for killing the hammerheads