A SHARK RESEARCH TEAM HAS RELEASED A STUDY ON GREAT WHITE POPULATIONS OFF THE CALIFORNIA COAST.     PREVIOUS STUDIES REVEALED A COUNT BETWEEN 200 AND 400.    RECENTLY A RESEARCH TEAM HAS ESTIMATED MORE THAN 24-HUNDRED GREAT WHITES ROAM THE COASTAL WATERS.    THIS INCREASED COUNT NO LONGER WARRANTS THE SHARK TO BE PROTECTED UNDER THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.     UNDER CALIFORNIA LAW, IT IS ILLEGAL TO KILL GREAT WHITES WHETHER IT’S COMMERCIALLY OR SPORTS FISHING.