MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM ABOUT TO MAKE HISTORY vs
A YOUNG WHITE SHARK LOOKS LIKE SHE'S READY TO MAKE HISTORY TOMORROW AT THE MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM. SHE WAS PUT ON DISPLAY ON SEPTEMBER 15TH, AND TOMORROW BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORED OF 16 DAYS FOR THE LONGEST TIME A WHITE SHARK HAS BEEN HELD IN CAPTIIVITY. SHE IS THE ONLY WHITE SHARK ON EXHIBIT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. DURING HER FIRST DAY, THE SHARK DINED ON FOUR WILD-CAUGHT SALMON FILETS (350 GRAMS), ALSO THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THAT ANY WHITE SHARK HAS FED ON EXHIBIT. CAUGHT INADVERTENTLY OFF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA IN A COMMERCIAL FISHING NET THE SHARK IS ABOUT 4-FEET-4-INCHES LONG AND WEIGHS ABOUT 60 POUNDS. SHE WAS BROUGHT TO MONTEREY AS PART OF THE AQUARIUM'S 3-YEAR WHITE SHARK RESEARCH PROJECT. ACCORDING TO AQUARIUM PERSONEL SHE IS CONSTANTLY EVALUATED, AND EACH DAY THEY MAKE A DECISION AS TO WHETHER SHE'LL REMAIN ON DISPLAY.







