Monterey Bay Aquarium has another Great White on exhibit
08-29-2007 | 06:56 AM
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Monterey Bay Aquarium has another Great White on exhibit
For the Third Time,
a White Shark on Exhibit
Media: Press kit
For only the third time since 2004, we have a young white shark [Online Field Guide] in the Outer Bay exhibit. He arrived on August 28, and will remain in the million-gallon exhibit as long as he's in good health and hasn't grown too large for us to return safely to the wild.
Like our first shark in 2004, he was caught accidentally in commercial fishing gear. Like our second shark in 2006, he's a young male: just 4-feet, 9-inches long and weighing 67 ½ pounds. As with both of the other young white sharks, he was kept in an ocean holding pen off Malibu in Southern California until we observed him feeding and navigating well in the confines of the pen.
Our first shark was with us for 6 ½ months; our second, for 4 ½ months. Both were successfully returned to the wild, and the tracking tags they carried documented their journeys back in the ocean. We've tagged 10 other young sharks in the wild in Southern California waters as part of our white shark field project, and support research to track the migrations of adult white sharks tagged off the Farallon Islands and Point Año Nuevo on California's central coast.
a White Shark on Exhibit
Media: Press kit
For only the third time since 2004, we have a young white shark [Online Field Guide] in the Outer Bay exhibit. He arrived on August 28, and will remain in the million-gallon exhibit as long as he's in good health and hasn't grown too large for us to return safely to the wild.
Like our first shark in 2004, he was caught accidentally in commercial fishing gear. Like our second shark in 2006, he's a young male: just 4-feet, 9-inches long and weighing 67 ½ pounds. As with both of the other young white sharks, he was kept in an ocean holding pen off Malibu in Southern California until we observed him feeding and navigating well in the confines of the pen.
Our first shark was with us for 6 ½ months; our second, for 4 ½ months. Both were successfully returned to the wild, and the tracking tags they carried documented their journeys back in the ocean. We've tagged 10 other young sharks in the wild in Southern California waters as part of our white shark field project, and support research to track the migrations of adult white sharks tagged off the Farallon Islands and Point Año Nuevo on California's central coast.
08-29-2007 | 11:45 AM
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Here there is more info on the shark and a live web cam of the outer bay exhibit where the shark is located to save the long drive just sit in front of the computer and try to spot it.
http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/efc_outerbay/outerbay_cam.asp
http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/efc_outerbay/outerbay_cam.asp
08-29-2007 | 11:49 AM
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O yeah there is a second outer bay camera too so you can increase your chances, the link is located right under the live feed window on the last link.
08-29-2007 | 12:17 PM
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I think that there is actually three in there at the moment but the newest is the smallest. Watch the second outer bay camera cause I saw him go by a couple times plus the workers there point out over the audio where the new guy is. This live camera is flippin sweet.
08-29-2007 | 12:19 PM
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looks like its time to grab the free passes from the boss again 
or beg one of the aquarium workers that comes into the store everyday for two passes
oh, and they only have one in there at a time. 1st one ate too many fishies, she went back. Second one, I forget why, but they got rid of her, maybe she wasn't doing well
or beg one of the aquarium workers that comes into the store everyday for two passes
oh, and they only have one in there at a time. 1st one ate too many fishies, she went back. Second one, I forget why, but they got rid of her, maybe she wasn't doing well
08-29-2007 | 04:44 PM
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sharks are cool, but only when they are in a shark tank!
read: http://origin.mercurynews.com/news/ci_6747320
i actually went to high school with this guy!
read: http://origin.mercurynews.com/news/ci_6747320
i actually went to high school with this guy!
08-29-2007 | 09:37 PM
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sharks are cool, but only when they are in a shark tank!
read: http://origin.mercurynews.com/news/ci_6747320
i actually went to high school with this guy!
read: http://origin.mercurynews.com/news/ci_6747320
i actually went to high school with this guy!
good thing I never actually go into the water here
08-30-2007 | 05:21 AM
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the reason that the sharks are released is they will actually go crazy after being in a cage for to long. During my great time in Kuwait I have watched the entire series of shark week and they talked about it.
hey Matt, can you get me free passes when I get back? Or we should just set up a trip there.
I will trade you two, two item plates at Panda for free tickets to the Aquarium...
hey Matt, can you get me free passes when I get back? Or we should just set up a trip there.
I will trade you two, two item plates at Panda for free tickets to the Aquarium...