I have been fascinated with sharks since, as a young child, I watched and read Jaws. I spent many years wanting to become an icthyologist. Granted, that dream eventually yielded to other dreams, which in turned yielded to reality. Nevertheless, to this day I love the topic. Heck, I was that one guy who saw Jaws: the Revenge in the theater, already knowing what crap it would be, and I just loves catching me some Shark Week. Now, this news:
The Monterey Bay Aquarium has an unusual visitor that experts are hoping will be a permanent houseguest: a great white shark.
Notorious for their inability to thrive in captivity, no great whites are currently on display anywhere in the world and none has ever been keep on exhibit for more than 16 days.
Hours after it arrived from Malibu, the young shark lunched on salmon fillets — the first time a great white has accepted food in an aquarium, according to aquarium workers.
The story details some of the precautions the aquarium has taken to try to make this a success. More detailed information, videos and photos can be found at the aquarium’s website. Go watch the first ever feeding of a white shark in captivity.
This would be a boon to marine biologists to be able to get such exposure to a great white. Fingers crossed while considering travel plans.