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Article: The white shark in Maine and Canadian Atlantic waters

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January 1, 1998
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ABSTRACT - Dispelling the popular belief that the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is accidental to northern waters, the author, through compiling local and literary documentation of the species, suggests that the white shark is a perennial, seasonal visitor to the northern Gulf of Maine.

Recently I called several Downeast Maine commercial and sportfishing companies (pers. comm., July 1997-March 1998) and asked about the presence of the white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) in Maine waters. Voicing what seems to be the popular opinion, they all replied: "There are none of them around here-water's too cold." The fishermans' response is, in part, justifiable. For, the white shark is ...

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