Image Gallery: Great White Sharks

Open Wide

(Image credit: © Klaus Jost, www.jostimages.com Used with permission.)

An intriguing (and terrifying) look inside the mouth of the great white shark.

Catch of the Day

(Image credit: © Klaus Jost, www.jostimages.com Used with permission.)

Great white shark jumps well above the ocean waters to catch this fish.

Just Below You...

(Image credit: © Klaus Jost, www.jostimages.com Used with permission.)

A white shark swims up to the ocean surface.

Eye to Eye

(Image credit: © Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch, www.sharktrust.org Used with permission.)

The photographer Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch, who is devoted to educating the public about sharks and shark conservation provided this interesting fact: “At least 100,000,000 sharks are killed annually many to provide for the trade in shark fin soup…" For more information, visit www.sharktrust.org

Great Adventures

(Image credit: © Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch, www.sharktrust.org Used with permission.)

The photographer Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch, who is devoted to educating the public about sharks and shark conservation provided this interesting fact: “In many parts of the world sharks have been all but exterminated from the ecosystems they regulate: in the Gulf of Mexico, the once plentiful oceanic whitetip shark has been reduced by 99 percent. Removal of apex predators will have unforeseen but potentially disastrous consequences for ecosystems…” For more information, visit www.sharktrust.org

Smile For The Camera

(Image credit: NOAA Photo Library. Used with permission.)

Front and center: a portrait view of a white shark.

All in a Day‘s Work

(Image credit: © Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch, www.sharktrust.org Used with permission.)

The photographer Jeremy Stafford-Deitsch, who is devoted to educating the public about sharks and shark conservation provided this interesting fact: ”Sharks reproduce extremely slowly and cannot endure sustained commercial fishing pressures…” For more information, visit www.sharktrust.org

Bait

(Image credit: © Shark Diver Used with permission.)

White shark is headed towards the bait as divers look on during a shark diving expedition.

Five-Course Meal

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Rare look at the underbelly of the great white shark as it comes up for a tasty treat.

Watchful Eyes

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This photo captured during a great white shark diving adventure.

Say Aah!

(Image credit: © Carl Roessler, Scuba Diving and Snorkeling Used with permission.)

Great view from below of a great white shark.

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