Table of Contents

Acknowledgments      vii
Foreword by Sean R. Van Sommeran      1
Preface      3

1—Biology, Ethology and Ecology of the Great White Shark      7
2—Preserving and Reconstructing Great White Sharks      85
3—Great White Shark Materials in Museums      113

Alaska      113
California      114
Connecticut      139
Florida      141
Illinois      146
Massachusetts      148
New York      154
North Carolina      156
Pennsylvania      159
South Carolina      161
Texas      162
Virginia      162
Washington (State)      164
Washington, D.C.      165

4—Great White Sharks in Aquariums (A Chronological Report)      168

Appendix I—Institutions Contacted      187
Appendix II—Reporting Specimens of Great White Sharks      195
Bibliography      199
Index      207