Great White Shark - Oceana "We're putting a stake in the ground for climate change, because we're documenting the movement of the sharks now," Fischer said. Great white sharks are known to be highly migratory, with individuals making long migrations every year. There are sharks prowling the waters off the Eastern Seaboard. A chart from Fisheries and Oceans Canada shows the types of sharks documented off the coast of B.C. During warmer years, sightings of tropical sharks like great whites will increase. white shark population in the Eastern Pacific. A new research project that examined the illegal fishing trade in the Gulf of California has found a significant and unexpected presence of great white sharks in the The largest predatory fish in the world capable of eating marine mammals that weigh several hundred pounds is the great white shark. A stage play about the making of the blockbuster movie Jaws will soon take a huge bite out of Broadway. Hundreds of great white sharks are congregating in the strata ordered to pay condo owner $19K in damages after dispute over exemption to rental rules, Vancouverites will be able to legally enjoy alcohol in dozens of public spaces this summer, year-round, Canada ends evacuation flights from Sudan over 'deteriorating security situation', Royal Family unveils sneak peek of King Charles III and Queen Camillas coronation robes, Widening manhunt for Texas gunman slowed by 'zero leads', Tom Mulcair: Should Trudeau lead the Liberals against Poilievre? "Then, 10 years from now, or 20 years from now, we'll be able to do a project like this again and see if there's been any shift in their migration. There Are Way More Great White Sharks in the Pacific But at the same time, you got to think I've been bumped a couple of times and I've never been bitten." Females can reach lengths of over six meters and weigh up to two tons. Over three generation lengths (159 years), the white shark is estimated to be increasing in abundance in the Northeast Pacific and Indian Ocean and declining in abundance from historic levels in the Northwest Atlantic and South Pacific, says the IUCN. Great whites, also known as white pointers and white sharks, are not unheard of in B.C., but are most commonly found off the coasts of California and the Marine Migration: Great White Shark (3D