Meet a Great White Shark shark called

MAVERICK

Maverick was gifted to Maverick Bryant by Brett Bryant

“I love you son! I know you’re just born but you are so loved! Remember you’re a shark and the ocean is your playground!” 

Thanks from the Shark Research Unit

About Maverick

Species: Great White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias)

Reference: GWS038

Total Length: 3m

Gender: Male

Location: Mossel bay, South Africa

About Great White Sharks

The great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), is a species of large mackerel shark which can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. It is notable for its size, with larger female individuals growing to 6.1 m (20 ft) in length and 1,905–2,268 kg (4,200–5,000 lb) in weight at maturity. However, most are smaller. In Mossel Bay, the Shark Research Unit typically measures great white sharks between 200cm and 350cm total length. According to a 2014 study, the lifespan of great white sharks is estimated to be as long as 70 years or more, making it one of the longest lived cartilaginous fishes currently known. According to the same study, male great white sharks take 26 years to reach sexual maturity, while the females take 33 years to be ready to produce offspring.

Identification Photographs

Sighting Location of Maverick

Adoption Certificate

Supporting Shark Conservation

The adoption fee for Maverick has been directed to the shark research programs conducted by the Shark Research Unit. Specifically we will be using the funds to purchase a new photographic camera for our colour change in great white shark experiment. In this project we photograph great white sharks (from above) as they swim past a floating colour board. The colour board consists of stickers ranging from full black to full white. Photographicing the shark next to the board allows us to conduct colour correction in post and reveal the true colour of the shark. With this colour we describe change in colour by individual sharks.  

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