This species is protected across almost all of its range.
Features: Great whites are blue to gray on top and white underneath. They can grow as large as 20-feet long and weigh in excess of 4000 pounds! They have several rows of teeth in their large mouths.
Habitat: Great whites stay in temperate ranges with water temperatures between 54- and 75-degrees Fahrenheit, including waters off the west coast.
Technique: Great white sharks are protected under federal and state laws making them illegal to target or keep.