White Shark Beach Washup
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Most people don't have the chance to see a White Shark 'up close and personal'.
On July 1, 2002 a 2 m long male White Shark was washed up on the main beach at Byron Bay, New South Wales.
A 2 m long male White Shark washed up on the main beach at Byron Bay, July 2002.
Image: Tim Hochgrebe
© Tim Hochgrebe
© Tim Hochgrebe
An autopsy on the fish determined the cause of death to be liver failure.
The fish was a juvenile. The White Shark does not mature until it is over 4 m in length.
The images clearly show the five long gill slits and the tall triangular first dorsal fin.
