Great White Shark attacking bait

The jaws of a massive great white shark were filmed by Martin Graf who has been observing and diving with these awesome predators for over 20 years.Show more

This female shark is about 13 ft in length and despite its huge size, is still a sub-adult. Female great white sharks have to be about 15 ft long in order to be sexually mature and can reach lenghts of around 20 ft.

Martin Graf is helping the Marine Conservation Science Institute with the ir Photo Id project, which has identified over 460 individual great white sharks at Guadalupe Island.

Guadalupe Island, AKA Isla Guadalupe is a volcanic island about 150 miles off the west coast of Baja California, Mexico, and about 240 miles south of San Diego. It is known as one of the best places in the world to dive with great white sharks, due to its crystal clear waters and the fact that there are both males and females, ranging in size from 9 ft juveniles all the way to the massive 20 ft. adult females.

The best time to encounter these impressive animals is from August through December.