Sharks, the perfect killing machines. They have been around
since the beginning of time. They differ greatly in size, from
the massive Carcharadon carcharias ( great white) to the
diminutive Squalus acanthias ( spiny dogfish) , but all are
capable of delivering a lethal wound to any human. The story of
a shark attack is always the same: the remorseless killer and
the helpless victim. In truth the shark is usually the victim.
About 100,000,000 sharks are caught and killed by fisheries and
sport fishermen each year. Some sharks are caught then get their
fins cut off and are then thrown back into the water. Their
population is growing dangerously low. The unquestionably most
feared shark is the carcharadon carcharias ( great white, white
death, white, white pointer and blue pointer). Rodney Fox was a
victim to an attack by a great white. In August 1963, Fox was
competing in a spearfishing championship at Aldinga beach in
murky water. To his surprise he found himself in the jaws of a
giant great white. The desper