Table 2. Description of pregnant white sharks in the Northwest Pacific Ocean and Worldwide.
Date | Location | TL (cm) | Weight (kg) | Number of Embryos | Embryo Size (cm TL) | Source |
Feb. 16, 1985 | Kin, Japan | 555 | 1970 | 0 | egg cases | Uchida et al. [32], Uchida et al. [35] |
Apr. 2, 1986 | Taiji, Japan | 470 | — | 7 | 100–110 | Uchida et al. [32], Uchida et al. [35] |
May 14, 1992 | Uchinoura, Japan | 480 | 1500 | 5 | 130 | Nakaya [33], Uchida et al. [35] |
May 22, 1992 | Toyo, Japan | 515 | 2500 | 10 | 135–151 | Nakaya [33], Uchida et al. [35] |
Mar. 30, 1994 | Otuki-Machi, Japan | 480 | 1500 | 3 | 140 | Author Observation |
May 18, 1997 | Shiura, Minamijima-machi, Japan | 500 | 1300 | 5 | — | Author Observation |
Jan. 18, 2007 | Okinawa, Japan | 480 | 1300 | 7 | mid-term | Author Observation |
Feb-March 1988 | Keelung,Taiwan | — | — | 3 | 100 | D. Ebert p.c. |
May 1997 | Seven Star Lake, Taiwan | 670–700 | 2500 | — | Author Observation | |
Oct. 13, 1997 | Baisolian, Taiwan | — | 2000 | 8 | — | Author Observation |
Nov. 7, 2008 | East Taiwan | 542 | 1930 | 10 and egg cases | Author Observation | |
Nov. 2, 2012 | Taiwan | 450 | 900 | 6 | 20 | Author Observation |
Nov. 13, 1991 | North Cape, New Zealand | 536 | — | 7 | 143–145 | Francis [17] |
Nov. 17,1981 | Queensland, Australia | 320* | — | 4 | — | Paterson [86] |
Nov. 26, 1982 | Queensland, Australia | 400* | — | 11 | — | Paterson [86] |
Nov. 26,1982 | Queensland, Australia | 420* | — | 14 | — | Paterson [86] |
Mar. 1, 1994 | S. Australia | — | — | 2 | 127 | JD Stevens p.c. |
Nov. 9, 2003 | Aaiheke Island New Zealand | — | — | 3–5 | 150 | New Zealand Herald |
Oct. or Nov. | South Australia | 520 | — | 6–7 | 30 | Bruce [87] |
Oct. or Nov. | South Australia | 470 | — | 13 | 5 | Bruce [87] |
Oct. or Nov. | South Australia | 420 | — | 11 | 60 | Bruce [87] |
Aug. 1, 1976 | Skonnet RI,USA | — | — | — | 122 | Richard Ellis p.c. |
July 16, 1996 | Malindi, Kenya | — | — | 7–17 | 110 | Cliff et al. [65] |
Summer 1934 | Alexandria, Egypt | 430 | — | 9 | 61 | Norman & Fraser [88], Ellis & McCosker [89] |
Sept. 1, 1992 | Cape Bon, Tunisia | >500 | — | 2 | Full-term | Fergusson [27] |
Feb. 26, 2004 | Gulf of Gabes, Southern Tunisia | — | — | 4 | 132–135 | Saïdi et al. [71] |
p.c.- personal communication.
*Francis 1996 suggests incorrect measurements or not TL.