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. 2014 Apr 16;9(4):e94407. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0094407

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.