Great White Shark Released From Monterey Bay Aquarium Dies
MONTEREY (CBS) – Monterey Bay Aquarium staff are reeling from the sudden death of a young great white shark that had been on exhibit the past few months and was released into the wild last week.
"This is a very difficult day for all of us, and for everyone who saw and cared about this animal," the aquarium's director of husbandry, Jon Hoech, said in a statement released by aquarium officials Wednesday.
Aquarium staff had collected the shark off the coast of Marina del Rey on Aug. 18 to conduct research and educate the public about the threats the animals face in the wild.
The 4-foot, 10-inch, 52-pound male shark—the sixth great white shark to be exhibited in the aquarium's million-gallon Open Sea exhibit—was released after 55 days on exhibit, according to aquarium officials.
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