Alessandro De Maddalena is a researcher, writer, scientific illustrator and wildlife photographer. He is the curator of the Italian Great White Shark Data Bank and a founding member of the Mediterranean Shark Research Group. He is the author of 19 books on sharks and hosts expeditions with courses in shark biology in South Africa, Australia and Mexico.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments
Foreword by Marie Levine
Preface

1. The Great White Shark

2. Records of Great White Sharks from the Mediterranean Sea

3. Summary Tables

4. Analysis of the Presence of Great White Sharks in the Mediterranean Sea

Spain

Continental Spain

Islas Baleares

France

Continental France

Corsica

Monaco

Italy

Ligurian Coast

Sardinia

Tyrrhenian Coast

Sicily

Ionian Coast

Adriatic Coast

Slovenia

Croatia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Montenegro

Albania

Greece

Turkey

Syria

Cyprus

Lebanon

Israel

Egypt

Libya

Malta

Tunisia

Algeria

Morocco

Unknown Locations

Adriatic Sea

Mediterranean Sea

Specimens without a Capture Location

Common Names Used in the Mediterranean Area

Similar Species Present in the Study Area

Maximum Size

Average Size

Color

Reproduction

Distribution

Identification

Habitat, Movements and Seasonality

Diet

Predatory Tactics

Scavenging

Predators and Parasites

Mutualism

Attacks on Humans

Fisheries

Interactions with Tuna Farming

Utilization

Strandings

Abundance

Conservation

White Shark Materials Preserved in Museums

Photographic and Filmed Documentation

Reporting Specimens of Great White Sharks from the Mediterranean Sea

Appendix: Mediterranean Great White Shark Report Form
Bibliography
Index