A 2022 study by Dr Paul Kanive and others documented 350 great white sharks in the north central population, and considers this a fairly healthy and robust population compared to the other aggregations globally. Work contributed by citizen scientists and Mexican scientists have documented over 350 individuals over time in the Guadalupe sub-population. Combined with the more abundant juvenile and sub adult shark cohorts off southern California and Baja, the northeast Pacific are growing thanks to strong protection while in state and federal waters.
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