White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Attack on a Harbor Porpoise (Phocaena phocaena) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada

Stephen D. Turnbull; Danielle Dion

doi:10.1656/045.019.0416

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Stephen D. Turnbull,^1,* Danielle Dion¹

¹1University of New Brunswick, PO Box 5050, Saint John, NB, Canada, E2L 4L5.

^*Corresponding author - turnbull@unb.ca.

Abstract

A Carcharodon carcharias (White Shark) was observed attacking and successfully taking a male Phocaena phocaena (Harbor Porpoise) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada at 44°52′93″N, 66°44′32″W at 1600 hours on 17 August 2012, between Grand Manan and The Wolves. The shark was estimated to be greater than 3 m in length. This observation is the first of such incident involving a Harbor Porpoise since 1952. This sighting further contributes to the notion that White Sharks prey upon Harbor Porpoise in the Bay of Fundy.

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Stephen D. Turnbull and Danielle Dion "White Shark (Carcharodon carcharias) Attack on a Harbor Porpoise (Phocaena phocaena) in the Bay of Fundy, Canada," Northeastern Naturalist 19(4), 705-707, (1 December 2012). https://doi.org/10.1656/045.019.0416

Published: 1 December 2012

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