Photos: National Geographic Channel’s “Expedition Great White”
Scenes from “Expedition Great White,” premiering this summer on the National Geographic Channel. Guadalupe Island, Mexico: A Great White Shark taking buoyed bait. The hooks get caught in the corner of the shark’s mouth, which causes them no harm. (Chris Ross / National Geographic Channel)
Off Guadalupe Island, Mexico, a great white shark approaches a baited buoy. (Chris Ross / National Geographic Channel)
A great white shark bites the inflatable boat used by the crew to pull the shark and buoys closer to the shark platform. (Chris Ross / National Geographic Channel / Chris Ross)
A great white shark approaches the underwater deck along with crew member Jody Whitworth before it is lifted onto the boat for tagging. (Chris Ross / National Geographic Channel)
A great white shark drags buoys after taking the bait. (Chris Ross / National Geographic Channel)
A shark is lifted onto the boat after it has taken a buoyed bait. The crew will take measurements and attach a tracking antenna to the dorsal fin before returning it to the water unharmed. (Chris Ross / National Geographic Channel)
Members of the crew attach a tracking tag to a great white shark’s dorsal fin, its least sensitive area. (Chris Ross / National Geographic Channel / Chris Ross)
Crew members attach a tracking tag to a great white shark’s dorsal fin. (Chris Ross / National Geographic Channel)
A great white shark is released by crew member David Olson. (Chris Ross / National Geographic Channel / Chris Ross)
