The number of great white sharks is on the rise off both the east and west coasts of the United States, two new studies show.
The species had been feared to be in decline, but the research suggests conservation efforts have given great whites a boost.
"It's a good news story and one we don't hear often enough with sharks," said George Burgess, a researcher at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
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