Incredible footage has shown brave researchers jumping into the ocean with the huge monster. The non-profit organisation Ocearch has been catching the terrifying creatures along the North American east coastline for several years to aid their research.
However, their most recent encounter proved to be their toughest yet.
The footage showed the massive creature thrashing around on a submersible platform.
Despite the shark’s scary exterior, boat captain Brett McBride jumped into the water with the Great white to make sure it could be safely lifted onto their boat.
But they soon realised, this shark was not going to be an easy catch.
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Ocearch Expedition Leader Chris Fischer told Newsweek: “Our Fishing Master Captain Brett McBride said that it was one of the toughest sharks he has seen, especially considering its size.
“At 12 foot, 4 inches and right about 1,000 pounds, [it] fought like some of the much bigger sharks we’ve encountered in places like Guadalupe Island, Mexico and South Africa that were 15 feet long or more.”
The researchers often jump onto the platform with the sharks to make sure they can lift the creature onto their vessel safely.
The researchers test the shark’s heartbeat, semen and bacteria.
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It comes as a 57-year-old Australian man had a miraculous escape, after surviving a vicious shark attack while out swimming on Saturday.
Peter O’Halloran had decided to go out snorkelling in the popular holiday spot of Exmouth on Australia’s Western coast.
He was about 400 metres from the Exmouth marina when the terrifying attack happened.
The shark’s razor sharp teeth ripped through the flesh on Mr O’Halloran’s arm, before swimming off.
Mr O’Halloran was flown to Perth for treatment and was operated on by surgeons.
Fortunately the injuries were not life threatening and the intrepid snorkeler is expected to make a full recovery.
Mr O’Halloran displayed his injuries to journalists.
Showing the media an X-ray of his wounds, he said: “It goes right through the meat.
“They said there was a bit of bone missing. That’s right through the top, through all the meat there.”
When asked whether it was painful, he cooly replied: “Nah, not a problem.”