The great white shark, also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark that can be found in the coastal surface waters of all the major oceans. The shark tales do not involve human fatalities, but scary encounters with large sharks. Some of the shark stories I have witnessed. Others have been told to me by local fishermen There are tales told to me by friends and my father-in-law many years ago. I have a good memory for good stories Read about a fisherman having his boat sunk by a White Pointer Shark while he was at sea James