“It is not only its length but also its width. It may be five meters long, but it is three meters wide, including its wings. This is crazy. “The waters around French Polynesia have turned into a great tiger paradise – a safe haven where a shark like Kamakai can give birth to a new generation of great tiger sharks.” Despite fishing bans and protected areas, it is believed that up to 100 million sharks are killed each year, often for their fins which are eaten across China in particular. Nat Geo WILD documentary Great White V Tiger Shark airs Friday.