1. In 1990, a 4.9-m (16-foot) male megamouth shark was caught near the surface off Dana Point, California.

2. The first megamouth shark was captured on November 15, 1976, about 25 miles off the coast of Kāneʻohe, Hawaiʻi, when it became entangled in the sea anchor of United States Navy ship AFB-14.