the only thing more frightening than a great white shark in the water is having one on your boat. unless you re one of a small group of researchers going to remarkable lengths to study great white sharks up close. cnn s brian todd takes us up close with jaws. reporter: wolf, we re at the height of the migration season. the migration of great white sharks to here. the waters off cape cod. they re a vulnerable species. a top team of scientists and fishermen have launched one of the most ambitious exhibitions aimed at tracking and tagging great whites that has been attempted. it s how they do it. getting the great whites from here onto here while still alive that will make your heart stop. you re inches away from the ocean s most storied predator. a great white shark on the lift of the vessel o-search. it s been baited, hooked, and walked onto this platform. fishing master brett mcbride