Bolsa Chica State Beach The Shark Research Committee has posted the following account of an encounter with an extremely large animal, most likely a Great White Shark (deduced from available evidence - what else would be that size, with that girth?) On August 26, 2008 Karri Lewis reported the following; “My husband, Jim Lewis, and his friend were swimming (training for a … [Read more...]
Protecting Surfers from Great White Shark Attacks
CENTRAL COAST Central California has long been a mecca of legendary surf spots, but nothing wipes out the line-up like a dorsal fin cruising by. Let's start with the Facts First: A Monterey man was bitten three times by a great white shark in late August. Multiple shark sightings have been reported in San Luis Obispo County this year. A national survey showed that … [Read more...]
Great White Shark sighting shuts Marin beach
Marin County’s Stinson Beach was closed to swimmers and surfers after a great white shark was spotted Sunday night, according to national park officials. The shark, which was eight to 10 feet long, was seen about 7 p.m. about 125 yards from shore. “It was by a former lifeguard and fisherman, he knows what he saw, that is why we are confident it was a great white shark,” … [Read more...]
Surfer Recovering After Shark Attack
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Florida A surfer is recovering Monday after being bitten during a shark attack off New Smyrna Beach. The unidentified 20-year-old was bitten on the leg at about 3 p.m. Sunday just south of 27th Avenue in New Smyrna Beach. The man made it back to shore and was treated at the beach before being taken to a nearby hospital. The incident marks the 17th … [Read more...]
Juvenile Great White Shark caught near Rincon
This report just posted on SantaBarbaraSurfer.com: "5-6 ft juvenile caught in a trawler's nets off of coal oil point this morning, brought back to santa barbara harbor alive in a flooded hold, tagged by biologists, and released 1 mile off sandspit within less than 2 hours. my dad was at the harbor when they first came in, i came as soon as i could get off of work but by … [Read more...]
Shark swarms invade Los Angeles beaches
MARINA DEL REY Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water, swarms of sharks are invading the Southern California shoreline and that has swimmers on edge. Large schools of leopard sharks have been spotted along the coast near Venice Beach and Marina del Rey. Swimmers say the sharks are not afraid of humans and have come right up to them in the … [Read more...]
Shark advisory issued for Florida waters
At 2:54 p.m. on Wednesday, the Sanibel Police Department responded to an incident reported by the Lee County Sheriff's Department Marine Patrol Unit. According to the report, a 47-year-old man reported that he believed he was bitten on the right arm by a shark while swimming in front of the Sanibel Moorings, located at 845 East Gulf Drive. The caller further reported … [Read more...]
Multiple Great White Sightings at Sunset Beach
The Shark Research Committee has published three separate reports of Great White Sightings (by way of Scott at Sunsetsurf.com) over the course of the last couple of days at Sunset Beach in Pacific Palisades, California. All three reports come from the surfing community, who, amazingly, were not convinced to leave the water at the times of any of the sightings. Whether or not it … [Read more...]
Teenage Girl Mauled in Florida Shark Attack
The sixteenth attack this year in Volusia County alone!!! A 13-year-old New York girl was bitten by a shark while swimming in the ocean off New Smyrna Beach this afternoon. The girl was in waist- to chest-deep water when the shark bit her on the right leg between her ankle and knee, said Capt. Scott Petersohn of the Volusia County Beach Patrol. She suffered several … [Read more...]
Huge gatherings of whale sharks discovered in Gulf of Mexico
Scientists have become increasingly convinced that huge gatherings of giant whale sharks occur with clockwork regularity in the northern Gulf of Mexico off the coasts of Mississippi and Louisiana. Scientist Eric Hoffmayer, who is trying to unravel the mysterious “aggregations,” said that as many as 100 of the bus-sized sharks have been spotted feeding in clusters at three … [Read more...]
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