Surfer Magazine reports on the burial of a blue whale and the attraction it presents to sharks in the Santa Barbara Channel. … [Read more...]
MANGLED SEAL CORPSES ON BEACH NEAR BIXBY
We have received information from an extremely reliable source who spotted several mangled seal corpses on the beach near Bixby Ranch. Remember, the recent fatal attack in Solana Beach was preceded by several seals seeking shelter on the beach. Apparently, three barely recognizable corpses were brutalized by a large predator before they were able to securely obtain refuge on … [Read more...]
Unprovoked White Shark Attacks
An excellent article from the Shark Research Committee. "On Saturday, 19 July 1975, commercial abalone diver Gary Johnson, age 34, would be attacked at Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, California (34°26.6'N; 120°28.5'W) at about 1330 hrs. This site would become a recurring location only four days later." … [Read more...]
3 shark attacks have Mexico resort area in panic
Courtesy of The Associated Press via Google News ZIHUATANEJO, Mexico (AP) — No one could even remember a shark attack along this resort-studded stretch of Mexican coast popular with surfers and Hollywood's elite. Many of the large predators had been pulled from the ocean by fishermen. So when sharks attacked three surfers in less than a month, two fatally, it was … [Read more...]
Two more killed in shark attacks in Pacific
From The Times An American surfer has died after being attacked by a shark on the Pacific coast of Mexico only four days after another man was killed by a great white shark off California. By Chris Ayres in Los Angeles Marine biologists are now asking if the attacks are an astonishing coincidence — it has been 30 years since a fatal shark attack on Mexico's Pacific … [Read more...]
The Fear Beneath
West Coast Shark Attacks Hit Historical High in 2007 by ETHAN STEWART With at least three unconfirmed sightings of Great White Sharks in the near shore waters just south of Pt. Conception in recent weeks, including Hollister Ranch’s fabled surf break, data on the subject of human and shark interactions in 2007 along the West Coast has taken on increased local relevance. … [Read more...]
Great White Shark Attack (Video)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4YjmwCs6H0 You've got to ask yourself what sort of chances you honestly expect to have against a beast of this magnitude. These apex predators are spotted frequently in the waters of Northern Santa Barbara County. … [Read more...]
Shark Attack Survivor Recalls Terrifying Ordeal
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, HOST: It is the ultimate nightmare at sea, like the scene out of the terrifying movie "Jaws." Saturday morning in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico, 49-year-old American surfer Bruce Grimes heads out to the water. As Bruce is surfing, he feels the unthinkable--a shark at his feet. The nine-foot-long bull shark goes from Bruce, attacks him, bites … [Read more...]