Daily Coast Guard patrols keep Oahu under watch

We’re lagging behind a few days here, so this article’s not as fresh as our usual catch. Thanks for your patience and all the letters of support we’ve been receiving from dedicated Fear Beneath readers. We always appreciate your feedback!

By William Cole, Honolulu Advertiser
The man snorkeling in July off Kualoa Regional Park apparently didn’t see [...]

Another Waimea Bay Shark Sighting Rocks Oahu (?)

The following phenomenally well-written press release just showed up in our inbox (courtesy of KGMB9 News.) This is the second official sighting this week near Waimea Bay – see our coverage and the shocking photo of a shark warning sign on the beach. Tiger sharks are the most common man-eaters in the Islands; and with [...]

Shark Sightings Reported at Sunset Beach, Waimea Bay

NORTH SHORE, OAHU
City Ocean Safety officials today posted warning signs at Sunset Beach and Waimea Bay after a confirmed shark sightings.
Lifeguards saw a six to eight foot shark near the river mouth at Sunset Beach and advised swimmers and surfers to leave the water before posting warning signs at about 3:30 p.m., said Emergency Services [...]

Australian Shark Activity Incites “Expert Opinions”

The Tweed Daily News
People should be more concerned about bull sharks in Tweed’s murky rivers than great whites in the ocean, a local shark expert said yesterday.
Over the past few days great whites have been caught off Rainbow Bay and Mermaid Beach, and on Sunday Snapper Rocks swimmers had to be evacuated from the surf [...]

Australian Couple Are Great White Shark Magnets

Yorke Peninsula Country Times
In February last year, Wool Bay couple Anne Russell and Barrie Hunt reported a close encounter with a 15-foot White Pointer shark while they were fishing off Wool Bay.
On Friday, both having the day off, they decided to head out to catch a few whiting in the waters of Coobowie Bay. Having [...]

47 (White?) Sharks Spotted Around Whyalla

By Colin Faulds, Fairfax News
A total of 47 sharks have been spotted in and around the Whyalla area since October 2005.
That is, according to a report the Maritime Museum curator Paul Mazourek issued late last month. A Conservation Council of South Australia initiative, “White Sharks Count”, was launched a few years ago and concentrated on [...]

Ocean Beach White Shark Sighting

Hot on the heels of two additional recent sightings,The Shark Research Committee has posted another account of a great white shark sighting at Ocean Beach, San Francisco (yes, still in the heart of the infamous Red Triangle!)
As we usually do with these reports, we’ve excerpted the story below – visit the The Shark Research Committee’s [...]

Big Island Beaches Re-Opened

After six days of beach closures on the Big Island of Hawaii (Hapuna State Park, Waialea Bay, Spencer Beach Park, Maumai Beach, and Kauauhai Harbor,) lifeguards are taking down the warning signs, while still warning beach users to be vigilant.
Officials and local residents have been somewhat puzzled by the extreme amount of shark activity in [...]

Hawaiian Shark Activity: What’s The Explanation?

Sharks are suddenly more conspicuous at Hawaii’s beaches – and there’s no clear reason for increased sightings and attacks, experts claim. There is no denying it – sharks seem to be coming close to shore a lot lately.
HAWAII
By Dave Dondoneau
For the past week, up to 15 large tiger sharks have lingered along five miles of [...]

Big Island of Hawaii: Recent Shark Activity Google Map

We received the following email from loyal Fear Beneath reader Allegra earlier today (thanks Allegra!):
Hey There-

I’m an SB local who is has been reading the fear beneath for a few months now. About a month ago I booked a ticket to visit my college roommate who now lives in Captain Cook on the big island [...]

15 Large Tiger Shark Sightings close Big Island Beaches

The Fear Beneath has covered a string of shark-related events on the Big Island of Hawaii in the last couple of weeks. We reported on three shark sightings closing the beaches a couple days ago, and the disappearance of Big Island man Kameron Brown that coincided with the sighting of an extremely large great white [...]

Safe Surfing at Stinson Beach… For Now

STINSON BEACH, SAN FRANCISCO
Some SoCal surfers are scoffing at the 10-day closure of Stinson Beach that lasted through Labor Day weekend just because there were a couple of shark sightings.
It’s impossible, SoCal board rats say, to keep surfers out of the water off southern California just because somebody spots a bloodthirsty, man-eating predator. In fact, [...]

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