There's been a lot of Great White Shark activity in Southern California lately... sightings and video footage in Malibu, fly-fishing in San Diego, sightings in Northern Santa Barbara County, and more. To what can we attribute this sharp uptick in Great White Shark activity here in So Cal? How about El Niño?! NOAA's analysis of El Niño indicates that we can expect this … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Video of Shark Attack Evacuation
A Jackson man was bitten by a shark Saturday while fishing about 65 miles southeast of New Orleans, the Coast Guard reported. The man, identified only as 56 years old, was fishing aboard a vessel named Predator near Breton Island. Coast Guard Station Venice received a radio call for medical help from the Predator around 10 a.m. and contacted Coast Guard Air Station New … [Read more...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-08-02
Australian Surfer Rattled by Shark Collision: A teenage surfer has escaped with superficial cuts and a ripped we.. http://bit.ly/xZRRT # Tiger Shark Mortally Wounds Rescued Dolphin: "We've witnessed a tiger shark attack on Dunham. He's mortally woun.. http://bit.ly/tkscs # WARNING: Shark Advisory Near Avila Beach: Port San Luis Harbor Patrol says at about 9 a.m. … [Read more...]
Australian Surfer Rattled by Shark Collision
A teenage surfer has escaped with superficial cuts and a ripped wetsuit after being knocked from his board by a shark on the New South Wales north coast. The boy, named in media reports as 14-year-old local Zac Skyring, was out for an early surf off Broken Head, just south of Byron Bay, when he was knocked off his board just after 6am (AEST) today. He was reportedly … [Read more...]
Tiger Shark Mortally Wounds Rescued Dolphin
CLEARWATER — Blood was pooling in the water off Stephen McCulloch's boat Tuesday morning. He kept his phone call about the injured dolphin brief. "We've witnessed a tiger shark attack on Dunham. He's mortally wounded," said McCulloch, a Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institution director. "There may be a possibility we need to euthanize him." About 400 miles away, Kevin … [Read more...]
WARNING: Shark Advisory Near Avila Beach
KSBY 6 News is reporting that a shark advisory has been issued for Port San Luis and Avila Beach. Port San Luis Harbor Patrol says at about 9 a.m. Wednesday a sea lion was found with an evident shark bite. Harbor managers say a sea lion was attacked by a shark but at this time they do not know the location of the attack. As a precaution, Harbor Patrol has posted a shark … [Read more...]
Malibu Great White Shark Video Footage
From Surfline, video courtesy of Oglevision.com. Thursday, July 23rd saw the beginnings of a pumping south swell -- and a white shark spotted about 300 yards off Malibu. This is on the heels of many sightings at both San O and Sunset Beach in LA. Says shark expert Ralph Collier: "Although it would appear that there is an increase in the number of shark encounters, this … [Read more...]
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-07-26
Headless Seal Carcass Litters Malibu Coast: Harvey said he did not know what type of shark it was but did know i.. http://bit.ly/17AZUf # Discovery Channel (@Discovery) provides feeding frenzy for shark-obsessed http://bit.ly/dIj6L (via @sharksandlasers) # When are surf forecasters going to learn that hyping a swell is the quickest way to kill everyone's fun? Seems … [Read more...]
Headless Seal Carcass Litters Malibu Coast
The headless body of a seal washed up yesterday afternoon off of the same Malibu coast where a shark was spotted Thursday. But county lifeguard Capt. Terry Harvey said there could be no connection between the shark and the seal. “There are all kinds of carcasses that wash up,” Harvey said. “It happens often. You can’t always relate it to that.” Harvey said he hasn’t … [Read more...]
Great White Shark Caught off La Jolla by Fly Fisherman
By Kelly Burgess, Los Angeles Times 'Outposts' A great white shark about 6 feet long and 150 pounds was caught by a fly fisherman off La Jolla last week. It's believed to be the first great white taken off the California coast using a fly rod and reel. Jeff Patterson, director of sales for reel manufacturer Abel Automatics, was testing company products about five miles … [Read more...]
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