NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA A 51-year-old surfer has survived a close encounter with a large shark, which became tangled in his leg rope and dragged him like a "powerful jet ski" off the NSW north coast. Surf shop operator John Morgan said he was about 300 metres offshore at the northern NSW tourist town of Byron Bay when he suddenly found he was being dragged out to … [Read more...]
Big Island Beaches Remain Closed – Three Shark Sightings
HONOLULU For the second day in a row, Big Island officials said they have closed beaches in the South Kohala area because of sharks. A Big Island helicopter spotted three sharks in the area between Puako and Mauna Kea Beach Sunday morning. A tiger shark 10 to 12 feet in length was seen 600 yards off Puako boat ramp. The two other sharks were seen off Maumae Beach … [Read more...]
Oahu Beaches Closed: Aggressive Shark Sighting and Possible Body!
Kailua, Lanikai and Bellows beaches closed after shark sighting. Officials are also investigating a possible body in the water. Beach closures went into effect on the Big Island as well today, due to the sighting of a 12-foot tiger shark. OAHU, HAWAII Officials have closed beaches on the windward side of Oahu while they investigate reports of a body in the water off of … [Read more...]
Large Tiger Shark Sighting Closes Big Island Beaches
Closure of Hapuna and Wailea beaches will be re-evaluated tomorrow BIG ISLAND, HAWAII Big Island officials closed Hapuna and Wailea beaches this afternoon after a 12-foot tiger shark was seen about 30 yards offshore, according to an e-mailed news release from the Fire Department and Ocean Safety Division. Anyone planning to visit beaches in the South Kohala area are … [Read more...]
Newport Beach Shark Sighting
An update from our respected colleagues at The Shark Research Committee. NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA On September 1, 2008 Scott Hubbard was body surfing with several unidentified friends near Chair 6, Island Avenue, Balboa Peninsula, in Newport Beach. It was 5:00 PM and he had been in the water about 1 hour. The sky was clear with a 5 – 10 knot off-shore breeze and an … [Read more...]
Second Great White Shark Closes Stinson for Labor Day Weekend
MARIN COUNTY A second sighting of a great white shark off Stinson Beach has prompted the National Park Service to prohibit water use through the Labor Day weekend. "We had another sighting about 6:30 p.m. Thursday night by two visitors," said Chris Powell, park service spokeswoman. "Our lifeguard interviewed them and felt it was a credible sighting." The news puts a … [Read more...]
Large Shark Sighting at Bolsa Chica State Beach
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...]
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...]
Catalina Channel White Shark Sighting
The Shark Research Committee has a new report from a Los Angeles-area man... >Catalina Channel — On July 23, 2008 Bill Davidson was aboard a 42 foot Grand Banks vessel 10 miles off the coast of Long Beach. It was 11 AM the sky was clear and the water calm. Air and water temperatures were recorded at 74 and 69 degrees Fahrenheit respectively. Water visibility was 50 – 60 … [Read more...]