Has anybody here seen a great white locally?

[Mauifish]

I was body surfing with some friends at Dana point in 1981 and noticed a small beach patrol helicopter buzzing overhead flying in circles, there was a lot of activity on the beach several hundred yards away from where we were. Later found out that a surfer was bitten in half by a Great white and the helicopter spotted it swimming away, the pilot estimated it to be 20 feet in length. Scared the hell out of me, didn't surf for a long time!!

 

[orangelion03]

http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/fatal_attacks.htm

The website is an excellent resource for shark information.

 

[divekim]

Very nice link Robert, thanks for sharing that.

This was definitely in the back of my mind while diving last month after the squid run. There were so many Sea Lions in the area where we frequently dive it always made me wonder.....

Kim

 

[Divmstr223]

Very nice link Robert, thanks for sharing that.

This was definitely in the back of my mind while diving last month after the squid run. There were so many Sea Lions in the area where we frequently dive it always made me wonder.....

Kim

It's the lack of sea lions in the water that you need to worry about...

 

[ICY ICE]

So what are the odds????

From that list, this is the risk factor

1. Swimming
2. Diving
3. Sufing/Kayaking


ummm, where's my surfboard?


But on this list......... Surfing is bad: http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/2000.htm

Most attacks happen in Northern California: http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.com/90s.htm


OK, I'll stick with scuba

 

[Kevrumbo]

It's the lack of sea lions in the water that you need to worry about...

. . .or when they all suddenly disappear along with every other fish & marine creature in the murky water column at Santa Barbara Island:11:

 

[Empty V]

A good friend of mime had one swim right past him at Santa Cruz, can't remember the wall he was on. He said it could have possibbly been the resident 24'er.

Billy

 

[orangelion03]

A good friend of mime had one swim right past him at Santa Cruz, can't remember the wall he was on. He said it could have possibbly been the resident 24'er.

Billy

OK, plain thruth...I would "soil my armor".

 

[Redondoscubadude]

http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/sharks/innews/sharkshill2003.htm

 

[Empty V]

OK, plain thruth...I would "soil my armor".

That would be one dive where you'd be biving wet regardless of what type of exposure gear you're wearing

Billy