Men in gray suits in Norcal

[KelpCoasters]

Apparently, they migrate through these waters mid-summer??

 

[Hogie]

I don't think I've heard of salmon shark sightings around here. Something interesting to research...

They appear to be around CA at least part of the year. Here is link about a Stanford project tracking them.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-10/su-sta100205.php

 

[KelpCoasters]

They appear to be around CA at least part of the year. Here is link about a Stanford project tracking them.

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-10/su-sta100205.php

Cool, thanks!!
Neato fish, some interesting stuff.

 

[Chavodel8en]

Here's the official scorecard: http://www.dfg.ca.gov/mrd/sharkdata2.pdf

Interesting stuff. I notice that almost all of the "encounters" were at the surface, but for the Farallones, fully half of the encounters were 20-30 feet.

Not that i was ever planning to dive there, but another reason not to dive those waters, looks like those GWs have figured out where to find us!!

 

[mweitz]

Heh, the Cypress Sea is considering doing some weekday limited load boats to the Farallons. If they go ahead with it, I'm there.

BTW, most of those "encounters" were commercial divers collecting game weren't they?

Mark

 

[Peter_C]

Yeah, I know a couple were on a hookah system when attacked, and the smell of game probably helped up their odds of being attacked.

 

[mweitz]

So, you coming with me to the Farallons Peter?

:14:

Mark

 

[Ben_ca]

Hmmm

Good News: Shorter drive

Bad News: Water's a little bit more sharkey

Chuck how long does it take you to motor out to the Farallones?

 

[renpirate]

So, you coming with me to the Farallons Peter?

:14:

Mark

I want to go!!

 

[Peter_C]

Mark, thanks for the offer, but at this time I am going to pass. I would really like to do a shark dive at the Farallon's, while in a shark cage though!

When you go please take pictures, I hear it is absolutely beautiful.