Southern California has hot spots of juvenile great white sharks.These younger white sharks hang out near the shoreline to evade predators and are more likely to attack humans as they learn. Then suddenly, these small sharks started popping up at these beaches, and I could remember going out and seeing the first one, looking down going, Thats a white shark. Some divers and shark enthusiasts have gotten a glimpse of the sevengill, but not very often. See a Gator Bite an Electric Eel With 860 Volts, See Dominator The Largest Crocodile In The World, And As Big As A Rhino, This Buffalo Calf Puts a Male Lion in Their Place, Shark Quiz - 47,503 People Couldn't Ace This Quiz, The Largest Great White Sharks Ever Found Off Florida Waters, Watch a Bird Escape a Great White Shark by Pooping In Its Face, Watch a Great White Shark Stalk a Child on a Boogie Board, Watch A Great White Shark Torpedo From The Water To Catch A Bird In Insane Clip. LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- The population of Great White sharks is exploding off the Southern California coast. Sharks help maintain the delicate balance of the marine ecosystem, which keeps the entire ocean healthy. With human attacks, many incidents occur without the person realizing it. So unless you are in a boat with a solid hull, the shark attack risk is present when you are in or on the water just about anywhere in California. However, its important to remember that shark attacks are rare despite the crowds. The great white is known to grow to more than 20 feet in length and is said to weigh in the vicinity of 2 tons or more. The biggest ones we see in the nursery might be bucking 10 feet, but we just seem to pass through. Tamara Walsh, The Motley Fool. Among these sightings, there were two attacks, neither of which were fatal. In contrast, those seeking a little less adventure but a perfect experience could prefer watching the different species from their boat. "We can exist with these creatures just fine. Drone photographer Carlos Gauna views a great white shark on his monitor along the Santa Barbara County coast. Mako Sharks play a leading role in this fear-factor fishery. And the northeast Pacific populations (found off of the California coast) are doing well enough that they are no longer at risk of becoming endangered, says Marissa Wu, Aquarium Programs and Operations Director at Roundhouse Aquarium in Manhattan Beach, California. Four bites occurred in New South Wales, four bites occurred in Western Australia, and a single incident occurred in Victoria. "Stay in groups. Then you can call for help and return to the beach as quickly as possible. Believe it or not, great white sharks arent actually cruising the water looking for human victims. The shark is still healthy, not malnourished, he said. They mostly hunt the elephant seals and sea lions off the northern Channel Islands and Central California.
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