Wild drone video shows SoCal surfers paddling…
Experts have been warning that shark sightings on the Southern California coast are getting more frequent, and insane footage of them swimming inches away from surfers illustrates that hazard.
In what appears to be drone footage posted April 15, an particular person on a purple board with a paddle in hand is driving a small wave at Manhattan Beach.
Right before the wave journey, one can see a shark lurking proper beneath the water’s floor straight beneath the surfer.
“They’re back! It’s been a little over 10 years since the last great white summit here in the South bay!” commented visible artist Bob Ridges. “And it looks Mother Nature and El Niño have invited all the babies.”
Ridges said he was out paddling when he noticed a shark breach the water’s floor about 5 ft into the air. That led him to examine additional to seize the footage.
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Other footage shows what appears to be a great white shark swimming peacefully through the greenish waters.
Southern California is an ideally suited spot for younger sharks, with a appropriate water temperature and ample prey.
But researchers are intently monitoring local waters, warning that unusually heat ocean temperatures and a potential El Niño may recreate circumstances where sharks transfer nearer to shore.
“The water has been progressively warmer — unusually warm,” Chris Lowe, director of the Shark Lab at Cal State Long Beach, told the Orange County Register. “We think that may have brought females back earlier to give birth. All those are signs it will be a sharky summer.”
Recent encounters are already raising issues along the coast.
In Newport Beach, ocean access was briefly halted in March after a surfer noticed a shark gliding beneath her, circling just below her board.
Actual shark bites stay extraordinarily uncommon — averaging fewer than two per 12 months statewide — according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.
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