A youth aide to the Rio Del Mar State Beach Junior Lifeguard program was bumped by a shark while setting up a buoy 100 yards offshore. No one was injured, and the water will be closed until Thursday.
Shark Park
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Santa Cruz County’s ‘Shark Park’ has been especially active this year — perfect for shark tours
Over the past 10 years, an area of Soquel Cove between New Brighton State Beach and Rio Del Mar has earned the title “Shark Park” due to the increasingly high number of juvenile white sharks spotted in its waters during the summer months. This year, though, researchers have seen a ton of sharks, even for Shark Park — and they have some thoughts as to why that might be happening.
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Great white sharks more common off California coast than previously thought, study says
If you have swum in the ocean off the coast of Santa Barbara or San Diego recently, chances are you swam next to a young great white shark.
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Great white sharks are thriving in Monterey Bay thanks to warming waters, study shows
The Monterey Bay Aquarium tracked the migrations of 79 juvenile sharks and found great whites have not only adapted to the perils of climate change but thrived in them.
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When great white season meets summer beach season: The latest on ‘Shark Park’ from scientists, responders
With a shark attack in Pacific Grove last week the latest scare in Monterey Bay and Fourth of July weekend ahead, many might be nervous as they hit the beach. Lookout talked to those who monitor the area between Aptos and New Brighton State Beach known as “Shark Park” to find out the latest on what they’re seeing.
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Taking a tour of ‘Shark Park’: What to know and how to see our local great whites up close
Between Capitola and Aptos lies a spot with the warm water and prey that juvenile great whites crave, and Santa Cruz whale-watching outfits have been quick to add shark cruises to their offerings. Lookout’s Mallory Pickett went along for a look.
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Drones show California’s great white sharks are closer — and more common — than you think
This Malibu photographer captures images of great white sharks along the Southern California coast, many just feet from unknowing swimmers and surfers.