Camouflage For Shark Protection

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"San Onofre Is Now The Great White Shark Capital Of The World." - O.C. Register, May 10, 2010

"San Onofre Is 'Ground Zero' For Sharks" - O.C. Register, May 25, 2010

- "The bottom line is Trail One at San Onofre is ground Zero for these So Cal white sharks."

- "The 9-mile channel of San Onofre is the migration route for the big whites that go to Hawaii and Guadalupe Island from the Farallon Islands."

- "Keep your feet up."

All quotes from Orange County Register, May 25, 2010.

San-O Daze has warned you for years. Just a few of the posts: 2006 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009 2009

A Trip to the Beach on a Sunny Day

The teacher asked the children to draw a picture for the theme "A Trip to the Beach on a Sunny Day." The drawings would then be placed on the walls in the classroom for Open House, an evening when all the children bring their families to school to see their work displayed.

The teacher had a problem with this drawing by my niece, and did not put it up with the drawings by the other children.

For the school's Open House in two weeks, the whole family is going in T shirts with the drawing printed on them. Subtle, eh?

FATAL SHARK ATTACK

In nearby Solana Beach, there has been a fatal shark attack, killing veterinarian and long time resident Dr. Dave Martin. Shark experts are saying that the shark was almost assuredly a great white.

Sharks: You Decide

The Register had another story on shark attacks at Orange County Beaches yesterday. They give the opinions of three people: A shark expert, a surfer, and a lifeguard at Huntington Beach.

You have your choice of whom to believe:

1. A scientist who has studied sharks for the last 45 years. He formerly worked for the Smithsonian Institute and the Office of Naval Research. He currently is a great white shark expert on the Shark Research Committee. He says that the teeth marks on the surfboard are those of a 16 to 17 foot great white shark. He says that the great white sharks, and other sharks, are in the waters off Orange County beaches. Further, he says "We have to realize our place in nature. We're subject to the animals that live there. For anyone to assume that couldn't happen, they're foolish."

2. The surfer whose surfboard was bitten. He saw a big shark nearby before the attack, but did not see the shark when it bit the back of his surfboard (while he was on it).

3. A lifeguard who is out of a job if no one comes to the beach because of the sharks. Although he just hauled a Mako shark up onto the same beach, he denies that there are great white sharks in the area. He says the only great whites sharks that he ever heard of nearby were three that hung out at San Onofre. The lifeguard seems unaware that the famous great white shark that was kept at the Monterrey Bay Aquarium a few years ago was caught off Huntington Beach and that another great white was caught right off the Huntington Beach pier just two years ago. The Register's article mentions both of these facts.