Southern California beaches are seeing more juvenile great white sharks sometimes within feet of unknowing surfers and swimmers, according to researchers at the California State University–Long Beach Shark Lab.
Such have been lingering along the region’s shores, especially over the last decade, as water temperatures have warmed, according to Dr. Chris Lowe, who heads the lab.
As many as 40 have been recorded at a time in what are called “shark nurseries” in the area’s shallow coastal waters, he said.
“I’ve been working in California for over 30 years, and I can tell you what we’ve seen in the last 10 is completely unexpected,” Lowe said….