Beached shark spurs rescue effort

A professional surfer posted photos to Instagram Friday showing a shark in a shallow reef in Santa Cruz. Source: Beached shark spurs rescue effort at Santa Cruz surfing hot spot – KSBY.com | San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Area News

Santa Barbara Shark Sighting

Source: Santa Barbara City At 2:30 p.m. Monday, August 27, 2012, a veteran commercial fisherman returning from a day at sea spotted a 15′ white shark near the entrance channel to Santa Barbara Harbor. The sighting was confirmed as credible. The City’s Parks and Recreation Department has posted warning signs at 14 locations near City … Read more

Great White Sighting

SANTA BARBARA, CA – August 15, 2012 At 5:20 p.m. yesterday, a surfer off Leadbetter Point spotted a shark five feet away whose dorsal fin and tail fin were both out of the water. Judging by the reported 6’-7’ “spread” between the shark’s fins, plus its reported color and girth, this is being treated as … Read more