Official GWS Thread

Interesting:

"He said the incidents with kayakers last year don’t show a predatory behavior, like they do when sharks are striking for food. And it’s not a case of mistaken identity, a goof on the shark’s part thinking kayaks are whales or sea lions.

It’s most likely “displacement behavior,” meaning the shark wants the object, or person, to leave the area."

Big shark
http://fishlawsons.blogspot.com/

Taken by a Reach pilot flying over fort Bragg last week

nadda tagged

I wouldn't trust them...nothing has pinged on their Tomales buoy in a long time.  Probably broken   

Big shark
http://fishlawsons.blogspot.com/

Looks like that was a prank...the fin did look weird

Dang, that's kinda funny not funny....

Damn pranks!!!!

It's a hoax! Go to the bottom of the article.

I don't remember hearing much about this incident, but a gws attacked a skiff in Capitola last summer. http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/87855010-157.html

Shark researcher and Farallon Island urchin diver, Ron Elliott, was attacked today at the S. Farallon Island. He received injuries to his hand/arm. Flown to medical care and said to be ok. He just released a documentary two weeks ago called, "near miss", about nearly getting whacked by a GWS last year...then today he did get some teeth into himself. Elliott has arguably the most encounters with GWS than anyone on earth due to all his years diving solo at the Farallon Islands.....somewhere north of 400 in the water encounters over the  years. That said, he's lucky in many ways, not to have paid a much bigger price....that man has some serious stories to tell!

Mess with the bulls you will get the horns. Dude is crazy!!!

There was one inside of the HMB green can on Monday. My buddy captured the footage on his underwater camera. Tax man checked out his salmon lure.

There was one inside of the HMB green can on Monday. My buddy captured the footage on his underwater camera. Tax man checked out his salmon lure.

Wow, guess I missed it...phew...who's camera?

There was one inside of the HMB green can on Monday. My buddy captured the footage on his underwater camera. Tax man checked out his salmon lure.

Wow, guess I missed it...phew

The real reason I left early. LOL

From the Lawson's Landing report ...

GWS dines on a seal off of Bird Rock, 11/5/18

https://www.sfgate.com/whales-sharks/article/fisherman-catches-great-white-shark-in-sf-bay-14094757.php