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So... Southern California’s been seeing a surge in great white shark sightings this spring.
Scientists say warmer-than-usual ocean temps are bringing more juvenile whites closer to shore, and those young sharks mostly hang out eating stingrays and small fish...they don’t see people as prey, so the chance of a dangerous encounter is still low.
If you’ve been down to the pier lately in Hermosa Beach you might’ve heard fishermen talking about hooking little great whites and seen researchers out with drones and tracking gear.
With an unusually warm spring and a predicted strong El Niño, they’re bracing for a “sharky summer,” but mostly it’s a sign the local ocean ecosystem is busy and, in many ways, healthy.
But this doesn’t make me feel safe about jumping in the ocean anytime soon!