Great whites near shore more often than believed

Nov 3rd, 2009 - Washington Post

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For years, humans have thought of great white sharks wandering the sea at random, only occasionally venturing close to shore.

Pacific white sharks spend months near the northern and central California coast between August and February foraging among elephant seals, sea lions and other prey, according to a new study published online Tuesday in the Proceedings of the Royal Society. The team of 10 California-based researchers determined that these sharks probably pass close to populated beaches and have been spotted as far inland as the mouth of the San Francisco Bay, east of the Golden Gate Bridge.

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