Not sure if this posted.....sorry if a duplication..... Although this is several days old it is an interesting encounter, especially the behavior of the larger White Shark....... On June 6, 2014 Erik Allen, Jon O., Dave H, Gene H., and Richard R. were kayak fishing 4 miles northwest of Limekiln State Beach near Big Sur in Monterey County. It was 9:30 AM and they had been on the water about 60 minutes paddling to their favorite fishing location. It was overcast and cool with little or no wind. The ocean was calm with 2 foot swells at 6 – 7 second intervals in water about 80 feet deep. The water had a recorded temperature of 56 degrees Fahrenheit with about 15 feet of visibility. Allen reported; “The guys had left several minutes prior to my departure and were headed to our fishing grounds a little more than 4 miles away. Jon was at least 200 yards ahead of me and was pretty close to the other guys. I noticed a sea lion swimming quickly towards me from their direction. I thought that was weird but there are sea lions everywhere out here. I heard a small splash behind me and turned my head around to see a HUGE dark grey spot and a dorsal fin about 4 – 5 feet behind my kayak. Having studied Marine Biology I knew it wasnt a dolphin. I turned back around and saw the tail as well as the dorsal fin. My heart sank because I knew it was a Great White Shark and it was huge. I calmly put my paddle on top of my head and loudly shouted to the guys ‘Help! Hey, help. I have a Great White behind me.’ Even though they were a couple hundred yards away, I could hear them clearly say ‘Oh %*#*!’ I turned back around and the sharks nose was now about 6 inches from the back of my kayak. Even though I wasnt paddling, it somehow managed to stay right behind me…. pacing me. This went on for about a minute, even though it seemed like forever. Then I looked back again and noticed that now a second, smaller, Great White Shark was behind me as well. At this point I was like, ‘Really?’ I loudly shouted ‘Guys there are 2 Whites here now. Get over here please.’ I looked to my right and noticed the bigger shark had moved right next to my kayak now. Its head was maybe 2 – 3 inches from the right edge of my yak......... sharkresearchcommittee/pacific_coast_shark_news.htm
Posted on: Wed, 11 Jun 2014 23:41:29 +0000
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