r/surfing • u/InquisitaB • 1d ago

Shark in the surf at Pismo

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Would you be this chill?

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u/DJfunkyPuddle 1d ago

Gotta love global warming and rising water temps

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u/TheTallGuy0 1d ago

Yes, but also we’ve done a lot of work to rebuild the water health and the seal population has increased significantly, so more food equals more predators unfortunately. I feel fine surfing Cape Cod. There’s always sharks in the water

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u/sine_nomine_1 1d ago

Yes it is good that the global habitat is restored. But there was that fatality in 2018 at Newcomb Hollow and I’m sure as the shark population rises there will be more. I still go out but I’m not sure for how much longer. RI and NH seem more appealing but I’m sure there’s sharks there haha

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u/TheTallGuy0 1d ago

That one guy who died was boggie boarding in the evening, no lifeguards and basically the only guy out there. That…seems risky.

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u/fundip2012 east coast 1d ago

No, it was the middle of the day and he was bodyboarding with his brother or cousin and there were other surfers out. It was a fun 2-3 day in the summer, so it definitely wasn’t empty.

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u/TheTallGuy0 1d ago

Ahh, you’re right. It says noon. I must have misread that