If you are in an ocean, there is always a risk of shark attack. people enter at your own caution. Jaws is not a friendly creature, stay away. lol.

i just read this story.. how sad :'-(

There is a local shark expert here on the central coast that makes most of his living filming sharks.  He told a friend of mine that nearly every time he dives near Shell Beach and Montano de Oro he gets Great White footage.  One inexpensive way to decrease your chances of becoming a statistic if your are on any type of board or Kayak is to get this . www.sharkcamo.com If the  link works my board is the longboard [ red bottom ].  I really like this product and the research is encouraging.  No I don't have any business ties to this product.

anglo~~ that is so cool,smart approach to protection.Long board, I am impressed~ of course I am no surfer,but old school is rare.

I have heard from different sources that sharks are hanging around shallow beaches more than they used to. Some of it has to do with climate change and alot has to do with diminishing food supply.

I lived in Morro Bay many moons ago. (Still kicking myself for not buying empty lots in Cambria at $10 down and $10 a month. Girl-getter cars were more important.) Sharks were a fairly rare event. More people were getting bit by seals and otters. They look cuddley, but they are wild animals.

My wife and I went to the Bahamas last summer and took a snorkeling trip out to one of the small nearby islands. Part of the trip was where we all floated at the surface, holding onto a rope. The crew lowered a big bucket to about 20 feet, which contained dead fish inside. Within a few minutes about 20 reef sharks were circling the bucket. They do this twice a day, so the sharks know the routine. After watching them for a few minutes, we all got back onto the boat and the crew pulled the bucket up and started feeding the sharks. I saw first hand what a feeding frenzy really is. It was very exciting.

However, since then, my wife and I have made a pact. If one of us ever suggests again swimming with sharks, parachuting, visiting Mexico, or the Middle East, we have each others permission to slap the crap out of the other one...

Only one confirmed death by shark attack last year worldwide.  I like those odds.  I think I read the annual average is 4 again worldwide.  I bet more die from altercations with other water men than all sea critters.  I don't have a fear of sharks but I have yet to see one  in the wild up close and personal.  That will probably make me dust off the golf clubs,  a much more dangerous sport.