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Coastal management and restoration of our planet's coastlines with a particular focus on California, Louisiana and the Pacific.  Emphasizing wetland restoration, aspects of agriculture in the coastal plain, fisheries, dealing with coastal hazards, and effective governance.
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Coast Guard calls off search for man reported missing after possible shark attack in California

Coast Guard calls off search for man reported missing after possible shark attack in California | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.nbcnews.com - October 5, 2023 5:42 AM
The Coast Guard has called off a search for a man who was reportedly attacked by a shark Sunday morning in Northern California, officials said.
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On Sunday The Marin County Fire Department was notified of a person with a possible shark bite at around 10 a.m. The person was last seen in Wildcat Beach at Point Reyes National Seashore before they went missing. The United States Coast Guard is still looking for this person.
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Oceana Highlights New Technology to study Impact of Fishing on Marine Wildlife

Oceana Highlights New Technology to study Impact of Fishing on Marine Wildlife | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From usa.oceana.org - November 30, 2017 4:27 PM
Today, Oceana published a new report showing the overlay of fishing activity with tagged blue sharks, demonstrating a cutting-edge approach to study the impacts of commercial fishing activities on marine wildlife and opening the door to inform future conservation and management efforts.
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Great white shark leaps into boat and lands on 73-year-old Australian fisherman

Great white shark leaps into boat and lands on 73-year-old Australian fisherman | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.latimes.com - May 29, 2017 3:45 PM
A 73-year-old Australian fisherman said Monday that he caught a far bigger fish than he hoped for when a 9-foot great white shark leapt into his boat.
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Shark shield saves Perth angler from shadowing 'great white'

Shark shield saves Perth angler from shadowing 'great white' | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.watoday.com.au - September 22, 2016 12:12 PM
A great white's following me, man. It's big whatever it is.
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We have seen more and more shark deterrence devices of late.  This one is based on sound principles, but I'm not familiar with its real world efficacy.  However this video suggests it may be an effective tool to minimize unwanted encounters.
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Great White Shark Population Off Central, South Coasts May Be Growing, With El Nino Possible Contributor

Great White Shark Population Off Central, South Coasts May Be Growing, With El Nino Possible Contributor | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.kclu.org - October 31, 2015 2:19 PM

KCLU’s Lance Orozco reports researchers at universities in Long Beach and Thousand Oaks are working on projects to learn more about the Great White population off the Central and South Coasts.

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A nice update story discussing our current understanding of great white sharks off our Ventura Coastline.

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7-foot great white shark spotted near swimmer off Manhattan Beach

7-foot great white shark spotted near swimmer off Manhattan Beach | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.latimes.com - August 14, 2014 10:57 PM
A 7-foot juvenile white shark was spotted Thursday swimming near the Manhattan Beach Pier, fire officials said.
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White sharks are more and more abundant here in SoCal.  We are starting to have observed encounters almost monthly here in LA/Ventura.

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Humans have tripled mercury levels in upper ocean

Humans have tripled mercury levels in upper ocean | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.nature.com - August 9, 2014 8:33 PM
Pollution may soon overwhelm deep seas' ability to sequester mercury.
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Wow, a HUGE number.

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Footage Of The Manhattan Beach Shark Attack, Swimmer 'Thought This Was It'

Footage Of The Manhattan Beach Shark Attack, Swimmer 'Thought This Was It' | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From laist.com - July 7, 2014 2:47 PM
A video of the shark attack that left a swimmer injured yesterday shows the panic that it caused among those at Manhattan Beach enjoying the holiday weekend.
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With increasing encounters with (mostly juvenile) white sharks here in the Southern California Bight, we may be in need of some new policies regarding fishing behaviors on our coastal assess points and piers.  There is an amazing disregard for the potential severity of attracting cartilaginous fishes into areas where large numbers of people recreate in shallow water.  This incident is but the latest.

 

See also: http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-shark-attack-20140707-story.html

 

and

 

http://ktla.com/2014/07/06/swimmer-attacked-by-shark-in-manhattan-beach-is-in-shock/

 

and

 

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-shark-bite-fisherman-interview-20140706-story.html

 

and

 

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-fisherman-defends-actions-shark-attack-20140708-story.html

 

and last, but certainly not least:

 

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-shark-bites-20140705-story.html

 

 

 

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Sharks with cameras: See underwater world from their perspective

Sharks with cameras: See underwater world from their perspective | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.latimes.com - April 5, 2014 1:24 PM
Scientists have strapped cameras onto free-swimming sharks, capturing a shark’s-eye view of their underwater world.
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More cameras revealing interesting ecology & behavior.

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Thousands protest WA's government shark strategy

Thousands protest WA's government shark strategy | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.sbs.com.au - January 5, 2014 11:34 AM
The West Australian government has come under fire for recently stepping up the measures after a spate of fatal attacks in WA waters, with plans to set baited hooks one kilometre offshore from this month.
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NOAA Could Undermine State Shark Fin Bans

NOAA Could Undermine State Shark Fin Bans | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.huffingtonpost.com - December 7, 2013 10:53 AM
NOAA is tasked with "the management, conservation and protection of" our nation's "living marine resources," so it might come as a surprise that the agency is challenging state laws that help protect sharks.

Via clare wormald
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This is unfortunate.

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Part of Huntington Beach coast closed after shark sighting

Part of Huntington Beach coast closed after shark sighting | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.latimes.com - July 19, 2022 12:25 AM
Sunset Beach will be closed for several hours, authorities said.
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Sharks vs. humans: Can’t we all just get along?

Sharks vs. humans: Can’t we all just get along? | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.mercurynews.com - August 8, 2017 12:55 PM
With thousands of visitors ready to hit the Bay Area’s world-class shores for summer, scientists are downplaying fears after all the recent white shark sightings.
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From the mellow, little Mexican island of Holbox, travelers head out to swim with the world's largest fish

From the mellow, little Mexican island of Holbox, travelers head out to swim with the world's largest fish | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.latimes.com - April 3, 2017 11:52 AM
Sandy beaches, small hotels and sophisticated restaurants add to the island's allure.
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Another case of a large megafauna viewing driving coastal tourism/coastal economies.
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Great White Shark Attack Caught On GoPro (full video)

From www.youtube.com - September 13, 2016 9:54 PM
To use the video off platform in a broadcast or a monetized player, contact licensing@storyful.com Courtesy: Tyler McQuillen
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Sharks are fighting back! They're trying to eat Google's undersea cables (video)

Sharks are fighting back! They're trying to eat Google's undersea cables (video) | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.treehugger.com - August 16, 2014 5:24 PM
According to a Google engineer, the company has to wrap its undersea fiber optics cable in kevlar to protect them against shark attacks.
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Hmmm...this is probably nothing more than the elasmobranchs sensing some corrosion or general signal traffic electromagnetic fields.  Interesting in any event.

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Shark Week is once again making things up

Shark Week is once again making things up | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.vox.com - August 14, 2014 5:12 PM
Sharks are already fascinating. There's no need for the Discovery Channel to invent mythical monster sharks.
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Poor Shark Week.  Things seem to be on a downward twitteratti spiral.

 

See also:

 

https://theweek.com/article/index/266355/the-history-of-shark-week-how-the-discovery-channel-both-elevated-and-degraded-sharks

 

http://www.thewire.com/culture/2014/08/scientists-say-shark-week-is-dead-in-the-water/376040/

 

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5C-DQ0edR0

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White Shark swims onto Coronation beach, Western Australia

From www.youtube.com - July 18, 2014 2:08 AM
A 4m (13ft) Great White shark came ashore at coronation beach yesterday. Looked like it may have been sick or injured. It would head off shore about 50m then...
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This great white shark that washed ashore on an Australian beach had a large Australian sea lion stuck in its throat.

 

The 13-plus-foot shark choked and died, according to the Western Australia Department of Fisheries. On Saturday, the shark was seen in distress, thrashing in shallow surf at Australia's Coronation Beach. Beachgoers took this video of the fish and posted it on YouTube, where the footage has gone viral. Two days later, the shark washed up on the same beach.

 

My colleague Chris Lowe from Cal State Long Beach told the LA Times the mammal in his mouth in and of itself couldn't have killed the shark. "They can't choke to death like humans since an esophageal block doesn't restrict breathing in a shark. It's most likely that the shark was rubbing along the seafloor to dislodge the food and the animal just stranded and couldn't get back to deeper water."

 

Yes.  Maybe.  But who the heck knows?

 

 

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Shark was hooked on line for nearly an hour before attack

Shark was hooked on line for nearly an hour before attack | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.latimes.com - July 5, 2014 8:42 PM

Once againThe shark that bit a swimmer near the Manhattan Beach pier Saturday morning was hooked by a fisherman on the pier for nearly an hour and had become increasingly annoyed as it tried to free itself, authorities said.

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Once again, the issue here is poor choices by humans rather than some "vicious" animal threatening human beings.

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New Zealand man fights off shark, stitches own wounds and then goes to pub for a beer

New Zealand man fights off shark, stitches own wounds and then goes to pub for a beer | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.globalpost.com - January 30, 2014 2:43 PM
James Grant went spear fishing last weekend. It didn't take long for him to become the bait.
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Well, at least this guy has his priorities straight.

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Shark attacks: Western Australia pledges ‘more aggressive’ response

Shark attacks: Western Australia pledges ‘more aggressive’ response | Coastal Restoration | Scoop.it
From www.theguardian.com - December 19, 2013 3:01 AM
Government vows to hunt down large sharks that enter popular swimming areas following the death of surfer Chris Boyd
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