Bay Area Sharks

"A landmark study released last year by Stanford University determined that this region's genetically unique white sharks begin returning from the deep ocean to Northern California in August and begin leaving in December. The area where the sharks gather - from the south end of Monterey Bay out to the Farallon Islands and across to Bodega Head - is known as "The Red Triangle," where McCosker said half of the state's shark attacks have occurred. Eleven people have been killed by sharks off the California coast, the majority of them surfers, since the first documented human attack 58 years ago. The body of a probable 12th victim was never found, so he isn't counted. McCosker said there were no verified attacks before then, probably because previously very few people surfed or went into shark-infested areas for recreation. American Indians evidently knew not to go in the water during shark season, he said. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2010/09/15/MN9P1FA20L.DTL#ixzz0zkagX5ma"
San Francisco Chronicle Article

"Kayakers were attacked by great whites on two separate occasions last month, pushing the number of verified great white shark attacks on humans in California to 102 since 1952. Numerous sightings of the giant predators have been recently reported, including the August mauling of a sea lion by an 18- to 20-footer off Pacifica. The vast majority of shark attacks in California occur between July and November, McCosker said. Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgif=/c/a/2010/09/15/MN9P1FA20L.DTL#ixzz0zkaRcRD5"