Our friend Margaret Webb tells us she hears the Jaws theme when she's making a safety stop. Yesterday we had a good reminder of that. The surface water at Hermosa Beach Artificial was dark, green and chunky. Below that, we enjoyed twenty feet of visibility on the bottom. The visibility allowed us to see at least thirteen California Wreckfish, aka Giant Sea Bass, aka Black Sea Bass, aka GSB, BSB, GBSB, EIEIO, and George. They are not in the bass family, so Dr. Bill Bushing is trying to get us all to refer to them as California Wreckfish, or Stereolepis gigas if you prefer. I'll get back the gentle giants, but first, let's talk about the other fish we saw.
After hanging for several minutes between ten and twenty feet, Merry and I surfaced. A few minutes later I said the magic word...shark. A juvenile Great White was patrolling the area, following a large school of anchovies we found as we arrived. At one point, he swam alongside our boat, close enough for Merry to get a few seconds of cell phone video.
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After hanging for several minutes between ten and twenty feet, Merry and I surfaced. A few minutes later I said the magic word...shark. A juvenile Great White was patrolling the area, following a large school of anchovies we found as we arrived. At one point, he swam alongside our boat, close enough for Merry to get a few seconds of cell phone video.
Report, photos and video at Great White Shark, Wreckfish Rodeo and Chunky Soup
