Great White spotted at Crystal Bay

[dirtfarmer]

I didn't say that.

I said, not on my list. I don't want to see a great white. Sure glad those that did see one report it as a calm encounter.

I don't want to see a great white, calm or otherwise. I don't want to dive where a great white encounter could become a standard thing.

I don't know how I would feel seeing them out in the open, but when I was protected by a cage it was pretty epic.

 

[Sam Miller III]

@dirtfarmer

I would imagine you won't encounter many GWS in your barn yard

However. the California F&G completed a study in which the discovered the cute little California Sea Otter was one of the favorite foods of the GWS.

IF you ever decide to dive in NorCal avoid the Sea Otters..

SDM

 

[drrich2]

Looks like something I'd be glad to have seen, once back on the boat all in one piece. While in the water would be another story. I've never seen a great white in person; I've wondered sometimes if any have seen me.

At least the one in the photo looks stocky, hopefully well-fed. I really don't want to see one that looks hungry, like it hasn't eaten in awhile...

Richard.

 

[flyboy08]

OK . . .I don't want to see that. Not in my list, nuh unh

That’s why there are cave divers

 

[dirtfarmer]

Looks like something I'd be glad to have seen, once back on the boat all in one piece. While in the water would be another story. I've never seen a great white in person; I've wondered sometimes if any have seen me.

At least the one in the photo looks stocky, hopefully well-fed. I really don't want to see one that looks hungry, like it hasn't eaten in awhile...

Richard.

I think they are open to eating pretty much any time. It's probably not much as them only being hungry, it's probably about do you look like or smell like something they would like to eat.
If I saw one in open water I would probably be super excited until it swam off then I'd probably be a bit freaked out until I was back on the boat.

 

[Wingy]

I have a theory - he's one of ours and while taking a tour of the north west to see why a pair of southern right whales were 2000kms out of place at Ningaloo his maps.me connection dropped out so he's a lil bit lost....please point him in the right direction and send him home.

Or - doing a house swap vacation with one of your mola mola who's been spotted down here....

While a cool surprise for divers up there it's a bit curious as to why we're having "your drunk fish, go home" episodes lately. The GWS tend to love low viz colder water - I've seen three in a decade and they all did exactly nothing other than what nurse sharks do....swam past and ignored me. I do know of others weren't exactly that well behaved though.

 

[Scubagolf]

If you dive, swim, or surf in So Cal, Mr Big is in the neighborhood.

 

[Bagfullofstories]

Damnit! Was diving there last week. Kinda jealous about this great unexpected encounter!

 

[RTC'83]

@Mike Veitch
stated
"I wouldn't classify them as a hazard... "
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Dive long enough and often enough you will consider them as a hazard to diving

My three dear departed friends
Al Sneppersnoff--FWS bit his leg -fatal
Randy Fry- GWS bit his head off - never found -fatal
Debbie Franzman- GWS bit her hip -fatal.

Ans there are many more

SDM

Feel the same way. A hazard to divers.

 

[BenjaminF]

Feel the same way. A hazard to divers.

If anything, it is the other way around. Humans are a hazard to the sharks.