{"id":802451,"date":"2026-05-17T08:19:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/802451\/"},"modified":"2026-05-17T08:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-17T08:19:21","slug":"shark-season-could-be-brutal-in-socal-this-summer-experts-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/802451\/","title":{"rendered":"Shark season could be brutal in SoCal this summer, experts warn"},"content":{"rendered":"

It\u2019s gonna be a hot shark summer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Great white sharks are expected to increase in number within Southern California\u2019s waters this summer due to a particularly warm Pacific Ocean, an expert said.<\/a><\/p>\n

Dr. Chris Lowe, a professor of marine biology and director of the Shark Lab at Cal State, Long Beach, says researchers saw a boom in baby white shark<\/a> births in February, something which usually happens in April.<\/p>\n

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He says the births are due to a marine heat wave that started in December. NBC SAN DIEGO<\/p>\n

He says the births are due to a marine heat wave<\/a> that started in December.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhite sharks are actually really good meteorologists,\u201d Lowe told NBC San Diego.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhite sharks are actually really good meteorologists,\u201d Lowe told NBC San Diego. NBC SAN DIEGO<\/p>\n

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He says the births are due to a marine heat wave that started in December. California State University<\/p>\n

Marine heatwaves occur when ocean temperatures are much warmer than usual for an extended period of time, according to NOAA. <\/a>The current marine heat wave,\u00a0NEP25A, set the record for the largest maximum area for a marine heatwave within the Northeast Pacific region\u00a0analyzed at NOAA since 1982.<\/p>\n

The agency had been tracking the heat wave since May 2025 and said it reached its maximum size in September.<\/p>\n

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The agency had been tracking the heat wave since May 2025 and said it reached its maximum size in September. Integrated Ecosystem Assessment<\/p>\n

Lowe said the increase in sharks poses a minimal risk to humans. His lab\u2019s research shows sharks tend to ignore humans.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless, a California man was seriously injured in March due to a shark attack.<\/a><\/p>\n

The man sustained injuries to both legs while surfing near Big River Beach in Mendocino Headlands State Park on the evening of March 18,\u00a0according to the California State Lifeguards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

He was later transported to a hospital in Fort Bragg for further treatment, and nearby beaches were closed for 48 hours after the incident.<\/p>\n