10-24-2012, 06:06 PM
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Considering that he was on a surfboard and about 100 yards out it was very likely a Great White. Expert schmexpert.....it's fairly easy to figure out by looking at the spread and arc of the bite marks.
Although Great Whites are much more common a bit farther north near the Farallon Islands close to San Francisco, there's no reason to discount the species from being the likely culprit 250 or so miles to the south.
Bull sharks generally come in closer to shore to waters 3 - 10 feet deep to hunt and have a much smaller mouth spread. Tiger sharks have a narrower jaw spread and don't have the appetite for seals that whites do. These 3 species are responsible for the majority of bites to humans.
Given the circumstances it seems to be a white taking an intended injury bite of what it thought was a seal.
Although Great Whites are much more common a bit farther north near the Farallon Islands close to San Francisco, there's no reason to discount the species from being the likely culprit 250 or so miles to the south.
Bull sharks generally come in closer to shore to waters 3 - 10 feet deep to hunt and have a much smaller mouth spread. Tiger sharks have a narrower jaw spread and don't have the appetite for seals that whites do. These 3 species are responsible for the majority of bites to humans.
Given the circumstances it seems to be a white taking an intended injury bite of what it thought was a seal.
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