Ocean – Page 3

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Close Call: Shark Swims Within Feet of Kayaker in Monterey Bay
- Entertainment
Cue the “Jaws” music. A helicopter company on Tuesday shared footage of a shark closely circling a kayaker in the Monterey Bay near Aptos. Giancarlo Thomae at one point ended up in the water just feet away from the patrolling shark, but he appears to be OK following the close encounter captured on video. At the beginning of […]
May 09May 09
‘Bloom’ of Bioluminescence Lights Up San Diego Beaches
- Community
A spectacular bright blue glow is coming from San Diego’s ocean thanks to a red tide offshore, according to Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Photographers captured the bioluminescent display at local beaches Tuesday night. Scripps scientists Michael Latz said the eerie blue glow under the ocean’s surface is created by a massive number of dinoflagellates, small […]

Close Call: Shark Swims Within Feet of Kayaker in Monterey Bay