But Gizmodo writer Casey Chan is not impressed with the People. Frankly, he loathes the "bunch of reasonless rabblerousers," according to his recent article, "PETA Doesn't Give a Shit About Humans." more ›

An OC camp counselor yesterday saw a baby great white shark 20 feet off the shore, and instead of shrieking and heading for the most landlocked land he could fine, the amateur photographer went to his car, grabbed his camera equipment and headed into the water, reports orangecounty.com. Trent Friedmann, who works at Ocean Adventure Camp in Newport Beach, said that he knew not to be afraid of the shark... more ›

How many fisherman does it take to reel in an 11-foot shortfin mako shark? Four. This mammoth sea beast met its fate during this weekend's shark tournament out of Channel Islands Harbor, as reported by myFox LA. more ›

Local radio personality Diana Nyad, 61, is getting ready to finish something she started 30 years ago: a swim from Cuba to the Florida Keys, reports the Washington Post. Nyad, who hosts sports show "The Score" on KCRW, has been a long-distance endurance athlete for most of her life. In 1978, when she was 29, she attempted to swim the distance between a point on the shore in Cuba all the way to Florida. more ›

For those among us who watched "Jaws" at too young an age and have lingering terror about the ocean because of it, some good news: researchers at UC Davis found that there are fewer great white sharks living off the California coast than they expected. According to the Daily News, biologists navigated small boats into waters believed to be heavily populated by great whites and counted 131, by taking identifying pictures of each shark's unique dorsal fin. more ›

Three Santa Barbara County beaches closed Friday after a 19-year-old man was killed by a shark have reopened, according to the LA Times. Over the weekend, patrols and observations provided no shark sightings at Surf, Wall and Minutemen beaches around the Vandenberg Air Force Base. more ›

The day after a young surfer was killed by a shark in the waters off Surf Beach in Santa Barbara County, his friend, Matthew Garcia, is describing the gruesome incident to the press. more ›

Three beaches around Vandenberg Air Force Base have been shut down for at least three days after a body surfer this morning was fatally bitten by a shark. The incident happened this morning at Surf Beach, which is officially a base beach, but is publicly accessible via the Lompoc area. more ›

In light of a recent viral video of a great white shark caught off the Orange County coast and other sightings seen in La Jolla and Pacific Palisades, lifeguards throughout Southern California are cautioning beachgoers at local beaches. But is there really cause for concern? more ›

Last week a Dana Point surfer caught a close-up encounter with a great white shark on video and uploaded it to the web. No doubt, it became a viral hit. Now researchers from the Monterey Bay Aquarium have identified it as one they tagged to track via satellite. more ›

Just two days after National Park Rangers issued a warning that great white sharks have been feeding on sea lions off Santa Barbara Island, a surfer in Pismo Beach was bitten by a shark, according to KTLA. more ›

We're well into Shark Week 2008! Last night was a lot of fun and there's more to come tonight, I've highlighted the "Greenland Shark Quest" below as the one to watch. If TV sharks aren't enough, of course Discovery Channel's Shark Week website has a bunch of news, scientific info, and games all tied into Shark Week - my fave is "Go Shark Yourself" which is creepy gross and fun at the same time. Once you've exhausted the resources of the Discovery Channel, don't forget the old standby (and incredible resource) called National Geographic, which also has a website dedicated to sharks: tons and tons of cool pics, a shark attack survival guide, and videos including this insane one of a giant octopus vs. a shark! I don't think I've written the word "shark" this many times in one sitting before. more ›

The shark attack near Catalina Island this past weekend is the 148 confirmed shark attacks along the Pacific Coast since 1900, according to the OC Register's Beach Blog. They say most have been investigation attacks and not predatory. “The shark was not interested at all in eating her, otherwise it would have stayed in the area and eaten her," explained Shark expert Ralph Collier. Over the weekend, a woman kayaking off Catalina was flung into the air when a shark bumped into her vessel. She landed on top of the shark, but swam to shore safely. more ›

A woman kayaking off the coast of Catalina Island had a close encounter with a shark this weekend. "I couldn't believe it and all of a sudden when I seen the fin I realized this is not a whale -- this is a shark," she told KCAL9. "By the time I thought that ... the shark was already cruising under me and lifting the kayak up with its body, and I landed out of the kayak right onto the shark's body." The shark reportedly swam away as the woman began to safely swim towards shore.
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Many of you probably first remember seeing Sarah Carter as the recipient of Drama and Turtle's affection in the memorable Sundance episode of . On June 19th, she and a group of intrepid mountaineers climbed Mount Shasta in an effort to raise money for the Breast Cancer Fund. LAist spoke with Sarah just prior to the climb. more ›

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Shark attacks are rare, but you wouldn’t know it watching the 20th anniversary of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel. From catching a few of the shows so far this week, it seems like swimmers and scuba divers serve as chum more often than not for great whites and company. (Sheesh. And we needed another reason to stay out of Santa Monica beaches?) more ›

Last night was the premiere of Shark on CBS. It takes place in Los Angeles. Problem: The Mayor doesn't have secret service looking agents. He has LAPD when on the job. Question: Why does the Mayor look like Los Angeles city councilman Tony Cardenas (played by Carlos Gómez)? Kudos: For filming on location or faking the County's downtown drab marble interiors quite well. We liked: The Los Angeles natural light. We didn't like: The... more ›

Six Degrees doesn't start at 10:00 pm. It starts at 10:01 pm. Ohhhh, but LA Times says 10:02 pm. Now that's true drama. Does it really matter? No. That's because at 10:00 pm, a Los Angeles based show begins. Spike Lee directed this pilot episode of Shark. 8 pm My Name Is Earl (NBC) 8:30 pm The Office (NBC) 9 pm Grey's Anatomy (ABC) 10:01 pm Six Degrees (ABC) 9 pm CSI (CBS) 10... more ›