Shark Attack

Deborah Franzman died after being bitten by a 15-18 foot shark off Avila Beach in Central California last Tuesday. The attack heightened public awareness of sharks, buoyed by sightings of great whites swimming off San Onofre Beach, a popular area for surfing. Patt Morrison dives into the subject with Michael Domeier, PhD., President of the Pfleger Institute of Environmental Research, a non-profit dedicated to researching and promoting important issues in marine biology and fisheries, and Peter Pyle, farallon biologist at Point Reyes Bird Observatory to discuss the sharks living along our coastline--what they eat, their behavior, and what marine biologists are learning about them through satellite tracking.