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Post by survalli on Jun 2, 2010 21:31:43 GMT -8
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Post by uwaztec on Jun 5, 2010 7:20:07 GMT -8
Interesting how this has evolved. Back in the film days, when there were a lot less photographers, and images of harbor seals were still somewhat valuable in the stock image image market.....we would go down to the Casa when the first couple seals hauled out (approx. 1992) on the Casa beach. Before then, it was pretty difficult to get harbor seals full frame on land. Go to any harbor seal rookery on an offshore island and try to approach harbor seals by foot...you won't even get close, they completely panic and rush into the water. That's how it was at any harbor seal colony we tried to photograph before the Casa situation. Sure, the seals at "seal rock" off the Shell beach were getting acclimated, but nothing like it is at the Casa today. Historically, the Casa Beach harbor seal colony would have never existed because of the easy access to the colony by predators..both animal and human (native Americans). Side note, I have photographed two harbor seals bleeding to death on the beach due to shark bite wounds...... so tourists are occasionally reminded that they are not at Sea World!
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Post by 84aztec96 on Jun 13, 2010 20:44:05 GMT -8
It would be interesting to see how many seals have been eaten by sharks off of La Jolla, and if the sharks are sticking around more. I can't believe we don't have frequent shark attacks, with the number of swimmers, divers, kayaks, surfers, etc. They must really not be interested in eating us! BTW I have seen two dead seals via shark attack in the last three years (which isn't saying much, because I surf about 3 x week).
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Post by 83aztec on Jun 14, 2010 14:01:43 GMT -8
It would be interesting to see how many seals have been eaten by sharks off of La Jolla, and if the sharks are sticking around more. I can't believe we don't have frequent shark attacks, with the number of swimmers, divers, kayaks, surfers, etc. They must really not be interested in eating us! BTW I have seen two dead seals via shark attack in the last three years (which isn't saying much, because I surf about 3 x week). There have been a lot more sevengill shark sitings this year. They do feed on seals but have not attached a human as of yet. When the man in the gray suit appears then all bets are off. |
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Post by uwaztec on Jun 14, 2010 14:28:32 GMT -8
It would be interesting to see how many seals have been eaten by sharks off of La Jolla, and if the sharks are sticking around more. I can't believe we don't have frequent shark attacks, with the number of swimmers, divers, kayaks, surfers, etc. They must really not be interested in eating us! BTW I have seen two dead seals via shark attack in the last three years (which isn't saying much, because I surf about 3 x week). There have been a lot more sevengill shark sitings this year. They do feed on seals but have not attached a human as of yet. When the man in the gray suit appears then all bets are off. White sharks (luckily for us) are much more selective then most people think. Take a look at www.topp.org and look at tagged white sharks and their migration patterns. The annual triathlon at Pacific Grove is set at the same (September) time harbor seals are regularly eaten right off Hopkins marine Station, a mile away. White sharks have occasionally been observed eating harbor seals outside the kelp line off the Casa. Last year a friend of mine came across a white shark eating a sea lion at the nine-mile bank. Very rarely, white sharks make a mistake...such as the poor guy off Fletcher Cove a couple years ago. If the people who regularly swim to the second buoy off the Cove knew which animal had at least sensed their presence...but decided to pass... they might not be able to do it anymore. |
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