Great white sharks, particularly juveniles, are common in Southern California.
The young ones are partial to the regions, thanks mostly in part to the favorable conditions – a buffet of their preffered food (stingrays and small fish), the warmer water, and the relative lack of predators. It’s like little league for the young ones, before they enter the big leagues offshore and up north on the California coast.
However, during a recent scan of Santa Monica, shark documenter Carlos Gauna (aka The Malibu Artist) spotted something peculiar – an adult great white, measuring in around 15-feet, cruising just near the Los Angeles County pier…