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Jun 30 2021 1:04 pm
  • catalina

Shark bites kayaker near Catalina Island, lifeguards say

City News Service

A kayaker was airlifted to a hospital for surgery today after being bitten on one hand by a shark near Parsons Landing at Catalina Island.

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May 14 2021 11:23 am
  • sharks

TV show to spotlight CSULB student who studies the diet of SoCal sharks

Sebastian Echeverry

On Saturday, a CBS show called Mission Unstoppable will feature Yamilla Samara and her technique for discovering what juvenile white sharks eat.

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Jun 19 2019 12:00 am
  • sharks

Brain-eating bacteria suspected in shark death on Junipero Beach

Valerie Osier

Lifeguards saw the thresher shark alive Sunday and pushed it back out to sea. It kept coming back to shore and was found Monday dead.

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Feb 15 2019 5:44 pm
  • sharks

CSULB’s Shark Lab begins prepping lifeguards across California for shark season

Valerie Osier

Lifeguards from the Central Coast of California to the beaches of San Diego gathered Friday for the first time since 2014 to hear the latest on sharks from Long Beach’s leading expert on the creature, Chris Lowe, the director of the Shark Lab.

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Jun 15 2018 10:08 am
  • sharks

UPDATE: California Budget Approves Funding Request for Shark Research, Beach Safety

Asia Morris

The Legislature approved the 2018-19 budget Thursday and included Assemblymember Patrick O’Donnell’s request for funding to research increasing shark sightings.

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Mar 13 2018 1:29 pm
  • sharks

Shark Day at CSULB Serves as Community Education Event

Angela Truong

Shark Lab Director Dr. Chris Lowe and Assemblyman Patrick O’Donnell hosted Shark Day with an educational event on white sharks on Saturday at Cal State Long Beach.

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