Great White Shark Helicopter San Francisco Bay Prank

For some reason we are often contacted with questions regarding White Sharks in the San Francisco Bay. We are not scientists and do not have this kind of data, but the question is so frequent we thought we would write it here. Our understanding is that there has not been a "great" white shark sited in the San Francisco Bay since the 1960s. (go figure) This popular photoshop email hoax above with a helicopter and shark perhaps generated some of the questioning. We at Bay Adventures do marine event coordination and chase boats for swims on the San Francisco Bay such as the "Escape from Alcatraz Swim" and the "Sharkfest" and no one seems remotely worried about sharks. We have seen some Leopard Sharks in Richardson Bay, but no white sharks.......

The Idea of the San Francisco Bay being shark infested waters was probably generated in part to add to the fear factor to prisoners on the Island of Alactraz. The prison at Alcatraz was supposed to be inescapable because of the "shark infested waters", cold water temperatures and rip tides. Currently in the 21st century, triathalons are very popular here in the San Francisco Bay Area and many incorporate a swim in the Bay. Again, our understanding is that there has not been a white shark siting since the 60's.

SFBayWhalewatching.com does, however, have trips to the Farallons to look for white sharks.

Great White Shark at Montery Bay Aquarium Video. SFBAYIMAGES.tv
Great White Shark Monterey Bay Aquarium Video by SFBAYIMAGES.com. This is young white shark, the aquariums 2nd and the video was captured in 2005. Hosted on SFYoutube.com. All Right Reserved.

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Great White Shark season at the Farallon Islands is August through November. During these months, there is a higher possibility of spotting a "great" white shark from SFBAYWHALEWATCHING.com Farallon Island expeditions. Please note, their trips are not "Shark Watching Expeditions", Don't want to mislead anyone, They are Natural History Whale Watching Expediditons with the possiblity of seeing a white shark. The possiblity is also increased if you visit the Farllon Islands at Full Tide. The full tide allows the sharks to grab a seal or sea lion of the rocks easier. The full tides are indicated on our schedules. This photo of a "Great" White Shark was taken near the Farallon Islands from one of our expeditions. The birds flying away in the picture is what alerted us to the fact that the shark would surface. On this particular day we had two expert naturalists on board who were able to identify the shark and teach us more about sharks. This Great White Shark was about 25 feet long as you can scale from the sailboat in the picture below. The shark was eatting a seal and surfaced a few times while doing so. We were able to observe him for about 15-20 mintues. It was very exciting. The Farallon Islands are home to many types of sharks including the great white shark.

White Sharks are currently at a near extinction level and are being lobbied to be put on the endangered species list. The studies at the Farallon Islands have revealed much about these creatures, while I have referred to the shark as "Great White Sharks" in this description, they are more officially or scientifically being called "White Sharks" rather then "Great White Sharks".

The Farallon Islands are 27 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. The Farallon Islands is a haven for Northern fur seals, harbor seals, elephant seals, California Sea Lions, stellar sea lions and a breeding ground for more sea birds then any other spont in the Continental US.

We provide "Nature Expeditions" to the Farallon Islands. The trips are narrated by local marine biology experts, pointing out seabird species, local history, sea mammals and their activites, sharks, geology, and the wide diversity of wildlife. We have seen many types whales, many types of sharks including great white sharks, portuguese man of war Jellyfish, seabirds, and sea lions. Our trips are naratted by expert Naturalists who will describe what we see. Our trips highly regard the marine sanctuary with respect, we take photography and leave nothing behind. Our trips are strictly "watching" and observing nature as we find it. Please do not bring anything to throw in the water.

For some reason we are often contacted with questions regarding White Sharks in the San Francisco Bay. We are not scientists and do not have this kind of data, but the question is so frequent we thought we would write it here. Our understanding is that there has not been a "great" white shark sited in the San Francisco Bay since the 1960s. (go figure)

Great White Adventures Provides Scuba Divers with the opportunity to observe Great White Sharks up close in their natural environment. They have trips running Wednesday through Sunday in the Shark Season.
Great White Adventures
875 A Island Dr. #338
Alameda, CA 94502-6768
510-814-8256
dive@greatwhiteadventures.com
Great White Adventures

Near by is the Cordell Bank National Marine Santuary. This Sanctuary was set aside in 1981. It protects an underwater mountain range and one of the richest marine habitats on the West Coast. The Cordell Banks marks the edge of the Continental Shelf.

For More Information on the Farallon Islands:
Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Sanctuary Visitor Center at Crissy Field in San Francisco.
The Presidio, Building 991
San Francisco, CA 94129
phone: 415-561-6622
fax: 415-561-6616
web: http://farallones.nos.noaa.gov
email:farallones@noaa.gov
or their main web site at: Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association The Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association (FMSA) is a non-profit, cooperating association that helps protect the resources managed by the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary through collaborative education, interpretation, outreach, and research.
Great White Shark size being scaled by 40 foot Sailboat in background. We estimated this shark to be about 25 feet long. The dots indicate the dorsal fin and the tail fin. This was a seal feeding event witnessed for about 20 minutes. During the fall, the possibility exists to see white sharks feeding in their natural habitat. This possibity is even higher on the day were we will be there during a high tide.


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Great White Shark at the Golden Gate Bridge Compostion Photograph of two unrelated photos: one, a picture of an American Air National Guard helicopter on a training mission near the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco (flipped horizontally); the other, of a great white shark breaching in the waters near South Africa. The photo above was a classic email hoax circa 2002, with the onset of available digital imaging and composition. The composite image, which claimed to be National Geographic's "Photo of the Year," was spliced together from a U.S. Air Force photo taken near San Francisco's Golden Gate Bridge and a photo of a shark from South Africa. More on: the helicopter shark email hoax at the National Geographic web site. More on: Charles Maxwell, the photographer of the breeching shark, is an underwater cinematographer based in Cape Town, South Africa. A keen diver and lover of the marine environment for 35 years, Maxwell has made documentaries for the National Geographic Society and the BBC. He talks about his life's work and shares some of his favorite underwater images on the National Geographic website as well. Helicopter photograph by Lance Cheung/U.S. Air Force Photo, Shark photograph by Charles Maxwell For some reason we are often contacted with questions regarding White Sharks in the San Francisco Bay. We are not scientists and do not have this kind of data, but the question is so frequent we thought we would write it here. Our understanding is that there has not been a "great" white shark sited in the San Francisco Bay since the 1960s. (go figure) This popular photoshop email hoax above with a helicopter and shark perhaps generated some of the questioning. We at Bay Adventures do marine event coordination and chase boats for swims on the San Francisco Bay such as the "Escape from Alcatraz Swim" and the "Sharkfest" and no one seems remotely worried about sharks. We have seen some Leopard Sharks in Richardson Bay, but no white sharks....... The Idea of the San Francisco Bay being shark infested waters was probably generated in part to add to the fear factor to prisoners on the Island of Alactraz. The prison at Alcatraz was supposed to be inescapable because of the "shark infested waters", cold water temperatures and rip tides. Currently in the 21st century, triathalons are very popular here in the San Francisco Bay Area and many incorporate a swim in the Bay. Again, our understanding is that there has not been a white shark siting since the 60's. SFBayWhalewatching.com does, however, have trips to the Farallons to look for white sharks. Great White Shark at Montery Bay Aquarium Video. SFBAYIMAGES.tv Great White Shark Monterey Bay Aquarium Video by SFBAYIMAGES.com. This is young white shark, the aquariums 2nd and the video was captured in 2005. Hosted on SFYoutube.com. All Right Reserved. MORE ON GREAT WHITE SHARKS: Great White Shark season at the Farallon Islands is August through November. During these months, there is a higher possibility of spotting a "great" white shark from SFBAYWHALEWATCHING.com Farallon Island expeditions. Please note, their trips are not "Shark Watching Expeditions", Don't want to mislead anyone, They are Natural History Whale Watching Expediditons with the possiblity of seeing a white shark. The possiblity is also increased if you visit the Farllon Islands at Full Tide. The full tide allows the sharks to grab a seal or sea lion of the rocks easier. The full tides are indicated on our schedules. This photo of a "Great" White Shark was taken near the Farallon Islands from one of our expeditions. The birds flying away in the picture is what alerted us to the fact that the shark would surface. On this particular day we had two expert naturalists on board who were able to identify the shark and teach us more about sharks. This Great White Shark was about 25 feet long as you can scale from the sailboat in the picture below. The shark was eatting a seal and surfaced a few times while doing so. We were able to observe him for about 15-20 mintues. It was very exciting. The Farallon Islands are home to many types of sharks including the great white shark. White Sharks are currently at a near extinction level and are being lobbied to be put on the endangered species list. The studies at the Farallon Islands have revealed much about these creatures, while I have referred to the shark as "Great White Sharks" in this description, they are more officially or scientifically being called "White Sharks" rather then "Great White Sharks". The Farallon Islands are 27 miles off the coast of San Francisco, California in the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary. The Farallon Islands is a haven for Northern fur seals, harbor seals, elephant seals, California Sea Lions, stellar sea lions and a breeding ground for more sea birds then any other spont in the Continental US. We provide "Nature Expeditions" to the Farallon Islands. The trips are narrated by local marine biology experts, pointing out seabird species, local history, sea mammals and their activites, sharks, geology, and the wide diversity of wildlife. We have seen many types whales, many types of sharks including great white sharks, portuguese man of war Jellyfish, seabirds, and sea lions. Our trips are naratted by expert Naturalists who will describe what we see. Our trips highly regard the marine sanctuary with respect, we take photography and leave nothing behind. Our trips are strictly "watching" and observing nature as we find it. Please do not bring anything to throw in the water. For some reason we are often contacted with questions regarding White Sharks in the San Francisco Bay. We are not scientists and do not have this kind of data, but the question is so frequent we thought we would write it here. Our understanding is that there has not been a "great" white shark sited in the San Francisco Bay since the 1960s. (go figure) Great White Adventures Provides Scuba Divers with the opportunity to observe Great White Sharks up close in their natural environment. They have trips running Wednesday through Sunday in the Shark Season. Great White Adventures 875 A Island Dr. #338 Alameda, CA 94502-6768 510-814-8256 dive@greatwhiteadventures.com Great White Adventures Near by is the Cordell Bank National Marine Santuary. This Sanctuary was set aside in 1981. It protects an underwater mountain range and one of the richest marine habitats on the West Coast. The Cordell Banks marks the edge of the Continental Shelf. For More Information on the Farallon Islands: Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Sanctuary Visitor Center at Crissy Field in San Francisco. The Presidio, Building 991 San Francisco, CA 94129 phone: 415-561-6622 fax: 415-561-6616 web: http://farallones.nos.noaa.gov email:farallones@noaa.gov or their main web site at: Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association The Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association (FMSA) is a non-profit, cooperating association that helps protect the resources managed by the Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary through collaborative education, interpretation, outreach, and research. Great White Shark size being scaled by 40 foot Sailboat in background. We estimated this shark to be about 25 feet long. The dots indicate the dorsal fin and the tail fin. This was a seal feeding event witnessed for about 20 minutes. During the fall, the possibility exists to see white sharks feeding in their natural habitat. This possibity is even higher on the day were we will be there during a high tide.	Great White Shark Links Great White Sharks Migrate A new study is shattering old beliefs about the great white shark -- one of the largest, most awe-inspiring predators in the sea Shark Research Committee Shark Research Program Shark Images from Douglas J. Long, UCMP Orca Eats Great White Shark at the Farallon Islands, 1997 2M/15 sec. QuickTime movie Clip of Orca Eatting the Great White Shark More on white sharks at National Geographic To Learn More Monterey Bay Aquarium Stienhart Aquarium Gulf of the Farallones National Marine Sanctuary Great White Adventures Provides SCUBA DIVERS with the opportunity to observe Great White Sharks up close in their natural environment at the Farallon Islands. 510-814-8256 Great White Adventures California Sea Lion, April 25, 2004.Farallon Islands The Farallon Islands serve as a breeding ground for many species including seals and sea lions. Great White Sharks find these to be quite tasty and have even been seen nosing right up and pulling them right off the rocks. photography © sfbayimages.com 2003 all rights reserved There are literally hundreds of seals below the arch in this photograph. Great White Sharks make the Farallon Islands a migrating destination in October and November. Chances are pretty good for spotting a great white shark in our fall Farallon Islands Expeditions. Farallon Islands �www.sfbayimages.com 2003 Great White Shark Season is August/November. We have spotted great whites feeding. 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