Great white shark spotted among Calif. surfers

SAN DIEGO -- Two miles of beach in San Diego were open Friday despite a series of recent shark sightings.

One shark was caught in a photo Wednesday.

Its tail fin can clearly be seen in the photo, which was taken by a viewer of CBS affiliate KFMB in San Diego.

Experts identified it as a 10- to 12-foot great white.

There have been three confirmed shark sightings along that coastline in a week.

In one of the others, a foot-long dorsal fin was seen Wednesday, KFMB says. Hours later, a group of fishermen discovered a dead baby seal at a pier with apparent bite marks.

"The only thing that would have done that is something really with big teeth," fisherman Jeff O'Connor told KFMB. "And we figured it's a shark. And it sure looks like a shark bite."

Beaches were reopened Thursday when patrols found no sign of sharks.

Sharks have been known to go to the area this time of year to feed on seals and sea lions.

Click on the video below to see KFMB's report:

[Waterpup]

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[Lindag10]

Hope the sharks clean out all the seals that are polluting the Cove in La Jolla and restore the balance of nature.

[omded]

Too many bleeding heart seal lovers in the area. The seal population has exploded, and, now the sharks are moving in to feast. The seal lovers want to give the entire ocean to the seals, but, the sharks have other ideas. Good for the sharks! Here's hoping many more seals get attacked. Now, if there was only a way to force the seal lovers to actually look at the dead seals...not so cute when they're full of teeth marks, are they?

Seals are worthless pests, and, if the envirobullies want to force everyone to yield to them, thank God we have sharks to come in and cull the seal population! Now if only we could get the seal lovers to dress up like seals and go for a swim!

[jlmacbean]

Awww c'mon!!! Someone is having some fun with all three networks on this photo. The caudal (tail) fin looks like a blown up version of a tarpon, marlin or sailfish species superimposed onto a possible Great White body. Reminds me of the confirmed 2 Great Whites that were photographed trying to nip the young surfer in South Africa several years ago but those were confirmed.

That is no Great White caudal. Bad airbrushing at best.

P.S. Surfers...do not get lazy and pee in the water...blood in urine...sharks in water.

[jlmacbean]

Awww c'mon!!! Someone is having some fun with all three networks on this photo. The caudal (tail) fin looks like a blown up version of a tarpon, marlin or sailfish species superimposed onto a possible Great White body. Reminds me ofthe confirmed 2 Great Whites that were photographed trying to nip the young surfer in South Africa several years ago but those were confirmed.

That is no Great White caudal. Bad airbrushing at best.

P.S. Surfers...do not get lazy and pee in the water...blood in urine...sharks in water...

[DenverBroncofan]

There would be more if the illegal aliens would swim instead of walk

[Reality_Checkmate]

Re: CBS Early Show: "You can clearly see its dorsal fin" ... That is clearly a tail fin.