How Worried Should You Be About Shark Attacks on the California Coast?

Bay Curious

KQED

History, Society & Culture, Places & Travel

4.9 • 999 Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2018

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

Learn why our coastline is called the Red Triangle and how you can minimize the risk of an encounter with a great white shark. Reported by Jessica Placzek. Bay Curious is made by Olivia Allen-Price, Jessica Placzek, Paul Lancour, Ryan Levi, Suzie Racho, Erika Kelly, Amanda Font, and Julia McEvoy. Holly Kernan is Vice President for News. Theme music by Pat Mesiti-Miller. Ask us a question at BayCurious.org. Follow Olivia Allen-Price on Twitter @oallenprice.

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0:00.0	From K-QED.
0:02.0	It's October 2015.
0:03.0	It's October 2015.
0:10.0	Taurus on Alcatra's watch as a bloody scene unfolds.
0:14.0	See, that's a great white!
0:17.0	Oh my God!
0:18.0	Holy God!
0:19.0	A great white shark devours a seal, turning the water bright red chunks of seal float on the surface.
0:26.0	Its hardest flooding away.
0:28.0	Brutal.
0:29.0	What'd you think of that, Keaton?
0:30.0	That's the best thing I've ever seen in my life. I'm Olivia Allen Price.
0:36.0	You're listening to Bay Curious, a podcast where we answer
0:39.0	listener questions about the Bay Area.
0:41.0	This week we're talking about sharks. You may love them or hate them, but should we fear
0:46.4	them? Support for Bay Curious is brought to you by Sierra Nevada Brewing Company, still family-owned, operated, and argued over.
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1:01.3	Visit Sierra Nevada.com to find your new favorite beer today.
1:06.2	This week's question-asker is Michelle Terrell.
1:08.9	She's the mother of five kids and they moved from the East Coast out to Mill Valley six years ago.
1:13.6	My kids wanted to learn how to surf.
1:16.2	And I would say half joking when they got back from surf camp, I'm glad a shark didn't
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