On September 25, 2007 Edward McNulty was surfing at VFW’s at Ocean Beach in San Francisco at approximately 7:45 A.M. He recounted: “Conditions were sloppy with a slight offshore breeze and clear, sunny skies. I was approximately 100 yards off shore. Two dolphins had swam south of my position a few minutes before. I was looking out to sea as a wave crested underneath me and I saw a large, triangular, nearly stationary dorsal fin about 50 yards further outside. With the rising sun it was illuminated beautifully. It had a very broad base and was clearly not a dolphin’s. I have been surfing at OB regularly for years and have never seen anything like that. I instantly turned and paddled inside. When I looked back and watched for several minutes I did not see it again.”

Caution should be exercised when utilizing this location for your ocean water activities. Please report any shark sighting, encounter, or attack to the Shark Research Committee.

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