On August 29, 2008, Peter Maris was surfing at Ocean Beach a little south of Sloat Blvd. at 8:30 AM. Maris reported the following:

"There was a dense fog with the air temperature in the low 60’s Fahrenheit and water temperature in the high 50’s Fahrenheit. The surf was chest to head high. I had just caught a wave and was in the process of paddling back out when I spotted a large dorsal fin of a shark approximately 40 yards from my position and 100 yards off shore. I would estimate the height of the fin at about 3 feet with a dark gray color. I saw a bit of the shark’s back and the color was also dark gray. The shark was cruising from the south to the north just beyond the impact zone. It is hard to estimate the shark’s length but my sense was that it was 10+ feet in length."

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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