Due to two “reliable” shark sightings on Mon., Aug. 10, officials of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area have closed Stinson Beach (Marin Co.) for at least five days, starting on Tues., Aug. 11.
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its because of those researchers at bolinas that decapitated the 7 foot long seal and just left it’s corpse on the shore. all of its juices are just floatin around in the channel and it’s attracting sharks.
I like how they pick an arbitrary number like 5 days. Like the sharks checked into a hotel with their Marriot Travel Rewards for a week long getaway.
Ha, seriously. What does 5 days have to do with anything?
5 days means its safe and they clearly did something about the threat.
Wheres the ‘rolls eyes’ emoticon when you need it.
Stupid rules for stupid people.
A decapitated seal is a sign of sharks, not “researchers”. Paranoid much?
i actually met and talked to the researcher who told me he cut the sharks head off while he was treating a sick seal that was alone further down the beach
Poor sharky, Il bet he gets it hard to bite people with his head missing. But on a serious note it is a scientist that cuts the head off dead seals that show up along the coast in the name of research. I have seen them at OB and in pacifica.
How exactly do you close a beach? I mean so the beach is closed. Is there giant sticky tape across the whole thing to catch people who try to access it? Is it a small driveway blocked with a metal bar you can jump over and duck under? If I decide I want to go walk on the beach and let my feet get wet by the surf what’s stopping me? Does some shlep that works for the park service just sit there in a jeep on the beach for five days with his lights on warning people with his bullhorn if they get close? I agree with the other commenters. The idea that the park people have the arrival and departure times for the sharks is pretty amusing.
who cares stinson sucks anyways close it all year who wants to risk being attacked over a two foot close out
Carl: Good one for calling like it is!!
wise up, dead sea lions are all over the place right now, one researcher decap’ing one washup is no big deal.
where i live there are 5+ rotting on a 1 mile stretch. we’re still surfing. we’re still all in one piece.
so far.
wow. researchers cutting the heads off seals and sharks? what kind of research is that?
“this week on the shark channel, marklin perkins will cut the heads off sharks and seals to see just how much they weigh on average. this important research will save millions of lives and let us truly uncover the mysteries of the ocean…. “
Darn ! Mushy ankle to knee high, crowded with learners on longboards and crappy shape year round is Stinson ! Oh we don’t want to miss a day of that !
Thanks to the Marine Mammal Center who cut the heads off of dead seals and leave the carcus for the sharks. Nice going!
Yes, Stinson has lots of close outs, so keep surfing Linda Mar.
The closing of a beach for 5 days is all due to the usual amount of time a GW shark will stay in the area looking for food…..if no other shark sightings in the area then you will be free to go back in and surf the 2 foot mush.