Comments on: Shark Sightings Close Stinson Beach in Marin on Tuesday, August 11, 2009

By: Ray

Ray — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 16:15:52 +0000

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.

By: kapu415

kapu415 — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:23:30 +0000

Yes, Stinson has lots of close outs, so keep surfing Linda Mar.

By: kapu415

kapu415 — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 22:16:47 +0000

Thanks to the Marine Mammal Center who cut the heads off of dead seals and leave the carcus for the sharks. Nice going!

By: Doofus

Doofus — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:40:47 +0000

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 !

By: matt

matt — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:24:26 +0000

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…. “

By: dart

dart — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 07:37:37 +0000

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.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:33:55 +0000

Carl: Good one for calling like it is!!

By: Carl

Carl — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:59:28 +0000

who cares stinson sucks anyways close it all year who wants to risk being attacked over a two foot close out

By: beachbum

beachbum — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 18:01:31 +0000

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.

By: sillageman

sillageman — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 05:33:47 +0000

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.