great whites in hawaii

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The Great white uses his sonar sense to "see", as to me, he is the "Mr. Magoo" of the sea having extremely poor vision. This also helps in the cccold, murky waters along the mainland coast. My father in law was a swimmer for the Coast Guard and his duty covered the "Great White triangle", an area from roughly Santa Cruz Ca to the Farralon Islands out West of S.F., then over to Pt Arena Lightstation North of S.F. This is supposedly one of their breeding areas and thrive off of the stuff that flows out of SF bay, and elephant seals in the Ano Nuevo area North of Santa Cruz. He swam in what most would call shark infested waters, and my wife learned to swim in Tomales Bay, right in the Northern sector of the "triangle" I, myself swam and surfed the coast, and abalone dove the Northern coastal areas of this triangle. Saw one, fortunately a kelp bed was nearby to swim into and observe as he cruised by. Adrenaline rush of fear and awe was definitely there, as well as a "wetter" feel in my wetsuit! You don' t have kelp here, so I guess I'll just have to flatten myself against a rock, or find a puka in the rocks below to hide in until he passes. Probably cruising for a bright white tourist flailing on the surface. Looks just like an elephant seal to them, their favorite food!

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