Shark Lab director explains great white shark encounter off California coast

Published November 3, 2026
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Shark Lab Beach Safety Team
CSULB Shark Lab Safety Team

CSULB Shark Lab director Chris Lowe was featured in the Los Angeles Times following a kayaker’s close encounter with a great white shark near Half Moon Bay. Lowe explained that adult male white sharks are returning from offshore migrations, attracted to coastal hunting grounds populated by northern elephant seals.

 

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Professor Chris Lowe
Chris Lowe