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Jellyfish and Stingrays and Great Whites, Oh My!

By Scott MartelleJul 16th 2010 – 11:30AM
Ken Cedeno, Corbis

Ken Cedeno, Corbis

(July 16) -- This could go down as the Summer of the Sea Creatures. Over the past few days in Southern California, boaters have encountered rare black sea nettles, or black jellyfish, in San Diego Bay, and some two dozen people were stung by a cluster of stingrays at La Jolla Shores beach, several miles away. On the East...

Great White Shark Alerts Posted on July 4th Weekend for Northeast, California

By David KnowlesJul 2nd 2010 – 12:59PM

If it were a movie, it might be titled "Jaws: Coast-to-Coast." Coinciding with the 4th of July weekend, officials in California and Massachusetts have posted new great white shark warnings to ocean boaters and bathers seeking a reprieve from the summer heat. In the Northeast, a 7-foot long great white was recently...

Background on great white sharks

The great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias, also known as the great white, white pointer, white shark, or white death, is a large lamniform shark found in coastal surface waters in all major oceans.

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