{"id":10877,"date":"2026-05-30T15:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T15:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=10877"},"modified":"2026-05-30T15:31:47","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T15:31:47","slug":"sharks-are-being-seen-in-local-waters-an-expert-gives-safety-tips-as-people-head-to-the-beach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=10877","title":{"rendered":"Sharks are being seen in local waters, an expert gives safety tips as people head to the beach"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><p>Face the shark, don\u2019t turn your back.<\/p>\n<p>Avoid splashing frantically in fear.<\/p>\n<p>And if it gets close to you and acts aggressively, punch it in the nose or grab it in the gills.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=10871\">What low voter turnout in California means, or not, for June 2 primary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yes, we know the ocean is the shark\u2019s home. But with experts saying conditions are ripe for a \u201csharky summer\u201d off Southern California\u2019s coast, and with more of the sharp-toothed predators hanging out and co-mingling with ocean users, even closing a few local beaches in recent months, people may wonder what to do if they happen to come across a shark out in the ocean.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe only way we\u2019re going to completely stop people from getting bitten is to prevent people from going in the water,\u201d said Cal State Long Beach\u2019s Shark Lab Director Chris Lowe. \u201cAnd nobody wants that.\u201d<\/p>\n<div><ul><div><div><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Maria Korcsmaros, right, looks back to fellow shark attack survivor,...\" class=\"wp-image-10873\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f708432b397902e54d5db3416af4ad10-1024x685.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f708432b397902e54d5db3416af4ad10-1024x685.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f708432b397902e54d5db3416af4ad10-300x201.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f708432b397902e54d5db3416af4ad10-768x514.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f708432b397902e54d5db3416af4ad10-1536x1028.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/f708432b397902e54d5db3416af4ad10.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Maria Korcsmaros, right, looks back to fellow shark attack survivor, Steve Robles, as the begin a swim off the shore at Corona del Mar State Beach in Newport Beach on Friday, May 29, 2026 to mark the 10th anniversary since Korcsmaros survived a shark attack. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kristiina Beary, on surfboard, takes a photo of swimmers, from...\" class=\"wp-image-10874\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a94c6923cc7a9b00a80abb1b43adc172-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a94c6923cc7a9b00a80abb1b43adc172-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a94c6923cc7a9b00a80abb1b43adc172-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a94c6923cc7a9b00a80abb1b43adc172-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a94c6923cc7a9b00a80abb1b43adc172-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a94c6923cc7a9b00a80abb1b43adc172.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Kristiina Beary, on surfboard, takes a photo of swimmers, from left, Val Bath, Maria Korcsmaros, Brandon Gnemi, and Steve Robles, beginning a swim at Corona del Mar State Beach in Newport Beach on Friday, May 29, 2026, to mark the 10th anniversary since Korcsmaros survived a shark attack. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Maria Korcsmaros, left, gets a high-five from Val Bath after...\" class=\"wp-image-10875\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4d730785a4a51d112b8379b969b0c105-1024x695.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4d730785a4a51d112b8379b969b0c105-1024x695.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4d730785a4a51d112b8379b969b0c105-300x204.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4d730785a4a51d112b8379b969b0c105-768x521.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4d730785a4a51d112b8379b969b0c105-1536x1042.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4d730785a4a51d112b8379b969b0c105.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Maria Korcsmaros, left, gets a high-five from Val Bath after they and two others completed a swim at Corona del Mar State Beach in Newport Beach on Friday, May 29, 2026, to mark the 10th anniversary since Korcsmaros survived a shark attack. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><li><div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Swimmers, from left, Val Bath, Maria Korcsmaros and Steve Robles...\" class=\"wp-image-10876\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fbc0cd7986e0944b64f22243e5ab9e8-1024x682.webp\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fbc0cd7986e0944b64f22243e5ab9e8-1024x682.webp 1024w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fbc0cd7986e0944b64f22243e5ab9e8-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fbc0cd7986e0944b64f22243e5ab9e8-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fbc0cd7986e0944b64f22243e5ab9e8-1536x1023.webp 1536w, https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/4fbc0cd7986e0944b64f22243e5ab9e8.webp 1860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>Swimmers, from left, Val Bath, Maria Korcsmaros and Steve Robles wave to friends cheering on the beach after they completed a swim at Corona del Mar State Beach in Newport Beach on Friday, May 29, 2026, to mark the 10th anniversary since Korcsmaros survived a shark attack. Robles is also a shark attack survivor. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><\/div><\/li><\/div><\/div><\/ul><div><div>Maria Korcsmaros, right, looks back to fellow shark attack survivor, Steve Robles, as the begin a swim off the shore at Corona del Mar State Beach in Newport Beach on Friday, May 29, 2026 to mark the 10th anniversary since Korcsmaros survived a shark attack. (Photo by Leonard Ortiz, Orange County Register\/SCNG)\n<\/div><span>Expand<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<p>Maria Korcsmaros knows too well the risks of ocean swimming in the shark\u2019s habitat, having survived a great white shark attack a decade ago that nearly took her life.<\/p>\n<p>To mark the 10-year milestone, she was joined by supporters on Friday, May 29, to swim the waters off Corona del Mar where the 10-foot juvenile took a near-fatal bite into her body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s an honor that I can still swim out there,\u201d Korcsmaros said. \u201cYou don\u2019t want fear to take over something you love and something you want to do. For me, it\u2019s therapy, as well as showing other people that even though it happened to me, I\u2019m still willing to go out and enjoy the ocean and the environment.\u201d<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>But knowledge is safety, and Lowe offers some shark safety tips so people are informed and prepared as they hit the beach.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is a wild place,\u201d Lowe said. \u201cIt is not Disneyland.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Tips on staying safe<\/h4>\n<p>Your chances of being bitten are statistically higher if you\u2019re by yourself than if you\u2019re in a group.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSwim in a group, surf in a group,\u201d Lowe said. \u201cIf you\u2019re off by yourself, then you might increase the chances of a shark mistaking you for food.\u201d<\/p> <div>\n<\/div>\n<p>It\u2019s unknown exactly why sharks bite people, but it\u2019s safe to say there are two categories: either they mistake a person for food or they are defending their territory.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re in a shark\u2019s personal space and it feels threatened, and you are by yourself, it is more likely to come in and give you a little bite, saying \u201cback off,\u201d than if you are in a group, Lowe said.<\/p>\n<p>New data also indicates that sharks are probably most actively feeding during dawn and dusk, so it may be best to not be in the water during those hours, especially by yourself, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLight levels are worse (then), sharks might have a higher probability of not seeing as well and therefore make a mistake,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s also best to stay out of murky or red tide water, Lowe said, noting that two swimmers bitten off Del Mar in recent years were out in those conditions.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMurky water increases your chances of maybe startling a shark and getting bitten,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>OK, so you\u2019ve tried your best to avoid sharks, but still come across one in the ocean. What now?<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to be afraid, he said. But you should always keep your eye on the shark.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLet the shark know you see it. So, if you\u2019re in the water and you\u2019re swimming and you see the shark, track the shark,\u201d he said. \u201cLet the shark know you\u2019re following it, move your body, move your head. They know where your eyes are. If you\u2019re on a surfboard, turn your surfboard towards the shark. All those things let the shark know it\u2019s been seen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you lose track of it, the first place you should always look is behind you, he said. \u201cThat\u2019s just the standard predator behavior for safely investigating something.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And if you don\u2019t see it, keep doing what you\u2019re doing and stay calm, he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s no reason to freak out,\u201d he said. \u201cBased on all the behaviors we\u2019ve seen, there\u2019s people swimming who don\u2019t even know the sharks are there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If the shark is acting aggressively \u2014 if it is coming in close, then veering off and coming back \u2014 and it gets close enough, that\u2019s when you should punch it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe nose is the best,\u201d Lowe said. \u201cThere are good places to just kind of let the shark know it\u2019s getting too close to something that\u2019s going to fight back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf the shark bites you, you definitely want to hit it,\u201d he added. \u201cYou want to fight back. You want to hit in the eyes, you want to hit in the nose, you want to stick your hands in its gills. All those places are sensitive places, and they will get the shark to release.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>OK, so you\u2019ve been bitten and punched the shark in the nose and it let go. Now what?<\/p>\n<p>Always know your surroundings. Korcsmaros was saved by lifeguards in a boat nearby, calling out for help instead of trying to make it to shore and bleeding out.<\/p>\n<p>Swimmer Leeanne Ericson, bitten a year later off San Onofre, was lucky to have people who knew first aid nearby, and strangers on the beach quickly called 911 for help. A helicopter came and swooped her up to a trauma center within 40 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 1 job for people who come across a shark bite victim is to stop the bleeding by applying pressure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou want to apply pressure to try to stop bleeding as quickly as possible because once somebody goes into shock, the chances of them surviving go down,\u201d Lowe said.<\/p>\n<p>If the injury is on the arms or legs, you can apply a tourniquet using a T-shirt or belt, but surf leashes aren\u2019t the best because you want something that is about an inch wide so it can be tight.<\/p>\n<p>Get a person on a surfboard or towel, try not to drag them through the surf and sand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSand in the wounds is really bad,\u201d Lowe said. \u201cIt takes hours and hours on the operating table to remove sand. And a single grain of sand can have bacteria that can cause infection.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So now that we\u2019ve gone through all the what-ifs and safety tips, should people be scared to go to the beach?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think so,\u201d Lowe said. \u201cI think they should definitely do their homework, that there could be more sharks out there \u2026\u00a0 your safety is not guaranteed. You\u2019re the one who has to make the decision on whether you feel comfortable.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=10869\">Election 2026: Orange County voters now have more options to cast their ballots in person<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Lessons learned<\/h4>\n<p>This year is not the first time lukewarm waters have lured the apex predators to the region. A decade ago, a marine heatwave dubbed the \u201cBlob\u201d and an El Ni\u00f1o weather pattern had created warmer waters so pleasant that great white sharks hung out much longer than usual \u2014 conditions experts are forecasting will repeat this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Groups of juvenile sharks were spotted off South Bay, Long Beach, Huntington Beach and San Clemente during that initial shark surge, hanging out for months at a time.<\/p>\n<p>The juveniles like warm water and lots of food, and Orange County is ripe with stingray snacks. Also, Baja-born sharks don\u2019t like waters too warm, so they head north when temperatures there heat up to more than 82 degrees, Lowe said.<\/p>\n<p>Then, a handful of people suffered shark bites, fueling fear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBites are rare,\u201d Lowe said, \u201cand I think we just didn\u2019t know anything about white sharks, what they did, or their behavior. We had very little information about them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The shark bites dominated news headlines as researchers tried to figure out what was happening and how best to arm the public with information.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, the state gave a $3.75 million grant so Shark Lab researchers could learn more and equip lifeguards with tools to report and respond to shark attacks.<\/p>\n<p>In the past decade, the Shark Lab has set out buoys that ping when a tagged shark gets within 300 feet, helping them better learn about their movements. Lifeguards get texts when a tagged shark is nearby, so they can make informed decisions on whether or not it\u2019s a threat to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The Shark Lab also worked with lifeguards to come up with an algorithm on when they should close a beach following a sighting, based on the size of the shark and its behavior \u2014 is it acting aggressively or just cruising by?<\/p>\n<p>Each summer, the lab also deploys \u201cShark Shacks\u201d along the coast to educate the public on sharks.<\/p>\n<p>But with the funds from the original state bill depleted, the Shark Lab will have to start laying people off in August, Lowe said.<\/p>\n<p>A bill making its way through the state legislature asks for $1.7 million in funding; authored by Sen. Tony Strickland, it would allow the Shark Lab to continue research and public outreach and expand efforts to Monterey, where a swimmer was just killed by a shark in December.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re asking people to write letters of support, because that would keep us going at least for another two years,\u201d Lowe said.<\/p>\n<p>One of the most valuable tools that changed the way we look at sharks: the drone.<\/p>\n<p>A decade ago, there weren\u2019t many drones flying around, with very few people understanding how to use them. Shark Lab researchers and lifeguards would have to take expensive helicopter flights to spot sharks off the coast.<\/p>\n<p>But drones make it easier to document sharks, both to show where they are hanging out and their behaviors, and have given an insider\u2019s look into how they act around humans.<\/p>\n<p>And it turns out, they aren\u2019t really all that interested in us.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHundreds of encounters were happening without incident,\u201d Lowe said of what the drones were documenting. \u201cHow do we explain the fact that people aren\u2019t being bitten every day?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The information was revolutionary, he said, the\u00a0first time anyone had quantified how often sharks were around people.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe perception was, if they are nearby, they are going to bite,\u201d he said. \u201cFor the first time, we had documentation that wasn\u2019t true.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So far this year, shark aggregations have been popping up in Los Angeles County near Will Rogers State Beach and Santa Barbara, Lowe said.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s been little activity off Orange County, and San Diego has been quiet, he said.<\/p>\n<p>There may be different types of sharks showing up, such as tiger, bull sharks and smooth hammerheads, Lowe said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are species that we are not used to, they follow the warm water up,\u201d he said.\u00a0\u201cSo these are things that people in Southern California just aren\u2019t used to, but we want to prepare them for what\u2019s potentially coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<h4>Celebrating survival<\/h4>\n<p>Korcsmaros was joined on her 10th anniversary swim by Steve Robles, a Belmont Shores swimmer who was bitten by a shark 12 years ago off Manhattan Beach Pier, as well as friends and lifeguards who came out to support.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust go forward and face your fears, head on. Just overcome it,\u201d said Robles.<\/p>\n<p>A few years ago did his own 15-mile swim off the Channel Islands, he said. \u201cThat was, for me, kind of to prove to myself: I can still do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He, too, has learned much about sharks following his attack.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s sharks everywhere,\u201d he said. \u201cYou have to understand shark behavior. They aren\u2019t after us. We\u2019re not part of their menu.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Instead of fearing sharks, Korcsmaros joined forces with Shark Stewards, a nonprofit that protects and educates the public about shark species, often joining public speaking engagements, with a large one planned on Sept. 10 at the Sports Basement in Long Beach.<\/p>\n<p>She often tells people: Just because it happened to me, doesn\u2019t mean it\u2019s going to happen to you.<\/p>\n<p>And if it does, stay calm.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf I had panicked and swam to shore or did something different, if I hadn\u2019t raised my arm and called for help, screamed out loud, they may not have noticed me, come over and checked on me,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Korcsmaros believes the shark misidentified her as prey.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey don\u2019t have a knife and fork; they have teeth,\u201d she said. \u201cThey have to investigate, bite and figure it out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The biggest advice: Always be aware of where you are swimming and what\u2019s around you.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you see a shark, back away and get out of the water and tell a lifeguard,\u201d Korcsmaros said. \u201cAnd don\u2019t swim alone.\u201d<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/siliconvalleymovingpost.com\/?p=10867\">Temecula\u2019s \u2018smart freeway\u2019 project launches to attack 15 Freeway traffic<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ten years ago, swimmer Maria Korcsmaros was bit by a shark off Newport Beach &#8212; what have we learned since?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10872,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[43,2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10877","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-based-on-facts-either-observed-and-verified-directly-by-the-reporter-or-reported-and-verified-from-knowledgeable-sources","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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