Cluster of great whites spotted off Northern Calif.’s coast

They travel from within the colder parts in order to feed.

Great white sharks are among the better-known types of sharks.

2 coast guard helicopters, flying 500 feet over the ocean, found these sharks on October 16 as per Mary Jane Schramm, a representative of the National Marine Sanctuary at the Gulf of Farallones.

According to SFGate, “The region’s sharks, known as northeastern Pacific white sharks, are genetically unique compared with other great whites around the world”. They’re quite large creatures but aren’t considered the biggest sharks on the planet. He added that beach goers need to be aware of their surroundings and keep an eye out on the signs posted, warning if sharks are at the beach when visiting. These sharks can be identified by their grayish skin, white bellies, and bullet-shaped bodies. They’ve really sharp, triangular teeth which could easily rip the flesh off prey. They like swimming in temperate, warm, salty seaside seas. They have a great swimming ability as well due to their extremely powerful tails which allows them to swim at speeds of more than 15 miles per hour.

The Census for Marine existence reports that around 3500 great whitened sharks can be found on the planet at any given time. From them, two-hundred and 19 go swimming close to the central coast of California.

Experts say a cluster of a few 20 great white sharks was recently spotted by the United States coast guard off the coast of northern California.

Schramm quips that most of the sharks’ lengths ranges from 10 to 15 feet and a two of them were around 18 feet in length.

The sighting off the coastal community of Pacifica south of San Francisco follows an incident last week in which cell phone video captured the moment a great white shark attacked and ate a seal in San Francisco Bay.