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At 5:55 PM 10/29/96, Peter Heseltine wrote: >Well, I agree I'll pass on roaring through the crowd of hammerheads in the >Cocos doing 3 mph on my Tekna. But how about Monterey/Kona/etc? Peter - Monterey isn't particularly well known for GWS attacks even though there have been documented incidents. The area we worry most about starts at Ano Nuevo in the south (about 15 miles north of Santa Cruz) and ends at Tomalles Bay in the north. It's bounded by the Farallon Islands to the west, forming the 'bloody triangle'. This area is coincidently the puping grounds for the Stellar Sea Lion and Elephant Seal. Tomallas Bay (and the SF Bay) are thought to be breeding grounds for the shark. Still, how could you agree about hammerheads and still wonder about Monterey? I'm sure hammerheads can be nasty, but they aren't 25 feet long and they don't eat automobile parts because they 'just got too excited and lost their heads'. You really don't want to mess with a great white. They're known for eating things that look interesting and then deciding after the fact that they weren't on the menu. I sure as heck don't use a scooter in Monterey and I don't think I ever will. Scott. 'When you enter the water you're also entering the food chain, but not necessarily at the top' -- One of them French Guys...
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