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infoshark - 29.06.2007, 11:06Shark presense closes Avila waters
Shark presense closes Avila waters
The waters at Avila Beach, Fisherman's Beach and Olde Port Beach will be closed to human contact until 7 p.m. Monday - just two days before the busy Fourth of July holiday - because of a great white shark sighting, according to Port San Luis Harbor District officials.
The water was closed around 7 p.m. Wednesday after the Harbor Patrol was alerted to a credible shark sighting in the port's mooring area; by harbor policy, a credible shark sighting triggers a mandatory five-day closure of the water in San Luis Bay.
A “boater with quite a bit of boating experience” spotted the great white that was estimated to be about 15 feet long, roughly the size of a small pickup with jump seats, said Casey Nielsen, Harbor District operations manager.
“The five-day water use restriction is meant to be an opportunity to educate the public about specific ocean hazards,” Nielsen said of the water closure that will include the entire weekend before July Fourth - and which could be extended through the holiday if another shark is seen over the weekend.
While the district's beaches remain open during water closures, signs are posted throughout the port warning the public that a shark has recently been sighted in the bay. People are also expected to voluntarily stay out of the water during closures.
“We're still inviting people to come to the beach ...,” Nielsen said, noting that beachgoers can get their feet wet in the surf, but that's it. “We know (the closure) is inconvenient for people.”
If there's another credible shark sighting prior to Monday, the water closure would be extended, per the district's Dangerous Marine Animal Incident Policy, according to Nielsen.
The Harbor District adopted the mandatory water closure policy in August 2003 after a Nipomo woman was fatally attacked by a great white shark while swimming near a group of seals off Avila Pier.
The last water closure in San Luis Bay was last Labor Day weekend, when the waters were closed for almost two weeks after two sightings were reported within days of each another.
Meanwhile, at Pismo Beach, advisory signs will be posted warning people to enter the water at their own risk; the city can only post warnings, because it doesn't have the authority to close the water as the Harbor District does.
Signs warning people of the shark sighting are also expected at Oceano Beach, but they hadn't been posted as of early Thursday afternoon, according to a dispatcher at the Highway 1 ranger station.
June 29, 2007 Santa Maria Times
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