Great White Sharks at One of LA's Busiest Beaches
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2021
- This week, I filmed a few white sharks just a mile from the Santa Monica Pier.
Author/Journalist, Adam Skolnick, a routine swimmer in the area, invites me to fly my drone near him as he makes his morning swim. Not to my surprise, I find a juvenile white shark in the vicinity. This is a slight change to my presentation this week. If you have a beach you'd like me to explore, let me know in the comments.
Special thanks to Adam for inviting me out!
adamskolnick.com/
DISCLAIMER:
I'm NOT a marine biologist or naturalist. As with all TH-cam content, I encourage independent verification of facts via official scientific and trustworthy sources. I will strive to post citations for any information I discuss here whenever possible. My goal is to use photography and drones to bring awareness to wildlife and the nature around us. I welcome collaborations with scientists to bring cinematic elements to the educational presentation.
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ORGANIZATIONS:
Reef Guardians
Reefguardians.org
Heal The Ocean
www.healtheocean.org/
Shark Allies:
www.sharkallies.com/
American Cetacean Society - LA Chapter
acs-la.org/
Marine Mammal Care
marinemammalcare.org
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"Don't panic. Theyve always been there"
Glad to see people that actually understand reality.
I've only seen a few. Does he actually swim/surf himself?
True but global warming has moved seals up to Cape Cod & Martha's Vineyard. Never ever saw seals right off the beach until 5 years ago. They don't want us but they test to see if we're fat enough.
I don't mind but I don't swim with the few seals who show.
@@DARWINZOO yeah, it's that "tasting bite" that I'm afraid of
ETA, I'm in Rhody
One day one of these drones is going to film a shark attack and it's going to go viral. Hopefully it won't make people hate sharks even more.
@@caiofelix1815 I find in interesting that you need to be scared of the little white sharks. I like that. And watch the attack off the coast of Massachusetts near province town on the cape
Human says the sharks are swimming in his backyard. Sharks say the humans are swimming in their front yard.
I love your comment. 👍😁
Very true it's sad to see people wanting to cull all seals an sharks, like you implied we're in their yard !
Humans think they own everything.....
Its theirs not ours. Always was and always will be.
@@seagrey75 Especially the lighter complexion ones!
It's almost seal season in the Farrallon islands off San Francisco. Would be curious to see what you would see when it's only adult sharks hunting seals and other behaviour. Your videos are amazing as they really help take the negative rep these amazing sharks have.
Different white shark behavior at Farallons. They are all adults feeding and hunting from the bottom and almost never observed at surface unless they caught a sea lion or elephant seal. And it's a no fly-zone.
@@ericmailander3361 oh im aware of the difference between LA Coastline whites and Farallons. Just interesting no matter what behavior one can observe if any at all is amazing. This channels footage is amazing to watch since growing up at these beaches its mind blowing to see and confirm i wasnt seeing things when i thought i saw a fin cruising the surface just at the edge of the surf all those times. With how grounded these videos are and they feel like you are more listening to a friend than a random person a place like the Farallons or Isla Guadalupe would be very interesting places to see drone footage from just because we would get to see adult behavior which yes not seen as much on the surface but when it is would be interesting to see how the mannerisms change compared to the juveniles.
The woke crew would probably complain if they saw a white chowing down on a fury seal pup
That's funny shit bahahaha
True maybe he can catch a Great White breach.
I love this guy’s videos, So cool to see how sharks really react around other animals and people, and the way he showcases it in such an educational way and sense is really cool to watch…
From Australia… 👍
Great stuff. I now take comfort in the fact that my fat ass is on dry land for good. They all seem friendly enough, but if they are hungry, they will eat you, and there isn't much you will have to say about it. They don't always just chomp and run. Sometimes they eat. Thinking of buying my ex a paddle board.
Hawaii would be terrific, especially around busy Waikiki and the surf Spots up north in Oahu. Since Maui is known as the island with the most shark attacks, some educational videos about sharks there could be beneficial, too. Cheers
Don't sharks mistake swimmers etc for food source? Whilst I don't believe sharks attack for the sake of it, its unreasonable to assume swimmers particularly children are safe out in the water. One bite can de flesh or amputate a limb causing fatal haemorrhage before rescue.
@@christinehall6441 end of the day, whether they eat humans or not, sharks are huge apex predators and we dont belong in the ocean with them, u see so many comments saying 'no they dont eat humans' its bad advice.
La Jolla Cove, La Jolla Shores, and Sunset Cliffs in San Diego would be an interesting area to check out.
Pt. Loma too....historically a white shark populous region.
Yes to these San Diego locations. La Jolla Cove is near the deep trench. Might yield larger adults. Do you ever see hammerheads or other species like bass or groupers?
That trench runs down through Solana Beach where a swimmer was killed off Fletcher Cove around 15 years ago. Would be a good area to include Del Mar too.
@@gladtobefreeagain7375 I’ve seen blue sharks, thresher sharks, leopard sharks and every type of bass off of Point Loma.
Cliffs water quality is terrible more often than not
I love how peaceful your footages are. The sharks look like small fish with no intention to harm anyone. They just want to swim in peace. It's so interesting how narratives can be so different. From the narrative of "there is a monster. Help! They will eat us" with aggressive music to this calm, quiet and beautiful videos.
Thanks so much!
Small fish don’t have the ability to rip you limb by limb, but otherwise so true!
This man is such a natural. His passion and talent is incredible.
Hey, really cool to see you. I live in Germany and most of them think that there are no sharks on the German coasts, but they do exist, even quite large 😅.
I enjoy your videos so much more than the "shark week" videos. Your videos are an example that sharks are not you killer fish that the public wants to sell us .. I hope you can understand my bad English🙂
Grüße 😉
@@marinawahl6727 Grüße zurück🙃
You're doing a great job with your English! 👌
Which kind of Sharks should there be on the German Costline?
Your English is excellent. Thanks for your comments on the sharks in Germany.
Absolutely love your channel! I surf in the area often and have seen sharks at Zuma before. Would be a pleasure to collaborate sometime 🤘🏼
You can collaborate with me, you on top 😀😀
was surfing at north zuma a couple days ago and further out, I saw a juvenile white shark jump out of the water with a fish in its mouth. it was such a special sight to see!
I would love to see footage from Northern California, from Santa Cruz to Ocean Beach. Awesome video as always! Take care!
Where are sharks most frequently spotted close to the shore? I'd be keen to try and find some from above.
These videos are so well made - the footage, the audio, the narration. I could watch these for hours!
I think it is wonderful how the malibu artist has gathered all this data and has entered the scientific world on his on accord due to his interest in drone operation. His narration is classic. His technique and editing are good and getting better. i like the "light" music when he is videoing GWS rather than the predator dark music. I think he is becoming aware of the Ocean and realizing how diverse life is there. He should come up to Santa Cruz and Ano Nuevo Bay to document GWS locations and behavior here.
You should explore San Francisco Bay Area, close to Alcatraz and piers! Really like your work! Keep it up 👍
That would be awesome. When we lived there, my husband swam the shark run from the bay to Alcatraz for 4 years straight.
I was fearful but he was not!
I used to go to Goat Rock Beach in Sonoma County back in the 80’s. While you couldn’t swim, there were always lots of seals in the surf, and the beach was just south of the Russian River outlet. I remember a book I read on sharks in the fourth grade discussing several shark attacks in the Russian River. Beautiful, scenic area. One of California’s treasures.
I know it! Camped there at Jenner in 1979.
I’ve been surfing everyday for 2.5 years in Santa Monica Bay st to be exact. I love this footage and such beautiful creatures. So much respect for these animals
This is 1 of the best TH-cam channels! I just find sharks so fascinating!
I love watching all of your videos and your voice is so soothing😍
Bro, what you’re doing is so cool! Actually learning the habits and behaviors through observation and explaining it to swimmers/surfers etc. It’s knowledge that you cannot get any other way. It’s so valuable, man. Thank you!🤙
Thanks so much for that!
Once again, thank you and just amazing what you continually produce with your drone
Amazing shots, as always! Love your channel.
great as usual. Thanks for switching the locations up. Fun to see WRSB again.
Loving the videos mate, have to say my favourite animal, graceful and calming to watch
Thank you
Well as always a great learning session for me. I’ve been watching since the beginning when there was about 50 of us subs. And now look at ya. You deserve a million more. Great work and content.
PS just got an Air 2S and loving the cameraman it. I know you a good drone now but this is easy and quick to throw in the air. Just a thought.
Beautiful shots! Would love to see you film the great whites in southern and western Australia once covid calms down. You give such a unique and special insight into these powerful animals
Awesome videos man I’m always tuning in
Sensational! Breathless filming once again!
As usual a great informative and interesting vide, i just love the way these sharks go about there business, and look so graceful in their enviroment.
You do a brilliant job for the sharks, appreciate that.
Love this stuff! Great work, THANKS :)
Love these videos. Thank's for shooting them. It's a 3.5 hr drive North, but if you ever feel like a bit of a road trip, Cayucos, Morro Bay and Avila would be interesting. Keep it up man!
I was thinking the same thing. My wife and I paddle board at Avila a lot and would love to know what's out there! Visibility isn't as good as Montana de Oro though. That might be better.
You might not want to know!!😳
@@eldondaetweiler61 very true 😂 one of my friends saw one in Pismo last week
Thanks for all your wonderful videos. I find them so interesting. I live in Alberta, Canada so not very often get to go to the ocean but I always have had a great fear of sharks since I was little. The ocean is so beautiful! It would be neat to have a drone flying on some grizzlies in the Rockies!
Love your videos, keep it up. Your showing Sharks as they really are!
This is my go-to beach as well. Nice to know you’re around.
Wow 🤩 Thank you for these amazing videos. Interesting to know swimmers are enjoying the ocean without danger from GWS attack.
please come to del mar! would love to meet you there for a flight some time this summer!
We assume you mean Del Mar, California, as in San Diego?
@@maxwaters1461 yeah
That was so awesome thank you so much ! What a nice treat can u please make more videos ?
Are you ever surprised about how this drone has changed your vision and interest on Ocean animals?? Thank you for sharing your footage.
Amazing as always! ( Cyco88's suggestion of seal season in the Farrallon Islands sounds like a fascinating idea btw.....Roadtrip! )
Your videos always bring me such joy. Thank you for all you do. 🙏🏼💜🥰
That's very kind of you to say. I greatly appreciate you stopping by and commenting K D!
@@TheMalibuArtist you’re very welcome. 🥰
As usual, great footage. If you happen to have access to a vessel/boat, I'm certain that from Anacapa Island you could launch and fly a pattern to Santa Cruz (wildlife refuge). I personally saw Great Whites and the sea lions doing what they do through that channel. The islands are all part the the Channel Island chain. Ventura/Oxnard reference wnw
Amazing stuff. Your channel is gonna get big
New Smyrna Beach, FL. Sharks everywhere, you could get over 50 in a shot with surfers.
Awesome job pal..great hearing that u are working with a "shark lab" i think u said. Drones are bringin in amazing footage from so many places around the world. This is my favorite, wish you could take a trip to the CapeCod area and down along Long Is
My heart goes out to you about the randos asking a bunch of questions like you are preventing them from their day. You have a lot of patience. I have an ORU kayak and I don’t know anything more about that tv show with the billionaires other than it exists and only because of the questions. People like that older gentleman on the crosswalk will often ask me questions in an aggravated manner, as if I stepped into their path to force them to talk to me.
I really think your channel does some great work reframing these mythical creatures. I think it’s so awesome that you started this as a hobby, I assume I watch the videos but I don’t know the whole story. Usually it’s someone with a degree and they are really trying to get people to understand the importance of said wildlife, which is great. It’s just so cool to me that you sort of fell in love with these them and are often as surprised and if not more than your viewers. I was genuinely shocked to learn that the sharks hangout with the dolphins as I thought they were mortal enemies for the 20 years everyone was surprised to learn that dolphins can kick a great white’s ass. It’s a journey. Thanks for this channel!
Fantastic videos of sharks and great cinematography.
All the best from Ireland.
Outstanding video. I learn so much about an animal I am fascinated with from your vids. Thank you
Fantastic work brother. What an amazing channel. Maybe you could do a quick trip down to Venice Beach, i used to swim Santa Monica and latterly Venice ,all in the late 80s early 90's, i would be massively intrigued to see if anything lurks. Great again brother, thankyou from the UK.
This channel is so great, awesome content
Brilliant again buddy ....cheers love it
In the Florida panhandle we see lots of hammerheads hunting in the shallows and I think they’d look really visually interesting in your videos because of how agile they are. The functionality of their heads is just so cool. The water also tends to be translucent which would make your life easier. We obviously have tons of bull sharks as well but idk how exciting you’ll find them.
For example, look how impressive this shark’s hunting skills are th-cam.com/video/BLG2v8yD0Fk/w-d-xo.html
You should fly the drone near
San Pedro and the LA break wall
Another brilliant video, both videography and narration. Living in the southern hemisphere (South Africa), I am jealous seeing all those people on the beaches. It is rather cold here, well around 0°C (32°F) in the early morning to about 21°C (70°F) at midday, it is cold for us. Come on summer!
Ran into you about a month ago at county line. Was nice speaking with you briefly...keep up the good work, we all appreciate the footage!!
Watching you from Brazil. Amazing footage and very good comments.
Dude your channel is so dope, only just discovered but you have amazing content.
Thank you Caleb! I appreciate your comment greatly!
You've taken over from @white shark video as the voice of calm, educational reason on You Tube. Keep up the great work!
Truly enjoy your work. Please come up to Santa Barbara. I'm curious to see some footage between Butterfly Beach (4 Seasons) to Sterns' Wharf to the Harbor to Leadbetter Beach and beyond. It is such a heavily used area, boats, paddleboards, kayaks, swimmers, surfers even paragliders, etc. Your work is inspiring all of us and your great care and insights prove you to be a buena gente.
I love watching your mini-documentaries with the drone coverage. I never knew the Pacific Ocean was that clear! I live in Yonkers, NY (a suburb of NYC in Westchester County) and when I go to the beach on Long Island, I generally go to Robert Moses Beach which is about 15 miles east of Jones Beach -- both being east of Manhattan. Recently, there have been many shark sightings and they have pulled swimmers out of the later. Fortunately, this never happened while I was there! We have seen helicopters patrolling the sky watching for sharks in the waters. One of the Jones Beach Lifeguards even thought he was bitten by a shark. I have not heard any more about it though. I would feel a lot safer if I knew there were people like you with drones, helping to keep us safe. Come visit us in NY!
Hi man,
As usually your videos are a work of art. Nothing could bring me for a swim 🏊♀️ either there where you make your your video, nor in New Zealand 🇳🇿 where I live.
Although those sharks 🦈 seem to be not interested in hunting people, I wouldn’t bet whether they occasionally have a go at a floating snak on the surface.
Anyway, all the best, and Kia Ora from down under.
Love your channel! Maybe explore the area up north near Point Reyes (limantour beach). Or also south of LA at San Onofre!
Your videos are amazingly beautiful! Thank you!
Come to Cape Town, South Africa! Most diverse marine ecosystem out there. Lots of great whites, whales, dolphins, seals, penguins etc. & hundreds of beaches with surfers which will make for interesting footage. 🇿🇦🤙
I bet u tgat must b nice. I live in Texas so no beach near me atleast
No great whites anymore
Yes that’s a great idea! Also Durban has whites sharks that can get very close to the shoreline
@@hospagalief yes there are.. lots of sightings around Caves lately ..
@@guythompson7218 believe those were basking tho, thought the cape great whites kinda bounced
Thank You for all your Amazing Videos💙I Love Sharks🦈🦈🦈
Really amazing! Sharks are so fascinating to me
Amazing!!!! Love your vids!!!!!
so awesome to see our coexistence❤️
Beautiful as usual! I would love to see you get footage on the east coast up near Maine etc., to see the cooler waters and what sharks are doing there if at all and their sizes!
san clemente/trestles area would be interesting to see...also hb would be cool as well...
Super enjoyed the vid!! Would love to see you do a video along the Island State Park NJ coast line
Wow it is so cool that you scoped out the area for your friends. Their curiosity to know if there were sharks nearby and to maintain their swim routine anyway is neat. Ocean swimmers are brave. May you go to La Jolla Shores near UCSD please? I went to school there and partook in many ocean activities. It would be nice to see how many sharks are really near by.
I surfed all up and down the SoCal coast. We saw lots of sharks….they were always around. Your videos are beautiful….thanks for sharing. 😎
I love this collaboration since swimmers dont usually have the vantage point surfers do and they usually just get in and get out.
I love all your footage it's exciting for me personally to know that we got so many great white sharks in our beaches I love sharks 💙💙💙💙💙
Absolutely one of my favourite channels. Half a world away, but would love to see you take a look at the coastline along the SW corner of Australia, including the metropolitan waters of my home city Perth, capital of Western Australia. Unfortunately, our latest fatal interaction occurred about a month ago.
Ohhh i am so bummed. You are flying drone near my fav spot. Im always near belair bayclub by lifeguard tower. Hope i see you another time. Absolutely love your videos!! ❤🦈
I love these. I live in the Midwest, but my good friend surfs the trestles all the time, so this is fun to talk about. I had my guitar in my lap and caught myself subconsciously improvising over the music and wrote something pretty. Bonus!
Always love your videos and i've always been intrigued in the White Sharks especially since i live 600m from the ocean south of Adelaide in South Australia which is state that alot of the original Jaws Movie was filmed because of our White shark population. You may remember from news reports the dead whale of our coast between Cape Jervis and Kangaroo island with about 15 or more Whites at one time around eating it. Port Lincoln is where you head off from on the two Shark cage dive tours on offer and this is where you should come to when things get back to normal. Port Lincoln South Australia arguably the Great White Capital of the World and I think you would be right in your element in the cage , i've done it with my 2 teenage kids and it was amazing!
Great advice Carlos your an Angel love your work
Ich liebe deine Videos! Ich freue mich auf deine Arbeit
I totally love your channel and it's completely changed my view of great white sharks, living in the UK we are unlikely to be graced by the presence of one of these beautiful creatures which I now view as a misfortune rather than a relief.....
Would love to see what is it off the Olympic Peninsula up here in Washington and down towards Cannon Beach Oregon. Thoroughly enjoy watching your channel. Keep up the great work!
Great video footage / story.
Great video! Monterey Bay, near the Cement Ship in Aptos, CA has seen lots of great white sharks the past few years
I would love you to explore beaches in Greece. Here there's a notion that there are no sharks and everyone is swimming unafraid but there always have been sightings , reports and some attacks. We also typically have visible waters, so it would be really interesting! I think the Ionian islands is a good place for it!
love your videos! much love from germany!
Great channel! Like your videos.
This is such a cool video!
I love your videos . your doing amazing work, thank you malibu artist, keep up the good work.
Oh your films are brilliant 😊cheers me up on a miserable Fri eve in wet n windy Kent in England 🇬🇧thanku
You should explore New Smyrna Beach in Florida. It is one of the most popular spots for shark bites. Great shots by the way! Awesome that you are doing so much good for both Sharks and Humans. Keep them both safe from each other hopefully.
i am obsessed with this channel
This is the greatest YT channel ever. So glad the YT gods sent your content my way
Thanks for share your video!!!
Thank you, awesome video
Thank you. I’m local and swim. Your info is much appreciated.
Love your camera work ..
I would like to see some filming at Point Dume
seen allot of wildlife in the ocean there ...
I love your work.
Rosie’s Dog Beach/Huntington Beach Dog Beach, I have a chocolate lab. He loves to swim far out to fetch his floaty toy. He’s a great swimmer. I’m a huge shark enthusiast. Never miss a year of watching shark week. I always get a bit apprehensive a shark will mistake my dog for a seal! He looks like one in the water. Love your shark videos, it’s amazing to see how many juveniles we have on our SoCal coast. We’ve always known they are there, just didn’t realize how many! Amazing. Thank you 💙!
If a shark took your dog what would you do?
I'm hooked on these videos...no pun intended