{"id":6877241,"date":"2026-05-30T08:26:44","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T15:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/?p=6877241&preview=true&preview_id=6877241"},"modified":"2026-05-30T15:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T22:48:24","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:\/\/www.dailynews.com\/2026\/05\/30\/sharks-are-being-seen-in-local-waters-an-expert-gives-safety-tips-as-people-head-to-the-beach\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharks are being seen in local waters, an expert gives safety tips as people head to the beach"},"content":{"rendered":"

Face the shark, don’t turn your back.<\/p>\n

Avoid splashing frantically in fear.<\/p>\n

And if it gets close to you and acts aggressively, punch it in the nose or grab it in the gills.<\/p>\n

Yes, we know the ocean is the shark’s home. But with experts saying conditions are ripe for a “sharky summer” off Southern California’s coast,<\/a> and with more of the sharp-toothed predators hanging out and comingling with ocean users, even closing a few local beaches<\/a> in recent months, people may wonder what to do if they happen to come across a shark.<\/p>\n

“The only way we’re going to completely stop people from getting bitten is to prevent people from going in the water,” said Cal State Long Beach’s Shark Lab Director Chris Lowe. “And nobody wants that.”<\/p>\n