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I was certified in norcal and we never dived the area between north of Monterey and south of Ft Bragg, especially during seal birth season (if there' s such a thing, maybe they were pulling my leg, but either way it seemed annoying to drive so far when the ocean was right there)
Even then, down in a kelp forest with a seal playfully biting my fin, or acting lik e atorpedo with airbrakes right to my face (very cool) my thought always was like "Cool, nice, now F-off before you attract a shark" ;-)
As a teen I once fell off my windsurf pretty much nose to nose with the biggest shark I ever saw (mediterranean), close enough to touch it, I think they said later it was a pilgrim shark but googling it, seems like "Basking shark". Harmless but huge bleeping mouth. I violated the laws of physics that day and ejected out of the water back onto my board like aquaman. Worried? In general no, but aware and respectful. I also would not go dive with sharks for fun. Being bitten / drowned by a prehistoric species is not a good way to go.
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