Shark Attack Database

A comprehensive collection of shark attack incidents worldwide, organized for research and educational purposes.

Shark Attacks in California

View all recorded shark attack incidents in California. This page lists all recorded incidents in our database.

2024-06-02
Del Mar Beach San Diego, California, USA
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Linda Mar, Pacific State Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Wildcat Beach, Marin County, California, USA
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Pebble Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Del Mar Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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Otter Point, Pacific Grove, California, USA
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Centerville Beach, California, USA
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Lovers Point, Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, USA
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Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, USA
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San Miguel Islandl, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Capitola Beach, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Catalina Island, Orange County, California, USA
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Gray Whale Beach Cove State Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Coronado, San Diego County, California, USA
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Shelter Cove, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Sand Dollar Beach, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Summerland, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Moonlight Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Santa Rosa Island, Ventura County, California, USA
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San Onofre, San Diego County , California, USA
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Cambria, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Ship Rock near Catalina, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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North Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Dog Beach, Huntington Beach, California, USA
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Sandspit Beach, Montaña de Oro State Park , California, USA
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Farallon Islands, California, USA
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Beacons Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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Humboldt County, California, USA
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Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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Trinidad Beach, Huboldt County, California, USA
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Oceanside, San Diego County, California, USA
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Drakes Estero, Point Reyes, Marin County, California, USA
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Stillwater Cove, Monterey County, California, USA
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Between Pescadero Point & Bean Hollow Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Stearns Wharf, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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Seal Rock, Goleta Beach, Santa Barbara, California, USA
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Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Sunset Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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San Onofre, San Diego County , California, USA
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Monterey Bay, California, USA
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Bunkers, Humboldt Bay, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Refugio State Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Surfside, Orange County, California, USA
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Capitola, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Off Palos Verdes peninsula, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Corona Del Mar, Newport, Orange County, California, USA
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Bolsa Chica State Park, Orange County, California, USA
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Off Leffingwell Landing, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Horseshoe Rock, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Gaviota State Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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El Pescador Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Deer Creek Beach, Ventura County, California, USA
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Morro Strand State Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Cortes Bank, California, USA
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La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
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Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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Off San Diego, California, USA
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Montaña de Oro State Park, San Luis Obispo County , California, USA
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Franklin Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Leadbetter Beach, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Walls Beach, Vandenberg AFB, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Manresa State Beach, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Manhattan Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Oceano Dunes State Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Bunkers, Humboldt Bay, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Butterfly Beach, Montecito, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Catalina Channel, California, USA
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Pillar Point, Half-Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Pacific State , San Mateo County, California, USA
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Tourmaline Surf Park, San Diego County, California, USA
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Humboldt Bay, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Surf Beach, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Davenport Landing, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Topanga Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Pleasure Point, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Leffingwell Landing, Cambria, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Off Catalina Island, California, USA
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Pigeon Point, California, USA
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Marina State Beach, Monterey County, California, USA
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Samoa Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA
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San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
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Surf Beach, Vandenberg AFB, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Pigeon Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Near oil rig Hondo, 5 nm from Gaviota, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Dog Patch, San Onofre, California, USA
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Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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Loch Lomond, Marin County, California, USA
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Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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San Onofre, San Diego County , California, USA
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San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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Terramar Beach, Carlsbad, San Diego County, California, USA
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San Onofre, San Diego County , California, USA
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Shell Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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San Diego County, California, USA
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Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, USA
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Surf Beach, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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West Cove, Catalina Island, California, USA
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Solana Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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Venice Pier, Venice, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Marina State Beach, Monterey County, California, USA
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Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Bean Hollow State Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Faria Beach, Ventura County, California, USA
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Will Rogers State Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, USA
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Broad Beach, Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Monterey, Monterey County, California, USA
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Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Ocean Beach, San Francisco, San Francisco County, California, USA
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Klamath River mouth, Del Norte County, California, USA
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Salmon Beach, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Scripps, LaJolla, San Diego County, California, USA
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Bunkers, Humboldt Bay, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Limantour Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, California, USA
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Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Lifeguard Tower 16, Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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204s, San Clemente, Orange County, California, USA
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Kibesillah, Mendocino County, California, USA
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San Onofre State Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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Salmon Creek, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Avila Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Salmon Creek, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Stinson Beach, Marin County, California, USA
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Catalina Island, California, USA
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Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, California, USA
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1/4 to 1/2 m north of the jetty at Bunkers, Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Mavericks, Half Moon Bay, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Off Ventura, Anacapa & Santa Cruz Islands, California, USA
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Waddell Reef, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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North of Pidgeon Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Stinson Beach, Marin County, California, USA
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Clam Beach, near Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, USA
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North Salmon Creek Beach, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Bird Rock, Tomales Point, California, USA
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Davenport Landing, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Shelter Cove, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Carmel, Monterey County, California, USA
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Bluefish Cove, Pt. Lobos State Park, Monterey County, California, USA
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LaJolla Shores, San Diego County, California, USA
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San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Sunset Cliffs, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
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Unknown, California, USA
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"Bunkers" Eureka, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Goat Rock, Bodega Bay, Sonoma County?, California, USA
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Between Santa Cruz Island and Santa Barbara, California, USA
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Abalone Point, Westport Union Landing, Mendocino County, California, USA
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Linda Mar Beach, Pedro Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
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San Onofre, San Diego County , California, USA
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Ano Nuevo, San Mateo County, California, USA
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San Nicholas Island, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Castle Rock, San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Klamath River, Del Norte County, California, USA
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Shelter Cover, north of Fort Bragg, Shelter Cove, Mendocino County, California, USA
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Horseshoe Reef, Scott Creek, Davenport, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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8.5 miles south of Ano Nuevo State Reserve, Davenport County, California, USA
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Monastery Beach, Carmel Bay, Monterey County, California, USA
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Russian Gulch, Jenner, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Trinidad State Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Trinidad Head, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Montera Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Off Palos Verdes Estates, Los Angeles, California, USA
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Southeast Farallon Island, Farallon Islands, California, USA
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24 km off Santa Catalina Island in the Channel Islands, California, USA
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Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA
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Latigo Point / Paradise Cove, west of Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Latigo Point / Paradise Cove,west of Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Klamath River, Del Norte County, California, USA
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North of Morro Rock, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Davenport Light, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Tunitas Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Monastery Beach, Carmel River State Park, Monterey Peninsula, Monterey California, California, USA
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Linda Mar Beach, Pedro Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Southeast Farallon Island, Farallon Islands, California, USA
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5 miles south of Redondo Beach, California, USA
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Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Elephant Rock near Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
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Off Shelter Cover (between Fort Bragg & Eureka), Humboldt County, California, USA
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Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
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Mission Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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Pigeon Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
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San Francisco, California, USA
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Monastery Beach, Carmel Bay, Monterey County, California, USA
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Bear Harbor, Mendocino County, California, USA
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Morro Rock, Morro Bay, San Obispo County, California, USA
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Point Buchon, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Stillwater Cove, Sonoma County, California, USA
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South Moss Beach, Spanish Bay, Monterey Peninsula, California, USA
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Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Off San Clemente Island, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Ano Nuevo Island, San Mateo, County, California, USA
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Santa Barbara, California, USA
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Pajaro Dunes, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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McClure Beach, near Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
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Off San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
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San Miguel Island, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Moonstone Beach, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Farallon Islands, California, USA
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Seal Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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Usal Creek, Bear Harbor, Mendocino County, California, USA
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Perch Rock, Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Point Conception, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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North of Point Sur, Monterey County, California, USA
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North Farallon Island, Farallon Islands, California, USA
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Franklin Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Franklin Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
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San Gregorio Beach, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Albion Cove, Albion, Mendocino County, California, USA
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Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
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Point Sur, Monterey County, California, USA
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Laguna Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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Bird Rock, near Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
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Sea Ranch, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Point Purisima, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Franklin Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Bird Rock, Tomales Point, near Marin County / Sonoma County border, California, USA
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Pigeon Point, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Bodega Rock, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Ventura, California, USA
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Pebble Beach, Cypress Point, Monterey County, California, USA
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Huntington Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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Pacifica, San Mateo County, California, USA
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Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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Dana Point, San Clemente, Orange County, California, USA
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Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Southeast Farallon Island, California, USA
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San Mateo County, California, USA
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Farallon Islands, California, USA
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2 miles off Santa Catalina Island, California, USA
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Solana Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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30 miles south of San Clemente Island, California, USA
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San Francisco Bay, California, USA
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San Francisco Bay, California, USA
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San Francisco Bay, California, USA
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12' tank at Steinhart Aquarium, San Francisco, California, USA
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8 miles off Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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Farallon Islands, California, USA
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Portuguese Beach at mouth of Salmon Creek, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
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Topanga Canyon Beach, Santa Monica Bay, California, USA
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Off Point Mugu, Ventura County, California, USA
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10 miles off Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County, California, USA
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Aptos, Santa Cruz County, California, USA
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Tomales Point, Marin County, California, USA
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Near Paradise Cove, Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Bodega Rock, Sonoma County, California, USA
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Between False Klamath & mouth of Klamath River, Del Norte County, California, USA
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LaJolla, San Diego County, California, USA
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Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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In kelp beds off La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
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Alligator Head, La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
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Mission Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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Off La Jolla Cove, San Diego County, California, USA
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Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
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Dillon Beach, Marin County, California, USA
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Baker Beach, San Francisco County, California, USA
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Pacific Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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Coronado Strand, San Diego County, California, USA
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La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
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Atascadero Beach, Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Pismo Beach, San Luis Obispo County, California, USA
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Van Ness Municipal Pier, San Francisco, California, USA
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Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Venice Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Zuma Beach, Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Malibu, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Trinidad Bay, Humboldt County, California, USA
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Pacific Grove, Monterey County, California, USA
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La Jolla, San Diego County, California, USA
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Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Santa Catalina Island, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Pacific Grove, Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA
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Off Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
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Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Imperial Beach, San Diego County, California, USA
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10 miles off Redondo Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Santa Monica, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Off San Pedro, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Near Encino, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Dana Point, Orange County, California, USA
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Santa Barbara Channel, California, USA
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Santa Barbara Channel, California, USA
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Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA
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Catalina Channel, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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San Francisco Bay (or San Leandro Bay), near cannery, Alameda County, California, USA
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Newport Beach, Orange County, California, USA
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Redondo, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Avalon, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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Monterey Bay, Monterey County, California, USA
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Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, USA
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San Francisco Bay (or San Leandro Bay), near cannery, Alameda County, California, USA