Tourists, but it’s the sharks that are in danger
In the movie Jaws, the sight of a shark fin in the water is enough to clear terrified holidaymakers from the beach in seconds. But Steven Spielberg’s prototype blockbuster was released in 1975 - and 1976 was the last year a great white shark was seen off Spain’s Mediterranean coast. Until a week ago. That was when a wildlife conservation group filmed what appeared to be a great white shark in the seas around the island of Mallorca. And it has already provoked a storm of anxiety about whether it is safe to go back into the water.
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As the climate warms up, ocean heat waves are damaging coral – causing what’s known as coral bleaching. Scientists have established this fact and detailed the present and future consequences. Now, it’s time to do something about it.
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A scientific mission into the secret ocean lair of California’s great white sharks has provided tantalizing clues into a vexing mystery -- why the fearsome predators spend winter and spring in what has long appeared to be an empty void in the deep sea.
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A beacon of ocean research for over 100 years, Stanford’s Hopkins Marine Station in Pacific Grove has a storied history. This fall, it enters a new chapter of ocean research, education, and impact when it becomes part of the new Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.
