Video: Hundreds of Sharks Swarm San Diego Surf Town

The clip comes from longtime San Diego filmer, surfer, drone operator, and SURFER contributor Scott Fairchild. Looks like, it’s somewhere in La Jolla. It's flat, but damn clear, and no surfers were around, praise be [insert your funny little creature in the sky].

According to Fairchild:

“Sharks! Hundreds of Leopard Sharks.

“La Jolla Shores is always a beautiful place but it’s unusual to see so many leopard sharks here during the winter.

“We do, however, have the usual suspects, Horn sharks are absolutely everywhere right now!”

Leopard sharks. Typically smaller, typically less aggressive than juvenile great whites that are commonly seen in southern California. But still…that is a lot.

Now, let’s go back to the study from the Shark Lab at California State University Long Beach, which was specifically researching great whites, but still, there’s some pertinent information in there regarding the frequency and prevalence of sharks.

97% of the time – that’s how often then found sharks to be near surfers. But don’t fear.

“I think people will be shocked by these findings — we never expected to see so many encounters every day with no incidents,” said Chris Lowe, director of the Shark Lab. “We’re also using drones to examine how white sharks behave when they are near people and how they may tell the difference between surfers and swimmers.”