Ron Takeda shark chase footage off California goes viral
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Updated · The Guardian · Apr 30
Ron Takeda shark chase footage off California goes viral
9 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Apr 30
Takeda and Tavis Boise said the animal, likely a great white, pursued him for about five minutes near Santa Barbara after Saturday's 20-mile foil-board run began.
Boise filmed the encounter as Takeda stayed upright at about 10mph, and the clip drew more than a million views after friends shared it online.
The surfers said NOAA experts agreed it was probably a shark, and they believe a foil resembling a sting ray may have triggered a curious chase rather than an attack.
The video was titled 'Friendly Shark Chase,' but was it actually a predator's calculated assessment of a potential meal?
As high-tech foil boards mimic prey, are we inviting more curious sharks to our coastlines?
With marine heatwaves pushing shark nurseries north, how must California's beach safety policies evolve?