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Five great white sharks spotted 200 yards off Monterey Bay beach
The sharks were spotted roughly two hundred yards off the beach, and researchers describe a population boom of young great whites in the bay; the sand remains open.
At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “Urgent warning as great white sharks swarm off picturesque stretch of Monterey Bay coast”, with reporting from CBS News San Francisco.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 23, 2026, at 9:26 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Kenji Moonfield and Dale Bearman.
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- New York PostUrgent warning as great white sharks swarm off picturesque stretch of Monterey Bay coast
- CBS News San FranciscoPaddleboarder, dog safe after shark attack off Pacific Grove facts used on air
What BBN said about it

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFive great white sharks were spotted about two hundred yards off a Monterey Bay beach, and the New York Post is calling it an urgent warning.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNot the actual sharks, by the way. This is file footage from the archive, but look at this entrance.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFin up, foam churning, and something dark going by underneath. Very subtle, that.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentWatch the turn by the boat. He circles the floating bait and doesn't even rush. That's elite.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorRun it back. Purely for research, you understand. Check the fin again. Slowly. Four more times.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentYou're a meme, Dale. Doom with a fin.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorResearchers say young great whites are booming in the bay, usually four to nine feet long. Four feet. I have been bullied by taller people at a bus stop.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentViral Score: eight out of ten, because the fin gets a full second of screen time before anything happens. Dale, you're quiet.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFive sharks, two hundred yards, and I'm the one with a full second of screen time and nothing happening.

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentRosa, you're live. Like, actually live.
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