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Basking Sharks Return To California Waters After Several Decades

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Basking sharks are making a comeback in Southern California waters (Credit: Greg Skomal / NOAA Fisheries Service / Public Domain)

Since late March 2019, local fishers and sightseers on whale watching excursions along the Southern California Coast have been treated to a rare sight — dozens of school bus-sized basking sharks lumbering through the water. This is the first time the "gentle giants of the sea" have frequented the area in such large numbers in over thirty years.