Red Triangle (Pacific Ocean)
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The Red Triangle is the colloquial name of a roughly triangle-shaped region off the coast of northern California, extending from Bodega Bay, north of San Francisco, out to a bit beyond the Farallon Islands, and down to the Big Sur region, south of Monterey. The area has a very large population of marine mammals, such as elephant seals and sea lions, which are a favored meal of great white sharks.[1] It has also been estimated that of all documented great white shark attacks on humans, more than half have occurred within the Red Triangle.[2] The area encompasses the beaches of the heavily-populated San Francisco Bay Area, and many people enjoy surfing, swimming and diving in these waters. Some have been attacked by great white sharks.[3] The "Red" in "Red Triangle" refers to the red blood in the water, after a shark has made its attack.[citation needed]
