Apryl Boyle always expects the same question from her non-surfing friends when she shares her love for riding waves.
“Aren’t you afraid of sharks?”
As a South Bay surfer who has enjoyed the ocean’s playground for decades – the past 20 years at El Porto off Manhattan Beach’s coast – she’s seen plenty of sharks out in the water while waiting for waves, she said. As a scientist, she started wondering: How many other surfers have come across sharks and how do they feel about it?
