""Not only are acts like that illegal, but it's really harming a very important, like, a biodiversity hotspot that we have right out here," Brent Fish, an aquarist with Birch Aquarium, stated."
""There is certainly a lot of fishing for leopard sharks in Southern California ... but this is something that I haven't seen or heard about. A bunch of sharks piled up on the beach or on the trail - it's a strange thing," said Jack Elstner, a Ph.D. student at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography."
""They're completely harmless," Elstner said. "These animals are feeding mostly on small fish and invertebrates, making them safe for swimmers and snorkelers.""
A woman discovered over a dozen dead baby leopard sharks on a La Jolla trail near Black's Beach. The sharks appeared to have been left to dry, indicating recent death. Leopard sharks are common in San Diego, especially during summer and fall. Black's Beach is part of a protected marine conservation area. Experts emphasize that harming these sharks is illegal and detrimental to local biodiversity. While fishing for leopard sharks is common in Southern California, such a large number found dead is unusual.
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