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Originally Posted by William Novotny
Are you sure it was a white? As far as I know, GWS breaching is a trait that is unique to Seal Island in south america due to the "ring of death", an underwater channel that circles the island and allows the whites to ambush seals crossing over the ring from below. If it was a white then it was a very rare glimps of activity we don't get to see in our waters
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you must have missed shark week last year
They proved that great whites will breach the surface to attack seals on our coast in a very similar matter to the sharks off
South Africa... the reason they don't do it as often here is related to the bathymetric features you described about the island.
When they towed the fake seal off our coast, and around the Faralon Islands, the sharks responded but jumping out of the water.... Yes they don't breach as often, but it does happen.
IF you really want to scare yourself spend some time reading the reports on this link! 
http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.co...shark_news.htm
Sunset Beach — On June 2, 2010 Randy Wright provided the following two reports of shark breachings from Sunset Beach. The photographs were obtained from his video tapes.
http://www.sharkresearchcommittee.co..._news_2010.htm
Click this link and scroll down to see the photos...