Video. Soaring stingray numbers off California beaches drive record injuries
- Updated: 13/08/2026 - 10:04 GMT+2 California is seeing unusually large numbers of round stingrays near its beaches, as warmer coastal waters and an expected strong El Niño draw the animals closer to shore.
- At Seal Beach, 45 km southeast of downtown Los Angeles, researcher Chris Lowe and his team caught dozens measuring and tagging them before release.
- Lowe estimates that more than 16,000 stingrays can gather in an area the size of a football field in a single day.
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- Updated: 13/08/2026 - 10:04 GMT+2 California is seeing unusually large numbers of round stingrays near its beaches, as warmer coastal waters and an expected strong El Niño draw the animals closer to shore.
- At Seal Beach, 45 km southeast of downtown Los Angeles, researcher Chris Lowe and his team caught dozens measuring and tagging them before release.
- Lowe estimates that more than 16,000 stingrays can gather in an area the size of a football field in a single day.
Sources: Euronews