Down to Earth: Sharks on the Central Coast - Central Coast News KION/KCBA

MONTEREY- Central Coast Beaches make an international top ten list of the most dangerous beaches in the world. Why? Because of the number of Great White Sharks swimming in our waters.

Almost half of the nation's Great White Shark attacks have been reported along what's called "the Red Triangle." It covers the ocean north of San Francisco down to Big Sur. 

But marine biologists say sharks unfairly get a "bad rap." Sharks aren't looking to eat humans. Surfers dressed in wet suits can often look like their prey.

There are also 350 different kinds of sharks in the world and all of them have a different appetite. 

The Monterey Bay Aquarium said millions of sharks every year are hunted and killed, around their globe, for their fins. 

Biologists hope education can lead to a better understanding of the mysterious, and often misunderstood, creatures of the sea. 

by Briana Bermensolo