Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, left, and Newport Beach City Council Member Diane Dixon, listen to Maria Korcsmaros, right, who was attacked by a great white shark in 2016, talk about the importance of using shark-detecting technology. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
By Julia Sclafani | LA Times
A shark-detecting buoy installed off the Balboa Pier in Newport Beach is the latest tool in Southern California lifeguards’ attempt to get ahead of a growing number of shark-related incidents in the region.
The system, called the Clever Buoy, became operational Wednesday as part of a 60-day pilot project to test the sonar-equipped device’s ability to alert lifeguards to sharks.