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Many species that feed on rays, such as sharks, sea lions and giant sea bass, have seen their populations dwindle

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Within an hour of heading into the ocean with a board, Jake Hemann found himself sitting alongside four other injured beachgoers at a lifeguard station, soaking his foot in a pail of hot water.