Surfers are in close proximity to stingrays 
all the time. I see them
darting around the shallows when I’m getting in and out of the water. And when the water is clear, I can see them cruising along the bottom when I’m out in the lineup. It’s always a little nerve-racking when you see the sillouhette of a big stingray slowly passing right underneath you. I typically try to take comfort knowing that stingrays are docile creatures and only sting when provoked.
I figure now is as good a time as any to go over the basic rules of living with stingrays: