shark sighting

[Smiling JOe]

Did anyone else see the small shark swimming along the shore in Grayton this afternoon? It was only 4-5ft in length, and fortunately, no one freaked out, running on top of water to escape the "jaws" of death (snap!). In fact, I didn't see anyone really reacting to it, and people stayed in the water without incident.

 

[NoHall]

...and people stayed in the water without incident.

 

[jodiFL]

Glad to hear no one freaked. But I was at home watching the start of "SHARK WEEK" on Discovery to see how many times our area was mentioned this year.

 

[Jdarg]

The Gulf was kinda deep (above the waist) and the waves kinda big today- I kept looking into the waves as they washed over us, expecting to see something big.

 

[NoHall]

Glad to hear no one freaked. But I was at home watching the start of "SHARK WEEK" on Discovery to see how many times our area was mentioned this year.

I was taking one of those Encarta quizzes (yes, I've been home too much lately) and it said that there are more shark attacks in Florida than there are in Hawaii, which surprised me.

It said that most were on the eastern coast, though.

??

 

[jodiFL]

From what I learned on TV today sharks are not that common in Hawaii. But they are seeing more there in recent years that are migrating. From what i gathered the sharks there are just starting to be studied and only seem to appear a couple of times a year. But they say they are BIG whites when they do show up.

 

[6thGen]

Saw two in about an hour and a half yesterday.

 

[30A Skunkape]

I was taking one of those Encarta quizzes (yes, I've been home too much lately) and it said that there are more shark attacks in Florida than there are in Hawaii, which surprised me.

It said that most were on the eastern coast, though.

??

Not surprising when you consider the number of people in the water in Florida versus Hawaii.

 

[sunspotbaby]

Glad to hear no one freaked. But I was at home watching the start of "SHARK WEEK" on Discovery to see how many times our area was mentioned this year.

Me too. Watching that was enough to keep me out of the water!

 

[Smiling JOe]

If you want a real adrenalin rush, paddle out in an 8 ft kayak, past the second sandbar, and begin thinking about the 14 ft Mako Sharks swimming around in the Gulf. Then, try to breath deeply and enjoy the moment, filled with excitement, fear, and gratefulness.

Someone told me about numerous sharks spotted along the beaches of SoWal on Sunday, but mumm seems to be the word on SoWal.com. Anyone see the sharks in great numbers?