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Five montha after Hurricane Charlie that hit us dead center. A picture emerged from an arial view of Charlotte Harbor just before the storm..It showed the Harbor saturated with sharks.. This was shown on our local news No body ever saw anything like this before. It was very scary..
It looks like sharks know that trouble was on the way.. They left the Gulf Of Mexico for safety in the harbor.

Nancy , you are a Marine Biologist,,Can you explain this?

Not really, Frank, but I do agree that animals have a sixth sense about danger - witness the way animals left the areas that were hit by the tsunami. Although why the sharks would feel more protected in a harbor rather than out at sea is odd, given the greater destruction on land.

Do you have a link to the photo of the sharks in the bay?

Nancy

No Nancy,, I do not think that the person that took the pictures actually knew what he had.. This was shown on our local TV station. It was awesome.. They were swimming on the top of the water,, Charlotte Harbor has discolored water, Tannic Acid from the Cypress trees growing in the Peace river that empties into Charlotte Harbor and then into the Gulf Of Mexico.
I thought the same as you.. I would have thought that they would be safer in deeper water

Perhaps it has to do with the sensor organs that run along the sides of the fish. I heard that these are very sensitive to vibrations but like Nancy said, perhaps it is some sort of sixth sense. Shark tail tastes good. Pieces of it can be cut out and prepared like Scallops and only an expert can tell the difference. <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

I have never tried shark tail, but in Texas they cut circles from stingrays (fish) and call them scallops. Those are tasteless lumps of rubber, as far as I am concerned!

Hi Nancy. I heard about that one too. Sting Rays and sharks come from the same family, don't they?. These old taste buds of mine are becomming old too. I had some Conch when I was in Florida and so help me, it almost resembled Calamares. LOL <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

Bob,
You are right, sharks and rays are closely related. I hear conch is quite yummy but I have never had any. I love calamari though!

Nancy

Nancy,
Do you recall the story in the Shukyhill river in New Jersey where this shark swam many miles upstream and killed that boy swimming in fresh water?? I never knew that a shark could live in fresh water..
Also when I lived on the Chesapeake Bay.. We caught a toad or blow fish.. But we were told that it was toxic But yet the Japanese eat them in sushi.. That is like gambling on wild mushrooms WHAT SAY YOU?

Frank,

Can't say I remember the story about the shark.

Japanese sushi chefs have to train for many years to be sure they know how to prepare the venomous marine animals for consumption. Personally, I prefer pierogi <img src="/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Hi Nancy and Frank. Those Sushi Chefs in Japan train for a long time in preparing that Puffer Fish and still mistakes are made. The prepared fish costs a lot and then it may cost you even more if you die after eating it. I prefer raw Okra with a sprinkle of salt and Pierogis (With minced kapusta filling). <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />