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‘Massive’ 20-foot-long great white shark off Florida coast leaves scuba divers in awe
Capr Cod Times ^ | Feb 14, 2020 | By Ed Killer / Treasure Coast

Posted on 02/15/2020 7:35:17 AM PST by Capt. Tom

Tuesday, during a trip on Walker’s Dive Charters out of Riviera Beach, Florida, a group of scuba divers encountered a once-in-a-lifetime experience – a great white shark. The encounter took place near a spot known as the Breakers Reef, a mile offshore of the Breakers Hotel on Palm Beach. During the dive, a great white shark about 20 feet long slowly drifted by near the bottom, enabling divers to get photos and brief video. On average, female great white sharks measure 15-16 feet in length, and males grow to 11-13 feet, according to the Smithsonian.snip

A team from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries Shark Research Program is working to identify the shark. Over the years, the program has developed a database to identify white sharks based on distinctive markings, scars and coloration.

(Excerpt) Read more at capecodtimes.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Miscellaneous; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: cryptobiology; florida; godsgravesglyphs; shark; whieshark
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A litle change from the coronavirus threads.-Tom
1 posted on 02/15/2020 7:35:17 AM PST by Capt. Tom
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We’re gonna need a wider angle lens.


2 posted on 02/15/2020 7:37:22 AM PST by MeneMeneTekelUpharsin (Freedom is the freedom to discipline yourself so others don't have to do it for you.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

And another oxy tank for panicking divers....


3 posted on 02/15/2020 7:41:03 AM PST by Amberdawn (Want To Honor Our Troops? Then Be A Citizen Worth Fighting For.)
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To: Capt. Tom

The shark keeps getting longer every time the story is posted.


4 posted on 02/15/2020 7:41:08 AM PST by Moonman62 (Charity comes from wealth.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin
Might end up needing a bigger boat too!👍
5 posted on 02/15/2020 7:42:36 AM PST by PrairieLady2
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To: Capt. Tom

Rosie o’Doughnut makes a comeback?


6 posted on 02/15/2020 7:42:38 AM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs)
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To: Capt. Tom

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7 posted on 02/15/2020 7:43:49 AM PST by Hillarys Gate Cult
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To: Capt. Tom
Thank you for the relief.

Your posts are always sober on this topic. You've noted many times that the increase in these sorts of sightings is what's happens when you move food sources close to mankind, or when mankind creeps closer to their home.

As such, can you please comment on this paragraph - specifically, how wise is it to swim after a Great White? I understand, they're all not bloodthirsty, eat-anything machines. But they're also not guppies.

“The shark had no interest in anybody,” Cocci said. “She came back two more times, and that enabled me to get the video. I had to swim my butt off to try to keep up with her.”

8 posted on 02/15/2020 7:48:11 AM PST by DoodleBob (Gravity's waiting period is about 9.8 m/s^2)
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9 posted on 02/15/2020 7:48:13 AM PST by where's_the_Outrage? (Drain the Swamp. Build the Wall.)
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To: rodguy911

Ping ... if you haven’t seen this ... FL coast. I don’t think this is your ‘neighborhood’, but wow, what a fish!!


10 posted on 02/15/2020 7:49:38 AM PST by Qiviut (President Trump: defies political gravity - MAGA! Nasty Nan is a walking obscenity.)
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Thanks Capt. Tom.
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11 posted on 02/15/2020 8:07:16 AM PST by SunkenCiv (Imagine an imaginary menagerie manager imagining managing an imaginary menagerie.)
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To: MeneMeneTekelUpharsin

Seeing a really big shark in real life is impressive. My son and i used to fish the Perlas Islands almost every weekend. We would see 8-10 foot hammerheads every trip out. One day we saw a Tiger that was longer than my 20 foot boat. Seriously huge. At one point it breached like a whale or a sub right through a ball of bait. You could have dropped a 55 gallon drum in it’s mouth easily. It’s like seeing a 600 pound marlin in real life versus TV. No comparison.


12 posted on 02/15/2020 8:07:21 AM PST by wastoute (Government cannot redistribute wealth. Government can only redistribute poverty.)
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Down here , we are aware of him. He comes down the East coast, goes into the Gulf, then heads back up the east coast in the Spring. He has cruised around fishermen, etc, giving people great photos, but hasn’t bothered anyone.


13 posted on 02/15/2020 8:32:32 AM PST by rstrahan
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“‘Massive’ 20-foot-long great white shark off Florida coast leaves scuba divers in awe”

Say, what was that brown streak following those divers?


14 posted on 02/15/2020 8:47:04 AM PST by antidemoncrat
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I understand, they're all not bloodthirsty, eat-anything machines.

They all are but only when they've got the munchies.....

15 posted on 02/15/2020 8:54:08 AM PST by Hot Tabasco (I want an impeachment pen)
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To: Capt. Tom
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16 posted on 02/15/2020 9:19:17 AM PST by RedMonqey
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To: Capt. Tom

Looks like a pregnant female.


17 posted on 02/15/2020 9:26:57 AM PST by jmacusa ("If wisdom is not the Lord, what is wisdom?)
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To: DoodleBob; TMN78247; Makana; 1Old Pro; Roccus; Justa; Faith65; rlmorel; Red Badger; JPJones; ...
As such, can you please comment on this paragraph - specifically, how wise is it to swim after a Great White? I understand, they're all not bloodthirsty, eat-anything machines. But they're also not guppies.

Divers react differently to sharks.
Myself when I was in the boat getting ready to enter the water, I was more concerned with sharks than when I was actually in the water and saw them.

I think it is an individual thing.- Tom

18 posted on 02/15/2020 10:07:46 AM PST by Capt. Tom
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I’m sorry but I think that anyone who dives where ANY dangerous sharks are present, W/O being INSIDE of a secure cage, is “a sexual pecan”.

Yours, TMN78247


19 posted on 02/15/2020 10:16:06 AM PST by TMN78247 ("VICTORY or DEATH", William Barrett Travis, LtCol, comdt., Fortress of the Alamo, Bejar, 1836)
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We can learn so much from Sharks.

They’re working on electric cars now.

5,000 mile range.


20 posted on 02/15/2020 10:22:09 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer")
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