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.
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He told me two interesting things.
In the interview with the diver photographer , he was told the shark was a foot longer than the 14 foot boat transom, makin it about 15 feet long , not the exaggerated length used by the press.
John's search of the female white shark data base indicates no match, so it is considered a new shark. -Tom
See my post # 21 for more info. -Tom
Sometimes also known as an end-of-a-lifetime experience.
Its actually a new Chinese sub in drag disguise.
Humans are more afraid of what they cannot see than what they can..............
We can learn so much from Sharks.
They’re working on electric cars now.
They’ve already invented fusion power...
they just don’t talk about it much.
I didn't worry as much, once I was in the water and could see what was going on. - Tom
*why I don’t scuba dive. Or swim in the ocean.
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