Tens of Thousands of Sharks Spotted 'A Stone's Throw' From Florida Beaches

[WhiteTara]

http://news.yahoo.com/tens-thousands-sharks-spotted-stones-164600314.html

The severe cold snap may have you planning your Florida getaway, but you might want to watch this video first.

Researchers flying above the Sunshine State's Atlantic coast on Friday spotted a massive migration of black tip sharks swimming uncomfortably close to popular beaches.


"There are literally tens of thousands of sharks a stone's throw away from our shoreline," You could throw a pebble and literally strike a shark. They are that close," said Florida Atlantic University biological sciences professor Dr. Stephen Kajiura.

Kajiura is part of a team that's researchers who tag and observe the blacktips in an attempt to better understand their migration habits. He told WPEC that the blacktip sharks were densest across the 20 mile stretch from highly populated Palm Beach to Singer Island, Florida.

While the blacktip has never been connected to a single fatal attack, scientists believe they are likely to blame for most shark bite incidents in Florida due to their prevalence in the waters off the coast of the state.

That would give me pause before going into the water

[Lochloosa]

1. This happens every year here. Nothing to worry about.

If humans were on the sharks menu , no one would go in the ocean.

[NickB79]

2. It's always good to see a gathering of an endangered species

Somewhere a shark reporter is reporting how there are MILLIONS of highly lethal beach apes gathering just a stone's throw from their habitat.

[lovemydog]

3. Ha!

[NV Whino]

4. Sharknado IV!

[MrScorpio]

5. Sharks gotta shark nt

[pinboy3niner]

6. BREAKING: New sighting reported moments ago

[Iggo]

7. They heard Scalia was dead and they've gathered to pick a new leader.