Marine Life

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Muchos Tiburones!

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http://www.wptv.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=7500

Steve Irwin, a pilot with Island Marine Services, was flying about 100 yards off of Palm Beach, at 80 mph, when he spotted thousands of sharks. Seeing this fantastic sight, Steve whipped out his trusty iPhone and began filming. All those black objects you see in the water of this video are sharks. Can you say mommy? Mommy!

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Gobble, Gobble!

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Huh, where's the turkey?



You mean Miss Turkey, Gizem Memic?
(any excuse to show a wahine)

How about some Wild Turkey?

Turkey Feather recipe
2 oz Wild Turkey® bourbon whiskey
1/2 oz Drambuie® Scotch whisky
1/4 oz Amaretto Di Saronno® liqueur

Stir and strain into an old-fashioned glass three-quarters filled with broken ice. Add a slice of orange, and serve.
Serve in: Old-Fashioned Glass

Or

Horse’s Neck
2 oz bourbon (Wild Turkey not Jim Beam, hey it's turkey day, get with the program!)
2 dashes Angostura bitters
ginger ale

Coat a Collins glass with bitters. Add ice and bourbon, stir, add ginger ale and serve
with a twist of lemon.

Make sure that you enjoy an adult beverage or two tomorrow.
Have a Happy Thanksgiving. I'll see you next week.

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Fear Of Fish.

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How to Avoid Shark Attacks
The International Shark Attack File and eHow have a few pointers of enjoying the beach without worrying about sharks.

  • Swim, dive or surf with other people — never alone. Your chances of being attacked by a shark are less; and in the unlikely event that you are attacked, there will be people in the water to help get you to shore and treat your wounds until paramedics arrive.
  • Don't swim, dive or surf where dangerous sharks are known to congregate. This can be difficult if you see lonely barreling waves beckoning you to enter, but some sharks seem to be territorial and will hang around or frequent the same hunting ground.
  • Avoid swimming between sandbars, near steep drop-offs, near channels or at river mouths where sharks are found. Unfortunately, some of the best breaks are in these very spots. They also provide an ideal feeding ground for our toothy friends, however, sharks take advantage of the plentiful supply of fish coming and going with the tides, and getting the most from the nutrient-rich water.
  • Don't swim or surf in dirty or turbid water. It may be torturous if a great swell rolls in, but during those few days after a heavy rain, surface runoff stretches out several hundred yards into the ocean--like a cloud of chocolate milk pushing its way into blue water. Sharks take advantage of the low visibility in their hunting; and, as most attacks on humans are a case of mistaken identity, odds are greater that such an attack occur in the murky water.
  • Avoid wearing shiny jewelry that might simulate the scales of a prey fish, and also avoid uneven tanning and contrasting, bright-colored clothing. Apparently, sharks see this contrast very well and may strike out at it, or at a flash of light reflected by sparkly jewelry.
  • Don't swim or surf at dawn, dusk or at night. Most sharks are crepuscular hunters, which means they are most active when the sun is low in the sky--whether it be rising or setting. Some species also hunt at night. In general, avoid the water at these times when sharks might move closer to shore to feed.
  • Refrain from excessive splashing. Although this may seem next to impossible while surfing, if there is a shark in the area: try your best to paddle as though you're calm--even if you're not--slowly and smoothly towards shore. Get out of the water immediately
  • Keep pets and domestic animals, with their erratic movements, out of the water.
  • Don't swim near people who are fishing or spear-fishing, or near sewage outfalls.
  • Avoid spreading blood or human wastes in the water.
  • If schooling fish start to behave erratically or congregate in large numbers, leave the area.
  • Be vigilant. You may encounter any number of hazards when diving, surfing, or swimming in the ocean or coastal rivers, and you should always be wary. Proceed with caution in whatever you do, and be aware of your environment. If you spot a shark, don't let it out of your sight until you're safely on shore or in the boat.

Sources: International Shark Attack File, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida | eHow

Video via Conjuminando

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Fantastic Flickr Underwater Photographs.

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Fantastic Flickr Underwater Photographs.

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Hello Mr. Shark, Don't You Have A Nice Pair of Dentures. Bay Area Kayaker Survives Great White Attack.

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http://www.nbcbayarea.com/syndication?id=100890209&path=%2Fnews%2Flocal-beat

A Bay Area kayaker lived a real life shark tale and survived to talk about it.

Adam Coca, 45, came face-to-face with a great white shark over the weekend while kayaking near Pigeon Point off the San Mateo Coast. The Pinole resident was fishing in his kayak near Bean Hollow State Beach, in an area known as the "Red Triangle," where great white shark sightings are not uncommon when the shark chomped down onto the bottom of his 13-foot boat with its sharp teeth. [more]

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video.

Update: For some unknown reason this video does not load in Chrome or Opera. If you want to watch it, you must use Firefox, Safari or IE.

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Hello Mr. Shark, Don't You Have A Nice Pair of Dentures. Bay Area Kayaker Survives Great White Attack.

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http://www.nbcbayarea.com/syndication?id=100890209&path=%2Fnews%2Flocal-beat

A Bay Area kayaker lived a real life shark tale and survived to talk about it.

Adam Coca, 45, came face-to-face with a great white shark over the weekend while kayaking near Pigeon Point off the San Mateo Coast. The Pinole resident was fishing in his kayak near Bean Hollow State Beach, in an area known as the "Red Triangle," where great white shark sightings are not uncommon when the shark chomped down onto the bottom of his 13-foot boat with its sharp teeth. [more]

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video.

Update: For some unknown reason this video does not load in Chrome or Opera. If you want to watch it, you must use Firefox, Safari or IE.

Fish Food On Friday.

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A large mass of plankton is headed toward Ireland in search of a few cases of Jameson 15-year old Pot-Stilled Whiskey.

Although individual plankton are microscopic, massed together they make up an area almost the size of Ireland itself. They are the large blue mass. Photo: ESA

The natural phenomenon, which occurs every year, was photographed by the European Space Agency.

The electric blue mass was so large it was spotted by satellites hundreds of miles above the planet.
Via the Telegraph.

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Wednesday Wipeout. Got A Whale Of A Tale To Tell Ya, Lads.

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Uh-oh, this can't be good.
It's not photoshopped, gang.
From ABC: "Talk about a close call. A whale leapt out of the water and crash-landed on the deck of a boat off the coast of South Africa July 21, 2010. Sailing near Robben Island off the coast of Cape Town, Paloma Werner, 50, of the Cape Town Sailing Academy, and her partner Ralph Mothes watched the whale move toward their 10-meter vessel and breached 20 meters away. The whale disappeared under the water, before reappearing in the air. "Then I just saw this huge whale crash onto our yacht," Werner said. Fortunately, no one was injured, though the boat suffered damage. (Paloma Werner)"

A tourist on a boat nearby caught the moment when the whale breached the water next to the sailboat.

Harpoon Hannah was no where to be seen.



Ouch!

So long guys, and thanks for all the fish!

Hat tip to Rotorhead.

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