This sounds like a horror movie but it is
really happening.
Tens of thousands of sharks are seen lurking near Palm
Springs in Florida, and they are getting close to the shoreline.
Atlantic University biological sciences professor Stephen Kajiura has been monitoring their migration pattern since January 15.
These sharks are a
stone’s throw away from the shore. They are blacktip sharks. Blacktips
are the most common species in this area of Florida, and are responsible
for the majority of shark bites. They average about 6 feet in length.
According to the
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration there hasn’t been any fatal
attacks yet this year. In the video shot from overhead, you can see all
the blacktip sharks in the crystal clear water and it is scary how many
there are.
These sharks are named by the black markings on
the tips of their fins and are common in warm Atlantic waters between
South Carolina and Texas.
Every winter is their
mating season. The sharks move to find warmer parts of the ocean to live
in. They eat fish, stingrays and squids.
Blacktips are also
known to follow fishing boats and eat the culled catches. Kajuira
explained that the blacktip sharks usually migrate further south in the
Miami-Dade and Ft. Lauderdale area, but this year they have stayed near
Palm Beach.