Yesterday a hammerhead came ashore at Kailua Beach.
Rumor has it that the shark was caught in a net just offshore early in the morning and was in the process of giving birth. The fisherman assisted in the birth of 3 shark pups, released them into the bay, and then dragged the mother shark to shore to cut the net away. Unfortunately the shark died.
I think we all remember what happened next in thatdramatic tour-de-force masterpiece "Orca". I'm talking about the shark's performance, not Bo Derek's.
Hammerheads don't usually hang out in sandy shallow waters, but they do give birth in bays & estuaries where the young can hide & grow. Kailua Beach is an immensly popular Windward beach for windsurfing & kitesurfing due to its tradewind breezes, but I think I'll be sticking to the south shore...
Rumor has it that the shark was caught in a net just offshore early in the morning and was in the process of giving birth. The fisherman assisted in the birth of 3 shark pups, released them into the bay, and then dragged the mother shark to shore to cut the net away. Unfortunately the shark died.
I think we all remember what happened next in thatdramatic tour-de-force masterpiece "Orca". I'm talking about the shark's performance, not Bo Derek's.
Hammerheads don't usually hang out in sandy shallow waters, but they do give birth in bays & estuaries where the young can hide & grow. Kailua Beach is an immensly popular Windward beach for windsurfing & kitesurfing due to its tradewind breezes, but I think I'll be sticking to the south shore...