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VVance
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 Posted - 07/03/2009 : 11:13:46 AM
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Bull sharks take to Louisiana swamp
By Jim Shannon - bio | email
HENDERSON, LA (WAFB) - Bass, catfish, and perch make for a great fish fry down on the bayou, but lately, the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries has found sharks in inland waters of the Atchafalaya Basin Swamp.
Most people have a preconceived notion that sharks are found in the ocean. While that's certainly true, sharks are also being found among the beautiful cypress trees in the waters of the Atchafalaya. "Well, I guess this is a swamp, shark that lives in the swamp," said Mike Walker with Wildlife and Fisheries. "You could call it a swamp shark."
Walker has pictures of bull sharks that were caught among the inland waters in Louisiana. He says sharks have likely been around these parts for decades. However, they're noticing them more because they now take huge samples of species in different waterways in Louisiana and that's turning up sharks. It's no surprise for long time Atchafalaya swamp tour guide Curtis Allemond. "Oh, I used to catch 'em up on the river when the river's low, yeah (laughs)," he said when asked if he had ever seen any sharks in the swamp.
The bull shark is particularly troubling for Walker, in part due to their natural threatening nature. "They're fairly aggressive sharks. They're probably responsible for the majority of the attacks on human beings." Walker says there are no known inland shark attacks in Louisiana. The bull sharks are not just hanging around the bayous and swamps. They have been caught some 900 miles up the Mississippi River.
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frank drigotas j
3868 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2009 : 12:12:05 PM
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One more thing Northerners don't know:
"Achafalaya" is pronounced "Chefaliya" by the locals.
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GetLoans4me
2695 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2009 : 12:46:14 PM
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| I love those crawfish pizza in Louisiana. ummm tasty |
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frank drigotas j
3868 Posts |
Posted - 07/03/2009 : 1:00:29 PM
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You mean "crawdaddys" or "mudbugs."
The word "crawfish" is not heard in LA, except in advertising directed at out of staters.
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Captain Mortgage
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Posted - 07/03/2009 : 2:31:45 PM
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They are not actually fresh water sharks. They have a gland that stores salt from the salt water. They can travel back and forth through the fresh water but can't actually live there perminately.
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blake1952
422 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 7:59:07 PM
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| It's Bush's fault. |
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toddblue
4343 Posts |
Posted - 07/06/2009 : 8:19:54 PM
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Originally posted by blake1952
It's Bush's fault.
No, it's Cheney's fault! If it weren't for 'big oil' and Halliburton, 'Mom and Pop' oil would still be thriving and the sharks would be at peace in the open ocean. |
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Scrooge McDuck
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Posted - 07/07/2009 : 06:02:36 AM
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| i hate going in the water already. now this. |
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djorge44
3699 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2009 : 06:18:15 AM
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| Bull sharks are really mean |
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CoolMtgGuy
9062 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2009 : 06:52:50 AM
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| They can probably be used to make a mean gumbo. I wonder if the failed dikes had anything to do with this phenomenon. |
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djorge44
3699 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2009 : 07:40:20 AM
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| it has nothing to do with it, they find Bull sharks in lakes around the world all the time. |
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CoolMtgGuy
9062 Posts |
Posted - 07/07/2009 : 09:11:40 AM
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You got the "thrust" of my post ... congratulations!
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Originally posted by stewpot
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Originally posted by CoolMtgGuy
They can probably be used to make a mean gumbo. I wonder if the failed dikes had anything to do with this phenomenon.
What in the world do gays have to do with this?
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toddblue
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Posted - 07/07/2009 : 09:18:12 AM
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| Do they have lasers attached to their heads? |
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