I'm Sharked. Sharked, I Say!
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wrote on 11 Nov 2021, 13:41 last edited by
More: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/venomous-sharks-london-scli-intl-gbr-scn/index.html
"Back in 1957, [the Thames] was declared "biologically dead."
"But now, surprising creatures, like sharks including tope, starry smooth-hound and spurdog -- a slender fish measuring some 23 inches and covered in venomous spines -- have been found.
"Spurdogs can be found in deep water, and the spines in front of the shark's two dorsal fins secrete a venom that can cause pain and swelling in humans."
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wrote on 11 Nov 2021, 14:18 last edited by
You sharted?
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More: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/venomous-sharks-london-scli-intl-gbr-scn/index.html
"Back in 1957, [the Thames] was declared "biologically dead."
"But now, surprising creatures, like sharks including tope, starry smooth-hound and spurdog -- a slender fish measuring some 23 inches and covered in venomous spines -- have been found.
"Spurdogs can be found in deep water, and the spines in front of the shark's two dorsal fins secrete a venom that can cause pain and swelling in humans."
wrote on 11 Nov 2021, 14:19 last edited by@catseye3 said in I'm Sharked. Sharked, I Say!:
More: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/venomous-sharks-london-scli-intl-gbr-scn/index.html
"Back in 1957, [the Thames] was declared "biologically dead."
"But now, surprising creatures, like sharks including tope, starry smooth-hound and spurdog -- a slender fish measuring some 23 inches and covered in venomous spines -- have been found.
"Spurdogs can be found in deep water, and the spines in front of the shark's two dorsal fins secrete a venom that can cause pain and swelling in humans."
Saw that yesterday as well. Might not be all good news, though.
What the Chesapeake Bay had going for it in the 70s was that it was so fucked up, fish had obvious and terrible diseases on them. Made for an easy way to get the word out about pollution problems.
The problem with the Bay, though, is that the pollution comes directly from Pennsylvania farms, and modern development. The farms haven't gone away obviously, and development only continues to expand. They've cleaned up the most obvious stuff but there are still myriad problems with the ecosystem. Only now, many of the fish just aren't there anymore. There's less to show people visually in terms of the pollution's consequences. Makes campaigning for cleanup a lot harder.
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You sharted?
wrote on 11 Nov 2021, 14:20 last edited by@ivorythumper said in I'm Sharked. Sharked, I Say!:
You sharted?
I think the article is insinuating that the Thames sharted.
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More: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/venomous-sharks-london-scli-intl-gbr-scn/index.html
"Back in 1957, [the Thames] was declared "biologically dead."
"But now, surprising creatures, like sharks including tope, starry smooth-hound and spurdog -- a slender fish measuring some 23 inches and covered in venomous spines -- have been found.
"Spurdogs can be found in deep water, and the spines in front of the shark's two dorsal fins secrete a venom that can cause pain and swelling in humans."
wrote on 11 Nov 2021, 19:21 last edited by Doctor Phibes 11 Nov 2021, 19:23@catseye3 said in I'm Sharked. Sharked, I Say!:
"Spurdogs can be found in deep water, and the spines in front of the shark's two dorsal fins secrete a venom that can cause pain and swelling in humans."
Luckily, it's mostly only ever going to come into contact with Londoners and other fish.