8-Foot-Long Bull Shark Pulled from Potomac River

[EC]

 Think sharks live only in the ocean? Think again.

An 8-foot-long (2.4 meters) bull shark was pulled from the Potomac River, along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States, by a group of Maryland fishermen yesterday (Sept. 3). But experts aren't at all surprised.

While you may think of sharks as ocean-dwelling predators, the reality is more complicated. Sharks do roam the open sea, but certain species, including the bull shark, also live in brackish (low-salinity) water and freshwater. So, finding one of these fish in the Potomac is "actually pretty normal," said Paul Genovese, a program manager for the fisheries service at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. [On the Brink: A Gallery of Wild Sharks]

The shark caught yesterday was found in a large net off the shore of Coltons Point, Maryland, which is located right at the mouth of the Potomac, where the river opens into the Chesapeake Bay. In 2013, a fisherman pulled two bull sharks out of his nets at the nearby Point Lookout State Park.

Read more: http://report24uk.info/article/297248/8-foot-long-bull-shark-pulled-from-potomac-river

Hillary's running mate? 

[Oceander]

Think sharks live only in the ocean? Think again.

An 8-foot-long (2.4 meters) bull shark was pulled from the Potomac River, along the mid-Atlantic coast of the United States, by a group of Maryland fishermen yesterday (Sept. 3). But experts aren't at all surprised.

While you may think of sharks as ocean-dwelling predators, the reality is more complicated. Sharks do roam the open sea, but certain species, including the bull shark, also live in brackish (low-salinity) water and freshwater. So, finding one of these fish in the Potomac is "actually pretty normal," said Paul Genovese, a program manager for the fisheries service at the Maryland Department of Natural Resources. [On the Brink: A Gallery of Wild Sharks]

The shark caught yesterday was found in a large net off the shore of Coltons Point, Maryland, which is located right at the mouth of the Potomac, where the river opens into the Chesapeake Bay. In 2013, a fisherman pulled two bull sharks out of his nets at the nearby Point Lookout State Park.

Read more: http://report24uk.info/article/297248/8-foot-long-bull-shark-pulled-from-potomac-river

Hillary's running mate? 

Couldn't be, it got caught.

[PzLdr]

That's a decent sized Bull Shark [they usually max out around 10']. Bull Sharks are one of, if not the most, aggressive shark species. The males have the highest testosterone level of any animal on Earth [including us]. They are famous for attacks in shallow water.