Sevengill Sharks in SoCal - made the news!

[nwscubamom]

Friend and fellow REEF surveyor Mike Bear has been tracking Sevengill shark sightings and has been getting the attention of scientists - and now some media attention as well! Very cool stuff:
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/station/as-s ... Diego.html

- Janna

[spatz84]

A 7 gill? I didn't know there was such a thing. or am I just being messed with again.

[spatman]

thanks for posting that, janna. maybe we'll start seeing more sixgills around here, as well.

[nwscubamom]

A 7 gill? I didn't know there was such a thing. or am I just being messed with again.

Not being messed with at all! While most sharks have 5 gills, our Sixgill and the Sevengills are obviously pretty cool. Both are members of the Cowshark Family (Hexanchidae). You can find a lot of info here on Mike's website:
http://sevengillsharksightings.org/

- Janna

[deep diver]

I've heard of the 7 gill, but thought they were real deap sharks... that's cool!

[Grateful Diver]

I've heard of the 7 gill, but thought they were real deap sharks... that's cool!

In most of the world, so are sixgills ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

[PeninsulaDiver]

Hey!
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/station/as-s ... Diego.html

Pictured in the video is Steve Murvine "sddiverdude" who visited Puget Sound last summer while temporarily assigned to the Navel Ship Yard in Bremerton. During his visit he joined NWDC. Not sure if he is active here or not but if so... Scuba Steve! What do you have to say for yourself?

-Mark

[steve murvine]

geez a few 7-gill sightings and look at all the hoopla !!
i was hog tied, all my video and pic's taken and shamelessly exploited !!
i miss the Great Northwest and all my friends i made while i was there.
whenever any of you get down to Sunny San Diego, give me a holler and let me return some of the hospitality i recieved while up there with you fine folks !!
steve murvine
sddiverdude@sbcglobal.net

'Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body,

but rather to skid in sideways - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming

'WOO HOO, What a Ride.'!!!!!

[Alexitt]

sddiverdude@sbcglobal.net

'Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body,

but rather to skid in sideways - body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming

'WOO HOO, What a Ride.'!!!!!

Love the sig line and Oh so true!!!

[Sockmonkey]

Friend and fellow REEF surveyor Mike Bear has been tracking Sevengill shark sightings and has been getting the attention of scientists - and now some media attention as well! Very cool stuff:
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/station/as-s ... Diego.html

- Janna

Super neat.... even tho at first I was convinced that this was some sort of pnw diver specific april fools joke.

"Oh yeah Janna... right... now they have _7_ gills. It must roll with the bearsharktopus."

Thanks for posting,

-Eric

[nwscubamom]

HAH!!! Would *I* lead you astray???

[Wait, don't answer that...]

- Janna