I believe that there is or was a hammerhead in the New Orleans Aquarium. If
you are ever passing through NOLA, I highly recommend their fish tank.

Speaking of Hammerheads, the Capt of the Wendy Dawn, a dive boat I have been
frequenting in Destin lately told me this past weekend that he was the
largest one he has ever seen circling the boat while the morning group was
on the bottom. It was gone by the time they got back up but he said he did
not waste any time getting them back on board.

I also highly recommend this boat if you happen to be diving in Destin. It's
a nice big six pack boat with a crew that does not hassle you about profiles
and such. They are located in the marina just east of the east pass bridge.
Turn at the info center and head down to the water.

Mike


----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee Bell" <[log in to unmask]>


> Reef Fish wrote:
>
> > So, during the lull of house hunting, I paid my first visit to the
> > Chattanooga Aquarium and purchased an Annual Pass which cost only
slightly
> > more than the cost of TWO admissions (that shows how much the Aquarium
> > prey on the occasional VISITORS. :-)  $11.95 for a single admission and
> > $30 for an annual pass of UNLIMITED visits.
>
> Coming from S. Florida, I can hardly fault your local businesses for
getting
> the tourists to provide a little help in support attractions.  I don't
think
> there's anything down here you can do for $11.95.
>
> > The most impressive collection (to ME) was two TINY Hammerheads which
> > were dwarfed by the half-a-dozen or so Lookdowns, each of which was
> > at least TWICE the size of the hammerhead.  :-)  I don't recall
> > having seen any hammerheads in the better-known aquariums such as the
> > those in Boston, Chicago, San Diego, or Dallas.
>
> I don't even remember seeing them in the shark encounters at the San Diego
> or Orlando Sea Worlds.  Do you happen to recall what kind of hammerhead it
> was, Scalloped, Great, Smooth or Bonnethead?
>
> Lee
>