Mike:

> With the talk of the whale problem on the east coast I'm curious if
> ya'll regular ocean type divers have ever run across other critters
> that were obviously injured by man made means. IE, hooked, netted
> or other such injuries?

It's common to see barracuda with hooks and line trailing from their mouth.
We occasionally see other species in the same shape, as the 4 foot southern stingray
a couple of weeks ago attests.

In most of the shark feeding dives I've done, including Walker's Cay just two weeks
ago, it's common to see line burns on their mouths.


Wade