a Dolphin and a Shark

Unfortunately as the title alludes to this is an uncomfortable post for many people. If you are not a local to Clearwater Florida then you did not hear of what happened to an Atlantic bottle-nose dolphin named Dunham this past Tuesday.

First Aid for Marine Animal Bites, Stings, Punctures.

Hey Paddlers,
After writing my previous blog on Sea Urchins titled Search’in For Urchin, I promised to write a blog about First Aid for Marine Animal Bites, Stings, and Punctures. But first we need to put up the dreaded DISCLAIMER: By no means is the information here supposed to be considered THE LAW, and is not [...]

Florida Gulf Coast whale shark

There are always cool things we as boaters can experience from the water.  Below is a video of an interview of two men who were out on their power boat 35 miles off the coast of Tarpon Springs Florida and came across a whale shark.  I have never paddled that far off of our coast [...]

Shark

It is a cliche to say “a picture says a thousand words”…

I was out paddling and this is what I saw floating next to me.  A dead Bull Shark.  I have no problem with people fishing for sport as long as they carefully practice safe release techniques.  I personally like to catch fish after a [...]

Cartoon Fun: snow sharks

—Jeff

Kayaking with a shark

Sean, Brian, and I are getting ready to leave on Sunday to paddle around the Florida Keys.  The good thing is we probably will not encounter what three kayak fishermen did in Australia.  Check out this video from BBC NEWS.  Our wives are happy we are not paddling off the coast of Australia.  Unbeknownst to [...]