USVI-On-Line

While snorkeling at Leinster and Waterlemon Bay a couple of weeks ago we spotted some sharks.
What a thrill!
One was a nurse shark that was about 5 feet long and just napping on the bottom.
The other was what we identified later to be a lemon shark. The lemon was swimming along the shallows on the right side of the bay. He looked to be about 4 to 5 feet long.

I've posted some photos of the sharks on my blog.

Enjoy!

http://sunshinelobster.blogspot.com

~dan

Thanks for posting! Now I know what kind of shark scared the bejesus out of me at Miss Vie's. A lemon shark. He was bigger than me, so bigger than 5 feet, and we were also in shallow water.

I saw that same Lemon Shark when we were there in the middle of November. It was totally uninterested in humans - just patrolling the shallows for a snack. Never actually saw it go after anything aggressively and nothing seemed to be overly frightened by it's presence....including us humans!

I had a very shark-ie snorkel today. First, on my way from Grootpan to Kiddel, I passed this guy. He was about 15 yards away from me and I couldn't catch up for a better picture.



Then, about a half hour later, I spotted this guy as I was entering into Salt Pond from Kiddel. I assumed he was sleeping upside down. Either that or he was dead. I certainly hope he was just sleeping, partially under some rocks.

The shark sleeping upside down is really bizarre. I'm guessing both pictures are of nurse sharks.
Looks like you are having fun!

~dan

Don't sharks die when they stop moving?

Some sharks can stay still on the bottom of the ocean and breathe through their mouth, I think. The nurse shark is one of those. Some must keep moving or they'll die, like the Great White. So it all depends on the type of shark and is clear as mud!