All of the Bahamas coastline is about to become a safe sanctuary for sharks as the nation announced on Tuesday a complete ban of shark fishing in its waters. After Honduras, the Maldives and Palau, Bahamas becomes the fourth archipelago to take the important protective measure.
Video has been released of thousands of sharks swimming about 50 yards from the shore near the Boca Raton Inlet.
For millions of years Sharks have been known to survive using their very effective sensory organs. They are not just good at smelling their prey and blood, but also have well developed external eyes and a significant area in the brain suited to vision. But now scientists have found that sharks might be color blind.
The recent flooding in parts of Australia has been a boon for some sharks, who have taken the the tows in search of new food. The increased flood waters have allowed bull sharks to swim in areas once only land.
