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quick decision

08-24-2005 04:36 PM

shark or whale?

Friend of mine was fishing the Midddle Ground and saw a dorsal fin with a tailabout 10 feet behind it sticking out of the water. He said the dorsal was "stubby" but the tail looked like a shark fin. Any idea what this could be?

BigPete

08-24-2005 05:23 PM

Basking shark

Hooper

08-24-2005 05:25 PM

I second that...

Bliz	08-25-2005 09:31 AM

definitely a basking shark...

No dorsal on whales...

MakoMike

08-25-2005 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bliz

definitely a basking shark...

No dorsal on whales...

Then what do you call that big finlike thing sticking out of their back?

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