Hi All -- The anomaly related below, though scientifically unexplained, rang some bells for me when I saw the last sentence below.
ENGLEWOOD (8/5/05)-- A bizarre freeway of fish swimming by the thousands along the shore of Englewood Beach Thursday morning left crowds of beach-goers agog and marine biologists bewildered. "I've lived her for 10 years, and I've never seen anything like this. It's incredible," said Bob Ricci of Englewood.Beach-goers reported that a wide variety of sea creatures came swimming south in a narrow band close to the beach at mid-morning.Included in the swarm were clouds of shrimp, crab, grouper, snapper, red fish and flounder. They were joined by more usual species, including sea robins, needlefish and eels. . . . The fish were moving in a narrow band in about 18 inches of water, he said. They were headed south, and, so far as he could tell, the moving mass of sea life stretched a good mile long. "We're talking thousands and thousands of them," Neidlinger said. "It was so thick we couldn't walk out. "Some fish washed ashore on the Gulf's small waves, he said. The stranded fish flipped and struggled until they flopped back into the water to rejoin the piscatorial parade south. "There were blue crabs the size of a dinner plate," Neidlinger said. "You name the species of fish and they were there." Neidlinger said more than 100 pelicans bombarded the fish, but he saw no sharks or other predators, nor did he detect any signs of red tide. from: http://sun-herald.com/Newsheadline.cfm?headline=6413&banner=1 * * * Could someone explain what "red tide" is? Ricki Utah - USA To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
