Shark TOOTH Hunting

[Walter]

I'll meet you there. I'll send you directions in a PM.

 

[large_diver]

A somewhat little known fact is that you can find shark teeth easily without even entering the water (of course like everyone else, I love any excuse to go diving). My parents live in Fernandina Beach, north of Jacksonville -- every time we go to the beach there I sit down with my son near the high tide line and we ALWAYS find 5-10 teeth after searching for about 10 minutes. Most are small, but for an 8 year old, the thrill of finding real shark's teeth is enough!

 

[Walter]

It's quite well know in Venice. The sand is almost black from the fossil deposits. Lots of nondivers collect them. While I can find teeth along the shore, I can find more and those will average better quality if I'm diving in 12 - 16 feet of water. Join us on the 17th?

 

[100days-a-year]

Negative on St Johns shark teeth .Also a bad idea to dive there as it is a commercial and milatary port .lotsa big boats .Extremely heavy current .Really poor vis .Big and lots of very unfossilized sharks in lo-vis and spawning occasionally.Inshore St.Johns is doable but I've never matched my production at other area rivers.Fernandina around Fort Clinch has some up to several inches on occasion.

 

[IndyScott]

Walter
I did not get your pm. I sent you 2 pm in the last 2 weeks and I think you did not get them. You can send Info to me at

icurok@midlink.com

Thanks Scott =-)

 

[Jeffe]

Am thinking about a Tooth Hunting trip to the upper Gulf Coast.
Any information on the Tex., Miss., La.,& Fla. panhandle tooth hunting areas appreciated.

 

[Amphibious]

If you're willing for a trip.... We found some great Meglodon teeth in the Rub Al Kali, Saudi Arabia...

Willer

 

[Jeffe]

Amphibious once bubbled...
If you're willing for a trip.... We found some great Meglodon teeth in the Rub Al Kali, Saudi Arabia...

Willer

Thanks for the response, but it's a little far for a ol' geezer like myself to b going.
The closest I ever got to saudi, was when doing TDY at the Naval Base in Malta. I did get to dive some in the Med though.
We were doing some Mine Warfare testing for the DOD.
Wasn't quite like a recreational dive, too serious, and way too focused.
I have dreamed of diving some of those ancient Greek trade vessel wrecks, but, probably will never get to.

 

[Amphibious]

Greek did you say??

I know of one in the Red Sea, right next to a coast Gaurd base, just out side of Yanbu... Still has amphora and "ribs" sticking out of the sand....You'd probably apreciate the "comming in hot" nature of this dive -the CG boys really hate guests :boom:

We roar in on a RIB, the driver yells "GO", drops it in neutral, we roll out, and he guns it away. Amazing dive, 3knot current (down draft) some days, and a supposed resident Tiger (I've never seen him)...

Willer

 

[Jeffe]

Geeze, all the subtle nuances of a real world op.
Yeah, youre' right, a primo dive.
Hard to lay out grids and take measurements in the current i'll bet.
Amphoras still intact ?
I guess that means the vessel was homeward bound then.
Broke up ?
Ballast stones still piled in the ribs ?
Ha ! Ima' nut for that schtuff !
Depth ?
On site time ?