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SCARY MONSTERS

dennis with big eel Dangerous Marine Life and other Hazards:
  • Wave Runners and other boats
  • Fishermen's lines
  • Soapfish
  • Sea Urchins
  • Sting Rays
  • Stone Fish
  • Nurse Sharks
  • other sharks: Don't worry, "Jaws" is a Hollywood shark and lives in Beverly Hills California and is believed to be shacked up with the creature from the black Lagoon.
    News Flash 1/16/02
    According to Reliable Reports
    The scaly couple is now believed
    to be holed up in LongBeach!
  • Jelly fish
  • Man of War
  • Corals
  • Things you can't ID : leave them alone !
  • Jetties: what are they?
  • Jetties Rocks, above the water surface: very slippery when wet, watch for moss
  • breaking waves over the jetties: don't you or your gear get washed away
  • Jetties Rocks, below the water surface: tends to be very sharp, covered with mussels and barnacles
  • oysters
  • Currents: At the Jetties,
  • Rip Currents, beach dives
  • off shore
  • Bad Visibility
  • Is there something that I missed? let me know, email your suggestions

 

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