I stand corrected ;] Down the coast of Maine I have not seen a sunfish, as far as I know, but have seen several basking sharks. They -are- impressive sights! --allan On Mon, 4 Oct 1999 08:56:29 -0700 (PDT), Jackie Fenton wrote: >> From: "Allan McLane" <amcl_at_sover.net> >> >> You probably saw a basking shark. They are a large fish and quite common in NE waters. >> >> --allan > >They are a large fish that reach up to around 35 feet in length. The size of >the fin relative to the size of the fish which Dennis said was about four feet >by five feet would not indicate a basking shark, imo. > >Cheers, > >Jackie >*************************************************************************** >PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List >Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net >Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net >Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >*************************************************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Oct 04 1999 - 10:06:24 PDT
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