(The Globe and mail, may 8 2011) When the group of volunteers set out, following a zigzag course along the coast of British Columbia, they never expected to sail into shark-infested waters. But midway through their cetacean survey between Washington and Alaska, there was no doubt about what they were seeing. All around the boat, which had steadily been working its way north at about nine knots, the dorsal fins of sharks could be seen slicing the surface. “All of a sudden, it was shark, shark, shark every few seconds,” Dr. Rob Williams said. “It was obvious we’d hit a huge hot spot.” (READ THE REST OF THE ARTICLE)
