T&T: Cookie Cutter Sharks (was: Hazards of dink towing)

[KevinR]

> -----Original Message-----
> Several folks have voiced concerns about this tale being possibly
> apocryphal, but look up the creature for yourself.  

Yep - at first I too though Rich was pulling our leg (hey, would Rich ever do that???), telling
us a story about a cousin to the infamous Polyester Mites, but a little research however showed
he was talking about something us east coast cruisers just don't run into.

For more info and pictures, see: http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/ibrasil.htm.
There is even a photo of the bite damage from one of these to the rubber sonar dome of a sub at
http://www.austmus.gov.au/fishes/fishfacts/fish/ibrassub.htm

Stick around T&T and learn something new every day!

Kevin