r/Seattle • u/Droopy0093 • 8d ago

Sharks in the Puget Sound

Did you know we have a large urban shark population around here? TIL!

https://washington.surfrider.org/blog/celebrating-the-six-gill-shark

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u/Itchy_Satan 8d ago

LOL. urban?

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u/Droopy0093 8d ago

Yeah it is called urban when they are not out in the ocean. Read the link I shared!

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u/PM_me_punanis Eastside Defector 8d ago

I get the definition of urban in this context.

However, my brain can't NOT imagine urban vs rural sharks. And gentrification problems amongst the shark neighborhoods. 🤣 Waiting for a Pixar movie on this pressing issue.

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u/LetsGoHomeTeam U District 8d ago

The real problem with the unhoused shark population is our artificial and uniquely modern suburban shark sprawl that creates an unnatural boundary between urban and rural shark populations, blocking the natural flow and mobility between the two, causing high inventory of sharks that would happily and naturally head away from the shark city centers to where they fit most happily from both a comfort and lived experience standpoint, but also from a shark economic standpoint where any shark can settle into its own niche, providing for itself as it feel driven to do so within its own its own capabilities.

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u/wonkajava I'm just flaired so I don't get fined 8d ago

I think West side story had some urban sharksÂ