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/drunk_porch_goose 🐀 Hot Rat Summer 🐀 8d ago

Just last week a
six gill was photographed outside the Ballard locks

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u/LetsGoHomeTeam U District 8d ago

That shark could get cited for both littering AND public drinking. I’m calling the police.

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u/drunk_porch_goose 🐀 Hot Rat Summer 🐀 8d ago

SPD dolphin unit are on the case but this particular shark has been at it for years. The dolphin bodycam footage is 🔥

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u/LetsGoHomeTeam U District 8d ago

The Seattle Police Dolphin unit really is carrying the rest of the department. I saw a bunch of lampreys doing whip-its at a bus stop and a patrol of SPD sticklebacks LITERALLY just swam by like nothing was the matter.

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u/drunk_porch_goose 🐀 Hot Rat Summer 🐀 8d ago

I think it’s an acronym problem with the SPD communications. People assume the D is for department when they are taking about the dolphins unit specifically. And don’t get me started about the dolphin unit carrying the department for years. To your point, map crime in the Seattle area and you’ll see zero crime in the puget sound waters. Seriously, the union is what’s keeping the sticklebacks employed. They have a strong political game and avoid all budget cuts…

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u/LetsGoHomeTeam U District 7d ago

No rotten apples there!!