Sharks of the Ten Thousand Islands

In the book

The 'Mako' on the beach at Comer Key; the hammerhead at the ghost net.

Field notes

• Bull sharks are the shallow-water shark of the Everglades and move far up the rivers.
• Shortfin makos are open-ocean fish; the Comer Key shark was more likely a bull — a nice discussion point.
• Great hammerheads cruise the passes hunting tarpon during the spring migration.

More from the people who look after this place: Everglades National Park.