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Thursday, July 30, 2020

7/30/20 Report - Tropical Storm Headed Right At Us. Lost Ring. Shark Bite Tooth. Plantation Archaeology.


Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of treasurebeachesreport.blogspot.com.

Tropical Storm Isaias.
Source: nhc.noaa.gov


The big news iys that we now have a tropical storm named Isaias, which has a predicted track coming right at us.  According to the current predictions is should be on or very near the Treasure Coast by Sunday.  We should get bigger waves by Saturday.


Cone for Isaias.
Source: nhc.noaa.gov

The direction and expected winds could change at any time.

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DNA from tooth in Florida man’s foot solves 25-year-old shark bite mystery

When Jeff Weakley tweezed open a blister-like bulge on his foot, he was not expecting to find a piece of tooth from a shark that bit him while he was surfing off Flagler Beach in 1994.

He also did not imagine that a DNA test of the tooth, conducted by scientists at the Florida Museum of Natural History, would reveal the kind of shark that had nabbed his foot nearly a quarter century ago: a blacktip...

Here is the link for more about that.


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Here is an instagram posting showing a ring that was recently lost as well as the location.  Maybe you can help find it if it hasn't already been found.


Thanks to Alberto S. for that.

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Plantation Archaeology at Rivière aux Chiens, ca. 1725-1848 is the title of a good lengthy article on the archaeology of the Mobile Bay area, extending from the indigenous populations up through 1848. Along with many other things, it presents a good sample of various artifacts.

I enjoyed browsing it and think you will too.
That must be his 4th position on masks.  And you wonder why they don't retire before age 100.

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Predicted Fort Pierce Surf.
Source: MagicSeaWeed.conm


The surf is still one to two feet on the Treasure Coast but it looks like it will get much bigger Saturday.

Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net

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