Welcome to Shark Week!! Every year since 1988, the Discovery Channel has devoted a week each summer to sharks. What started as an attempt to educate the public that there was more to sharks than just what they saw in Jaws has since become a cultural phenomenon. InspectorCacheIt227 got into Shark Week about 4 years ago and we regularly record about 60 hours worth of shows each year on our DVR. Last year while watching Shark Week, EmmaBoo227 started to write the names of sharks on log sheets she created and stuck them in a handful of containers we had won at a raffle and the idea for a shark week series was born.
But where to hide a shark week series? In the ocean would be ideal, but not realistic. But we have a body of water nearby. And while the caches can’t really be hidden in the lake, we could make them all puzzles and hide the caches around the lake. So that’s what we did. We hope you enjoy learning a little about some sharks you have probably heard of and learning a little more about some sharks you have probably never heard of.
These hides are all placed around Folsom Lake. Care was taken to avoid poison oak as much as possible, but it is still out there. Also beware off all the other hazards of the lake including, but not limited to, ticks, snakes, other animals, heat and uneven footing.
Cache is located at N38 41.BCD, W121 08.EFA
Australian Ghostshark
The Australian ghostshark (Callorhinchus milii) is a cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) belonging to the subclass Holocephali (chimaera). Sharks, rays and skates are the other members of the cartilaginous fish group and are grouped under the subclass Elasmobranchii. It is found off southern Australia, including Tasmania, and south of East Cape and Kaipara Harbour in New Zealand.
The Australian ghostshark is silvery in colour with iridescent reflections and dark, variable markings on the sides. It has an elongated body, smooth and torpedo shaped with two widely separated, triangular dorsal fins. They use their hoe-shaped snouts to probe the ocean bottom for invertebrates and small fishes.
At present this species is regarded as being known from southern Australian and New Zealand waters. However it has been hypothesized with some supporting evidence that the New Zealand population may differ from the population found in Australian waters.
A. Male Australian ghostsharks mature at what size (cm)?
B. How long does it take for a newborn Australian ghostshark to emerge from its egg capsule (max)?
C. What year was the Australian ghostshark first classified?
D. The maximum age of an Australian ghostshark? -2
E. What alternate names for the Australian ghostshark includes either shark and fish? -2
F. Female Australian ghostsharks mature at what size (cm)?
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