Traces of drugs, including cocaine, found in some shark species: study A new study published in the journal Environmental Pollution found traces of pharmaceuticals and illicit drugs in several shark species.

#Cocaine #shark #Bahamas

Chemicals were found in 28 individuals of the 85 sharks that were tested. Affected animals belong to these three species:

#lemonshark, #Caribbeanreefshark & #Atlanticnursesharks

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Anyway, back to Wosnick, et al's recent study in the #Bahamas. They looked at blood serum levels of environmental pollutants in 85 #sharks. #Diclofenac, #cocaine, acetaminophen & #caffeine were found in 3 species; #lemonshark, #Caribbeanreefshark & #Atlanticnursesharks

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#Roatan

Man shares story of survival after being bitten by Caribbean reef sharks in Bahamas "That was the first time I’ve ever passed out strictly from pain, so yeah, it hurt really, really bad," Marlin Wakeman told reporters on Thursday.

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