Sea critters

A great white shark was caught in he Danang area a a couple of years ago, quite possibly the first ever recorded gteat whote shark in Vietnam. The shark nbbled a swimmer or two, but fortunately no deaths were rdported. photos were published in Thanh Nien newspaper, which you can read in English on line.

gg1965 wrote:

hi all,

In Australia, we have a variety of critters that could make a day at the beach rather miserable.  For example, we have the blue ring octopus, jellyfish, sea wasps, sea snakes etc - and off course we have sharks too etc.  You don't really want to mess with any of these...

Obviously the South China Sea is a different area compared to the beaches in the great southern land - so what sea critters should one look out for while enjoying the beaches around the Da Nang area?


Thanks

g

Just about all the large sea creatures have been consumed. A long time ago.
Folks here will eat any and everything.
Just wait until you see the aerated tanks full of stonefish in a Da Nang seafood restaurant.
Your greater concern should be the fecal bits and the medical waste that wash up onshore.

The jungle and countryside is more a place for concern.
There's a green bamboo snake the war vets called a 'two step'.
There's Dengue fever and Japanese encephalitis.
Not to mention the hordes of 'homeless' dogs that are rabid.

http://www.thanhniennews.com/health/ove … 43446.html

Da Nang traffic is pleasant,but zebra crossings here mean 'speed up'.