The imposing barracuda targets fish as its prey

By Susan Scott

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Sep 17, 2012

~~<p>Last month a reader sent a note about snorkeling with a large barracuda off Waimanalo's Kaiona Beach Park. The fish was "big, menacing and aggressive," Bonnie wrote. "I photographed it going out to the open ocean. The next thing we knew, it was coming after us. Yikes. Big adventures on the high seas."</p>
<p>I remembered this email recently when I turned a corner and came face-to-face with a 2-foot-long barracuda in the sparkling clear water of Shark's Cove. The fish didn't swim toward me, but it didn't retreat, either. It just hung there, motionless.</p>
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Last month a reader sent a note about snorkeling with a large barracuda off Waimanalo's Kaiona Beach Park. The fish was "big, menacing and aggressive," Bonnie wrote. "I photographed it going out to the open ocean. The next thing we knew, it was coming after us. Yikes. Big adventures on the high seas."

I remembered this email recently when I turned a corner and came face-to-face with a 2-foot-long barracuda in the sparkling clear water of Shark's Cove. The fish didn't swim toward me, but it didn't retreat, either. It just hung there, motionless. Login for more...