Being a lifelong local, I thought that most sharks are nurse sharks around here. Nurse sharks aren't aggressive and sadly, tiger sharks and hammerheads (mako too?) do surface from time to time (sometimes deadly), but it seems that the majority of sharks are harmless. Of course I didn't think so when I last saw one in the waves. I didn't care what kind of shark it was, it was a *#$%^ SHARK!
I love this place and will always be out floating on the raft, (not that time of the month, no shiny jewlry, etc), but I do think that watching your distance to the shore can be a livesafer. Forget first sandbar, second sandbar....Don't go out too far! I know too far, but how do you explain it to people? You can't necessarily say past the 1st sandbar, nor the 2nd, so how do you tell them instict?! (*not so sure I worded that right, but be leery of going past the first sandbar!!!!*)
Shark nuggets....if fried right, they're tasty!