What is really out there in the water?

Yesterday, after diving with Shorelinescuba.com, it was a first for me. I was standing on the dock at Water Island right next to the sandy shoreline. I saw a catfish swimming (midwest USA raised) by shore in less than 1 foot of water.  Then it hit me! That it is not a catfish but a SHARK! Holy crap, I had an epiphany! I am making my claim to fame right here, that catfish are related to sharks at least sand sharks because the have similiarities: head, eyes, swimming style, and live in water.

But what is more amazing than my epiphany is the below article. Enjoy!

WASHINGTON – The world's oceans may be vast and deep, but a decade-long count of marine animals finds sea life so interconnected that it seems to shrink the watery world.
An international effort to create a Census of Marine Life was completed Monday with maps and three books, increasing the number of counted and validated species to 201,206.
A decade ago the question of how many species are out there couldn't be answered. It also could have led to a lot of arguments among scientists. Some species were counted several or even dozens of times, said Jesse Ausubel of the Alfred Sloan Foundation, the co-founder of the effort that involved 2,700 scientists.
The $650 million project got money and help from more than 600 groups, including various governments, private foundations, corporations, non-profits, universities, and even five high schools. The Sloan foundation is the founding sponsor, contributing $75 million.