The Washington State Department of Transportation is updating the Washington Aviation System Plan (WASP). The primary purposes of the WASP update are to: Study the performance and interaction of Washington's entire aviation system. Understand the contributions of individual airports to the system as a whole.
Credit: Allie_Caulfield CC-BY-2.0. The hammerhead is a migratory shark that is distributed widely around the world. In the United States, it can be found in the waters along the Atlantic coastline all the way to Florida and around to the Gulf of Mexico. In the Pacific, this shark can be found from California through Mexico and southward to Peru. It is also found in the Caribbean region, in the Mediterranean Sea from Senegal to Morocco and in the Indian Ocean from French Polynesia to New Caledonia.
The great hammerhead is the largest of the nine identified species of this shark. It can grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) in length and weigh up to 1,000 pounds (450 kg), although smaller sizes are more common.Found in temperate and tropical waters worldwide, far offshore and near shorelines, hammerheads are often seen in mass summer migrations seeking cooler water.t can grow up to 20 feet (6 meters) in length and weigh up to 1,000 pounds (450 kg), although smaller sizes are more common. Found in temperate and tropical waters worldwide, far offshore and near shorelines, hammerheads are often seen in mass summer migrations seeking cooler water.