Researchers Warn of, 'Cocaine Sharks' , off US Coasts.<br />CBS reports that an upcoming Discovery TV show <br />covers the latest nightmarish animal to make headlines: , cocaine sharks. .<br />CBS reports that an upcoming Discovery TV show <br />covers the latest nightmarish animal to make headlines: , cocaine sharks. .<br />The new show is set to air during the <br />channel's annual "Shark Week" event. .<br />According to environmental engineer Tracy Fanara, "There's a lot of legitimacy to this clickbait headline.".<br />Fanara, who took part in the experiments off <br />of Key West, says that large quantities of <br />cocaine wash up on U.S. coasts every year.<br />Outside of Miami, the Coast Guard found <br />14,153 pounds of cocaine worth over <br />$186 million in the ocean just last month.<br />An expert in chemical transport and ocean currents, <br />Fanara says that there is a strong chance that <br />sharks come into contact with the drug. .<br />According to Fanara, the intent is to <br />show the impact that chemicals <br />in the water can have on marine life.<br />One study [from 2016] found <br />81 different drugs in <br />Puget Sound [in Washington], Tracy Fanara, environmental engineer, via CBS.<br />This is a real issue and we're not making <br />any new water. The same water we'll <br />have 1,000 years from now is the same <br />water we had 1,000 years ago, Tracy Fanara, environmental engineer, via CBS.<br />Fanara points out that the U.S. water supply goes through <br />wastewater treatment systems before flowing back <br />into bodies of water and being consumed by people. .<br />Fanara points out that the U.S. water supply goes through <br />wastewater treatment systems before flowing back <br />into bodies of water and being consumed by people.
