A week or so ago, I was snorkeling when I happened to glance behind me and saw I was being followed by the local barracuda ohana. Ohana is the name for family in Hawaiian and these were Great Barracudas, which sometimes congregate together in this way. I think they follow people swimming in the hope that they’re spear fishing, and might catch something which they can steal. I offered no such rewards, so they soon moved on.
I see 10 in this photo, but I counted a dozen in the water, and there might have been more. They were all what I call small barracudas, perhaps a foot to 18 inches in length. The biggest around here get to be three- to four-feet long and much bigger around.
Graham's Island 
My heart skipped a beat when you said barracuda, but fortunately these are little guys.
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The big ones do get my pulse going on occasion, but I’m less paranoid about them than I used to be.
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They’re a good size for eating I imagine. Do people eat them? My only knowledge of barracuda is the Heart song from 1980s.
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Not a good fish to eat. As an apex predator it can accumulate toxins from the fish it eats making it dangerous to eat.
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Small is good 🙂
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It is with these for sure.
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