The shallows were thus named 'Guan Yu's Shallows' (). Stewart stayed close to shore, and even in the shallows felt a strong undertow. The ships could not put in close to the shore due to the coastal shallows. Large barracudas can be encountered in muddy shallows on rare occasion. The greater flamingo wades in its shallows. Sea levels rose, destroying fern prairies and creating shallows. Eve flees in his canoe, leaving La Bete floundering in the shallows. However, the parts which were erstwhile shallows are below sea level. Millions of waterfowl annually use the bay shallows as a refuge. Direct onshore winds carry the risk of being thrown onto land or stuck in shallows. The remainder of the Dutch ships had fled, making rapid progress towards the coastal shallows. Many coastal shallows were created, and that caused ichthyosaurs to die out. These are dispersed by water until eventually embedding in the shallows. There were also five staunches, which were flash locks constructed near to fords and shallows. The 2016 film "The Shallows" starring Blake Lively was largely filmed on the island.