taxman Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 And how will they know which shark did it.And how many will have to die in the process. Well exactly. Sharks are fast becoming an endangered species thanks to the demands of man (usually Chinese, and usually tucking into a bowl of cartilage soup) whereas humans continue to infest the planet at an even greater rate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 And how will they know which shark did it.And how many will have to die in the process. I said that too, they'll go off out into the ocean, which is probably full of sharks, and attempt to pick out this certain one? Maybe it has distinguishing features eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Sidney Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I don't know why he went in the water. There was another death a short while ago by another, or the same, shark. I'd never go in the sea there again, I don't know about a couple of weeks later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Sidney Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I said that too, they'll go off out into the ocean, which is probably full of sharks, and attempt to pick out this certain one? Maybe it has distinguishing features eh? Its the one wearing a napkin... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 It's not natural. There have been very few attacks in the Seychelles. Would you prefer that miles of beaches are closed and livelihoods threatened because of one shark? Well, if that is the case, and it is not natural, then I stand corrected. I was just half listening to the news, and I got... "Groom killed by shark on honeymoon... swimming in the sea.... Shark is being hunted to be destroyed" And I thought well, if he will go out swimming in the sea, he puts himself at risk... I didn't even hear where it happened or how close he was to the shore etc. Didn't hear what type of shark either. But, as far as I am (was) aware, sharks hunting for prey in the sea basically anywhere would be a natural occurance. Similarly to if you went out for a walk in the woods and got eaten by a bear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sccsux Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 Similarly to if you went out for a walk in the woods and got eaten by a bear. I doubt that's gonna happen in the UK:D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leah-Lacie Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I doubt that's gonna happen in the UK:D. I did mean to say "woods in America" actually Although I'm sure its not just there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taxman Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 I've been to India, walking alone through a Tiger reserve. I've been to Canada, walking around in Grizzly country. I've swum with sharks in The Galapagos. Each and every time I took a risk. But I felt it was worth it for the wildlife experience. If I'd been eaten then it would have been my own fault and the last thing I'd have wanted was the animals being killed in some sort of bizarre revenge killing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Total Chaos Posted August 17, 2011 Share Posted August 17, 2011 And how will they know which shark did it.And how many will have to die in the process. It will be wearing a top hat.Have you seen this shark? http://www.google.co.uk/url?q=http://princess-sparkle-.tumblr.com/post/6835787741/thefrogman-this-is-a-shark-in-a-top-hat-via&sa=U&ei=GlNMTrH7MY6yhAeM5Oz6Bw&ved=0CCMQFjAG&usg=AFQjCNHiAzoZaDOW7hXmvJk_n0wxbHxEHQ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rupert_Baehr Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 It's not natural. There have been very few attacks in the Seychelles. Would you prefer that miles of beaches are closed and livelihoods threatened because of one shark? Be fair. fish live in the sea, not humans. Healthy fish do not flap around on the surface. - They swim quite a way under it. Fish (including sharks) are used to seeing other fish swimming around and they are accustomed to judging the size of the potential prey/aggressor. Fish are fairly streamlined and they do not leave a huge bubble trail. A human is NOT streamlined, but fish don't know that and the bubble trail from a human swimming below the surface probably looks like a very big fish to other creatures ... some of whom (including sharks) may think he's a dangerous large predator and will stay well away. A sick and dying fish splashing around on the surface is fair game and easy meat. You can't blame a shark for going for an easy lunch. There is no shortage of sharks in the Indian Ocean and there is no shortage of nettable (and patrollable) bays in the Seychelles. Bull sharks are particularly aggressive and they are known to hunt in shallow waters. It's not the shark's fault - but perhaps the tourism department of the Seychelles government might be held culpable? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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