one small step for mankind, one quick lunch...

[Ken Gargett]

this is a vid of a marine biologist about do a snorkel dive for her scientific research. 

i will never ever set foot in water again. 

 

[Nevrknow]

Yep. I'm done. I have a pool. Thanks. 😦

[riderpride]

Almost served it up on a platter. Good on the diver for being aware. 

Cheers!

[Chibearsv]

I’m with you Ken. I made that decision long ago. This clip is just more confirmation. My daughters boyfriend surfs off the North Carolina shore and says he sees sharks in the surf “every once in a while”. Thankfully my daughter stays on the beach. 

[BlueClaw]

That's a good one. I also liked this one tracking the kayaker. I'm a beach goer and despite these guys roaming I can't resist swimming in the ocean. That said, I'm always on the look out while I'm in. There were 2 medium size sharks caught on separate days by a fisherman off the shoreline about 200 yards from the beach I'm usually on.  The news said one was a great white.

[El Hoze]

I fish for tarpon and snook next to an inlet down here in South Florida that is a big surfing beach. Some days the sharks are so thick in there you can’t even fish, a shark will 100% grab the fish before you can get it to the boat. Often times the water is super clear you’ll see monster bull sharks floating by less than 100 yards from where guys are surfing. 

A few weeks ago I had a tarpon on that was probably in the 100 lb. range and all of the sudden a giant hammerhead shows up that I’m guessing was 15 feet. I was in an 18 foot skiff. I broke the tarpon off but the hammerhead was fast and got it. The shark ran up towards the beach with this 100 lb. tarpon in its mouth shaking it out of the water like a ragdoll. If you’ve ever caught a 100 lb. tarpon you can imagine the strength of this fish. Blood everywhere, pretty shocking. I was devastated for the tarpon, happens with fishing. Anyway, all of this again within eye sight of a handful of surfers who didn’t move and I guess assume the sharks don’t have an interest in them. I surf in certain areas, not that one! 

[Ford2112]

That shark was just being friendly...

[Ken Gargett]

6 hours ago, El Hoze said:

I fish for tarpon and snook next to an inlet down here in South Florida that is a big surfing beach. Some days the sharks are so thick in there you can’t even fish, a shark will 100% grab the fish before you can get it to the boat. Often times the water is super clear you’ll see monster bull sharks floating by less than 100 yards from where guys are surfing. 

A few weeks ago I had a tarpon on that was probably in the 100 lb. range and all of the sudden a giant hammerhead shows up that I’m guessing was 15 feet. I was in an 18 foot skiff. I broke the tarpon off but the hammerhead was fast and got it. The shark ran up towards the beach with this 100 lb. tarpon in its mouth shaking it out of the water like a ragdoll. If you’ve ever caught a 100 lb. tarpon you can imagine the strength of this fish. Blood everywhere, pretty shocking. I was devastated for the tarpon, happens with fishing. Anyway, all of this again within eye sight of a handful of surfers who didn’t move and I guess assume the sharks don’t have an interest in them. I surf in certain areas, not that one! 

strangely enough, i never seem to mind standing waist deep in shark infested waters with a fishing bag dripping blood but might be time to rethink that. always see sharks up on fraser. 

the biggest shark i have ever seen (well, one monster on fraser - white or tiger - it was poking around a headland and i was fortunately far away so could not tell which but it was huge) was many years ago on a boat fishing out on the edge of the barrier reef, a place they call the swains. we were very close to the shelf at the time, about 100 kms offshore. a couple of the deckhands and i were cleaning fish. something seemed to go quiet - no idea how as nothing really to go quiet. we looked over the railing and a hammerhead was picking off our scraps. the three of us froze. never seen anything like it. this wasn't all that long after jaws came out. i said to the guys that it was bigger than the shark in jaws. one of the deckhands looked at me - never forget it - and just said, by about five feet. the other just said, more. it was like a large bus under the boat. none of us went near the railings for about four hours. 

[Hypersomniac]

Quit being a baby Ken, the diver specifically said it was NOT an attack. The shark was just being safe and looking for a swimming buddy.

[Fuzz AI]

Researchers in Aus recommend that during shark season, it is best not to go swimming at the beach if you are overweight. Not that being fit greatly improves your chances of getting away, it's just that they've noticed sharks are showing higher levels of cholesterol....

[Ford2112]

Serious note, here in Monterey Bay there have been an abnormal number of attacks and sightings. There were 2 in my home town of Pacific Grove this past summer, and last week a guy I went to high school with got bumped off his board. 2 were confirmed Great White attacks. Last spring my commercial fisherman friend had a Great White snatch a halibut off his gear. He was severely shaken. Experts cite warming water temps as the cause for more juveniles in the bay. They have plenty of sea lions to dine on. I never did like swimming in the ocean here as it's just too damn cold and I saw Jaws when I was 8.

[Edicion]

Don't know which is the scariest situation for me

1) Seeing a big shark while diving

2) Seeing a grizzly bear while hiking

3) Seeing the wife while holding the latest 24:24 arrival