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Bull sharks in Playa.
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It's good isn't it. By a fella by the name of OrtoPilot.
Check him out on Youtube: YouTube - Shark In The Water - VV Brown - Acoustic Cover by ortoPilot (HQ MP3 download)
sdiver68
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People are stupid.
Yes and your fake post proved it.
CozumelAntonio
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Apparently some fishermen are trying to eliminate the risk of bullshark attacks in PDC:
Spanish:
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Spanish:
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I can't follow the translation well. Are they really just killing sharks that prey on the same fish they do? That's part of the worldwide shark killing problem.
annlaur
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Quick translation of the main paragraphs :
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, SOLIDARIDAD, 11 de noviembre.-
A fisherman from Puerto Morelos is accused by dive ops of having killed 9 bullsharks. These animals were a touristy attraction, so besides committing a crime against marine life, this killing has also left more than 500 families without a source of income, and financially hurt many others who benefited indirectly from the presence of the sharks.
The area where the killing occurred last Saturday is located about 800 m from the beach (2400 ft), in front of Avenida Constituyentes, at a depth of 30 m (90 ft).
[snip]
Dive ops take tourists, mainly foreigners, to share a moment with those sharks, which weigh between 120 and 150 kg for an approximate length of 2,5 m. During the encounter, divers have the opportunity to feed the bulls, as well as take the traditional souvenir picture. No attack has been reported, which refutes the common belief that these animal are a danger to man.
At the end of October, the dive ops counted 9 bullsharks in this area where they come every year for the winter months, but on Saturday Nov. 6 they couldn't find them. Then they saw a fisherman, whom they identified as Humberto Anduz from Puerto Morelos, throwing a bottom line to fish the sharks.
[snip]
The dive ops said that in the next few days they might mobilize their resources and require that the authorities investigate the matter and sanction the people responsible.
Even in Spanish, that story is confusing. I didn't read any evidence that the sharks are dead.
The statement about more than 500 families being out of work sounds exagerated (assuming 10 employees per dive op, that would mean 50 ops losing all of their business because they stopped doing shark dives )
Much of the story (especially the part about bullsharks not representing a potential danger) sounds like a live feed from a shark-feeding dive-op to me.
Not saying I'd support anyone hurting these animals. But I'll definitely wait for a more thorough report. For all we know at this point, the bulls may just show up alive and kicking tomorrow.
However, I haven't yet seen anything in Por Esto about the nurse and Caribbean reef sharks that were found dead at Punta Sur in Cozumel a few weeks ago. There was plenty of evidence there, as Scubaboarders have even posted pictures/videos on the board. Maybe I missed it ?
PLAYA DEL CARMEN, SOLIDARIDAD, 11 de noviembre.-
A fisherman from Puerto Morelos is accused by dive ops of having killed 9 bullsharks. These animals were a touristy attraction, so besides committing a crime against marine life, this killing has also left more than 500 families without a source of income, and financially hurt many others who benefited indirectly from the presence of the sharks.
The area where the killing occurred last Saturday is located about 800 m from the beach (2400 ft), in front of Avenida Constituyentes, at a depth of 30 m (90 ft).
[snip]
Dive ops take tourists, mainly foreigners, to share a moment with those sharks, which weigh between 120 and 150 kg for an approximate length of 2,5 m. During the encounter, divers have the opportunity to feed the bulls, as well as take the traditional souvenir picture. No attack has been reported, which refutes the common belief that these animal are a danger to man.
At the end of October, the dive ops counted 9 bullsharks in this area where they come every year for the winter months, but on Saturday Nov. 6 they couldn't find them. Then they saw a fisherman, whom they identified as Humberto Anduz from Puerto Morelos, throwing a bottom line to fish the sharks.
[snip]
The dive ops said that in the next few days they might mobilize their resources and require that the authorities investigate the matter and sanction the people responsible.
Even in Spanish, that story is confusing. I didn't read any evidence that the sharks are dead.
The statement about more than 500 families being out of work sounds exagerated (assuming 10 employees per dive op, that would mean 50 ops losing all of their business because they stopped doing shark dives )
Much of the story (especially the part about bullsharks not representing a potential danger) sounds like a live feed from a shark-feeding dive-op to me.
Not saying I'd support anyone hurting these animals. But I'll definitely wait for a more thorough report. For all we know at this point, the bulls may just show up alive and kicking tomorrow.
However, I haven't yet seen anything in Por Esto about the nurse and Caribbean reef sharks that were found dead at Punta Sur in Cozumel a few weeks ago. There was plenty of evidence there, as Scubaboarders have even posted pictures/videos on the board. Maybe I missed it ?
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