InTheDrink
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the entire video was about: "Ocean photographer Juan Oliphant made the video and released it as a promotion for the HD camera company called GoPro."
I really don't think that someone off the street will view this as, Wow, I guess they're not the man eater that they are made out to be, and perhaps this fish has some intelligence, and it's existence is warranted. I think that is more viewed as, "Wow these sharks have been given a bad rep. and they are not the beast that people have made them out to be so I can just go and touch them." Wrong!!
Check this one out...so nice you need a speargun Michael Rutzen. Sharkman hitches ride on great white shark. - YouTube , or this one Shark Week - Riding a Great White - YouTube . I don't believe for one minute that she was without cage and others with spearguns or bagsticks.
Tony, I understand where you're coming from and have a lot of respect for your opinion - fundamentally I agree and would prefer if ppl didn't pull stunts like this. It's not cool.
Sadly however it may be necessary just to raise positive public profile.
Most newspaper reports about sharks talk about danger and terror and man eaters.
A few reports or images of humans and sharks getting on just fine - even if I'm not comfortable with the methods - is a welcome rebalancing.