I note you are from Canada. You have an excuse for your ignorance.
... and this from an Aussie. Ha!
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I note you are from Canada. You have an excuse for your ignorance.
You just don't get it, Foxfish. You keep posting about non-divers getting attacked in a site for SCUBA divers. I agree that there are places where I wouldn't not surface swim, surf, kayak or paddleboard but would dive. And there are a few places (but relatively few) where I might not SCUBA Dive either.
The reaction of the surfer (Nativel) in the last Reunion quote is appalling. If one ventures into the water to pursue an activity, one should acknowledge the risks. What are we supposed to do? Remove every apex predator (and probably poisonous critters) from every ecosystem in the world? What an ecological mess that would leave.
I'd suggest this post sums up the sentiments of many who have posted on this thread. The last part "It's the shark's ocean -- NOT YOURS" is typical Greeny ideology. It captures the idea that the sharks have some kind of territorial claim to the ocean and that human life is of no greater value than that of a shark. In fact I've heard many Greenies argue that the life of the shark is of greater value.
They offer little sensible justification for their arguments apart from vague generalisations and appeals to Greenie dogma. The thread provides many examples of how these misguided 'believers' gain their support. Most are content just sit on the sidelines and ridicule any one who challenges their beliefs. Others offer skewed statistics or twisted arguments to justify their position and sadly believe their own deception. The more fanatical ones resort to bullying and threats.
This is a US based forum. The incidents of a fatal shark attack is relatively low. It would be interesting to hear from Aaronriot how many fatal shark attacks have occurred within 300 km of where he typically dives. Apparently he lives about 500 km from the coast.
Making these kinds of claims sitting behind a keyboard in these circumstances is easy. The matter is brought into sharp focus when people travel and dive near some of the hot spots for fatal shark attacks around the world. Most people on the poll have indicated they'd dive regardless of the risk of a fatal attack which is plain stupidity but it serves to highlight the kind of fatalism that naturally follows from Greeny ideology.
You just don't get it, Foxfish. You keep posting about non-divers getting attacked in a site for SCUBA divers. I agree that there are places where I wouldn't not surface swim, surf, kayak or paddleboard but would dive. And there are a few places (but relatively few) where I might not SCUBA Dive either.
The reaction of the surfer (Nativel) in the last Reunion quote is appalling. If one ventures into the water to pursue an activity, one should acknowledge the risks. What are we supposed to do? Remove every apex predator (and probably poisonous critters) from every ecosystem in the world? What an ecological mess that would leave.
You just don't get it, Foxfish. You keep posting about non-divers getting attacked in a site for SCUBA divers.
and didn't think I'd need to repeat the same again.These attacks were not on scuba divers, but the example serves to highlight that when there is a serious risk of a shark attack, people and communities take steps to mitigate the risk, even if those steps are ineffective.
I agree that there are places where I wouldn't not surface swim, surf, kayak or paddleboard but would dive. And there are a few places (but relatively few) where I might not SCUBA Dive either.
The reaction of the surfer (Nativel) in the last Reunion quote is appalling. If one ventures into the water to pursue an activity, one should acknowledge the risks. What are we supposed to do? Remove every apex predator (and probably poisonous critters) from every ecosystem in the world? What an ecological mess that would leave.