Wow. Where is Rose Island? What part of the Bahamas?
I think it is interesting that shark attacks get such a big reaction. We are in their domain, so the number of attacks on humans is VERY low considering how many people are in the ocean every day. How many people were killed or seriously injured in car accidents in the last 24 hours?
My experience of the Bahamas is that in several (many) of the marinas it is the norm to feed (really f'g big) bull sharks with fish guts. They are treated like pets! Chumming the waters just attracts more shark to human inhabited areas. I guess this is just a result of too many sharks attracted to areas where humans play.
I think it is interesting that shark attacks get such a big reaction. We are in their domain, so the number of attacks on humans is VERY low considering how many people are in the ocean every day. How many people were killed or seriously injured in car accidents in the last 24 hours?
We have "grey nurse" sharks here, they are regarded as non threatening, and a protected species. Bull sharks, on the other hand, have an awful reputation, along with tigers and great whites.You sure you don't mean nurse sharks?
I think it is interesting that shark attacks get such a big reaction. We are in their domain, so the number of attacks on humans is VERY low considering how many people are in the ocean every day. How many people were killed or seriously injured in car accidents in the last 24 hours?
The attacks in shallow water are usually due to low visibility because of the surf and are usually attributed to mistaken identity by the shark. After an initial exploratory bite, they realize their mistake and leave. Since the victim here was snorkeling that implies good visibility.
The percentage number of people who are in and around cars versus those killed is also very low, could even be lower than than shark kills.
This is pertinent to boaters who tend to swim in the Bahamas.
If you want to know how many people swimming off boats in the Bahamas that were killed by a car, I can give you that number to a high degree of certainly - 0.
My experience of the Bahamas is that in several (many) of the marinas it is the norm to feed (really f'g big) bull sharks with fish guts. They are treated like pets! Chumming the waters just attracts more shark to human inhabited areas. I guess this is just a result of too many sharks attracted to areas where humans play.
The Bahamas needs to put a stop to this right now. Like tomorrow.
Nurse sharks are puppy dogs btw.
SSOBOL, copy that.
I suggest you Google "nurse sharak attacks"
This.
There is a spot off of west end they call tiger beach, where tour operators regularly chum in and hand feed big tigers and bulls while their clients swim with them.
I'm a fisherman, freediver and spearfisherman. I've been around sharks my entire life both in the US and the Bahamas. I respect them and think they are beautiful. But we need to leave them alone. It's illegal to feed Gators and bears everywhere and illegal to feed sharks in US Waters. The Bahamas needs to put a stop to this right now. Like tomorrow.
It's just plain stupid. Bad for people bad for the sharks, bad for tourisim.
Agree. Recently watched a Sailing LaVagabond episode where Riley and some South African guy (who does this for a living evidently) dove off West End with a huge number of chummed-up Tiger sharks. Crazy. Stupid.
https://youtu.be/H2Tx4O1nFdU