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Is there a problem with Kayakers going after sharks?
--Author's Note--
Actually, there's a big problem with people going after sharks. It's called "shark fin soup".
This photo is several years old, it is from a South African geographic magazine article describing the work of marine biologists studying great whites in a specific bay where they breed. The kayaker is a biologist who is very much aware of his situation- they turned to using kayaks while observing the sharks as motor boats were disruptive. The shark in the photo was curious of the kayaker, followed for a little while but left him alone. The sharks are not aggressive and do not feed during the mating season- they suspect their reduced aggression and appetite are due to a behavior mechanism that encourages them to be lovers and not fighters during breeding.
for those of you interested, check out the award winning documentary Sharkwater which exposes the finning industry and shows how it has helped decimate 90% of shark populations worldwide in only the last 30 years
www.sharkwater.com
Yeah - that would definitely freak me out.
jeez, I wouldn't want that to try and mount ME in a kayak!!! Might be better to be eaten!!!
I would also add to the first comment that it's not just shark fin soup that 's the problem, it's tuna, mahi mahi and other open water (pelagic) fisheries where sharks are caught as bycatch. Not to mention for all you folks in the UK or Australia, fish and chips are sometimes dogfish, which is a kind of shark, and flake is also often shark. Don't think you're not leading to shark overfishing just because you don't eat shark fin soup...
Know your seafood!!!
--Author's Note--
I happened to have posted that initial comment about shark fin soup, and not because I'm uninformed of the other issues but because it was an easy way to sum up an issue in a wry fashion.
I definitely understand the other issues, and suspect others who read the site do too...
I guess the concern I have is whether or not it's really necessary to "yell" at other commenters in such a shrill fashion on TH. Does that really add to the discussion or just turn people off?
In my view, at least, dictating "Know Your Seafood!!!" is a great way to ensure that no one bothers to investigate they way they should.
-kenny luna
In the interests of trying to be positive and make progress, here are a couple of ethical fish resources:
http://www.fishonline.org/information/MCSPocket_Good_Fish_Guide.pdf
and
http://www.fishonline.org/advice/eat/
My nephew was telling me that they found out statistically you are four times more likely to be killed by a vending machine than a shark.
So they started to go to the break room in pairs.
When the top of the food chain is threatened it can't be good news. I don't believe they are monsters, but I'm totally aware they are predators who rule the ocean.
Cool picture. However:
Is it just me, or does this picture looks composited? That wav-y rift-looking thing that runs vertically up the (near) middle of the picture sure seems a convenient place for a seam between the two subjects.... It even runs right up along the sky where the clouds meet the blue. This would have been an easy blend. If anybody has it, please post a link for the full-size version. I'm curious about its validity as a single photo capture.
This question is a side from the serious issue of the desecration of the oceans ecosystems. Whether it be predation on sharks or the selection of one species over another causing a shift in the natural selection and/or balance.
Sharks are not the man eaters the media and hysteria would like to present them as. But, if it weren't mating season and someone were in this situation what would be the best way to get out unharmed?
This question reminds me of a study done with sharks interest in active vs. non-active swimmers...of course it would help if I could remember the results!
Mr m00g
Real, according to Snopes.com
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/sharkkayak.asp#photo
My nephew was telling me that they found out statistically you are four times more likely to be killed by a vending machine than a shark.