Suspension of all diving and watersports activities in Sharm el Sheikh

[DandyDon]

It seems this story would be related, altho maybe not accurate...?
Egypt Shark Attack Prompted by Dead Sheep? | World | Epoch Times

Egypt Shark Attack Prompted by Dead Sheep?

Two Egypt shark attacks that left four people injured may have been caused by a ship dumping dead sheep into the water, AFP has reported.

Egyptian Governor Abdel Fadil Shosha told the news agency that the shark attacks, which involved two sharks in separate incidents attacking three Russian and one Ukrainian tourists, may have been spurred by a livestock-transporting ship dumping dead sheep overboard into the ocean.

The attacks occurred on Tuesday and Wednesday near the tourist destination of Sharm el-Sheikh, on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in eastern Egypt, AFP said.

The attacks left one woman without a foot and another without an arm. All victims are now hospitalized in Cairo, Egypt’s capital.

A portion of Sharm el-Sheikh’s beach was closed on Thursday as a precaution, Shosha added.

The two sharks were white tip sharks and have been captured, AP reported, citing the Egyptian Environment Ministry.

 

[Tigerman]

It seems related but not accurate indeed, but thats the common ground for most the reports ive seen..

To recap what we have found out so far, correct me if anything is wrong;
3 people has been attacked in 2 different incidents.
The reported 4th attack was not an actual shark attack.
2 sharks, one oceanic white tip and 1 mako has been caught, neither of them being identified as the perp(s).
Diving has been re-opened, but several dive shops and guides will not be allowing snorkeling.

Is that about the accuracy we have so far related to this incident?



P.S: Seems like I need to go there in december or january to see them stupid sharks I havent been able to find between march and september

 

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We now have the typical uneducated Egyptian overreaction made worse by toothless regulatory bodies.
Any and every shark seen is being killed regardless of species or even where its found. Its effectively open season on sharks and no end of private fishermen going out to kill whatever they can find as well due to bounties being offered.

There are dead white tips, makos, reef sharks and everything else being "proudly" caught everywhere.

The very animals people pay to come and see are now being wiped out over a massive area (pretty much all of the red sea) due to this uncontrolled reaction.

Due to the photographic evidence its been confirmed that none of the sharks caught (6+ officially, probably many more) are the ones responsible for the attacks.
CDWS and HEPCA appear toothless and completely unable to stop or control this.

 

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Sharks suspected in Egypt tourist attacks nabbed

Environment minister offering a full months wages to anyone killing one of these "ferocious" sharks. Poor education. Where do you start when the people in charge are so backward?

 

[ZenDiver.3D]

Sharks suspected in Egypt tourist attacks nabbed

Environment minister offering a full months wages to anyone killing one of these "ferocious" sharks. Poor education. Where do you start when the people in charge are so backward?

did you read the comments below the article?

 

[Lord Melch]

Ignore - already posted

 

[Crowley]

I've started a separate thread on what I believe to be good information - but to address some points:

- Russian prostitutes in sharm - yes, they are here - prostitution exists in pretty much every country on the planet - what the heck has this got to do with shark attacks?

- There is no american military here - but there is a contingent of
"multinational forces and observers" - the MFO - which is comprised of twelve different nations, not just americans: Australia, Canada, Colombia, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Hungary, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, US and Uruguayan troops are stationed here

What this has to do with shark attacks I have no idea - please get back on topic.

- the phenomena of killing sharks after a shark attacks applies worldwide - australia and america are prime examples Are they backward also? For sure - there will be a bunch of egyptians trying to find sharks to impress the authorities but action is being taken. I do not agree with all of the regulatory body here, and I know what goes on - but the liveaboards responsible for the death in the southern red sea last year are still not working and their skippers are being prosecuted. HEPCA and the CDWS - whilst me may have opinions on both - are to a large extent responsible for capturing the Yemeni shark fishing fleet that was operating in the southern red sea earlier in the year. Some people actually really are trying to make a difference.

plink plink

C.

 

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HEPCA have had some good involvement such as planning the moorings, dolphin captivity and so on but CDWS as far as i can see has failed to contribute anything at all.

The main problem is when it comes to government they're both powerless - we have a mainland government minister saying and rewarding people for killing sharks. No way to bypass him. Its backward and is going to backfire on them. The Egyptian attitude isnt exactly one of conservation anyway unless forced.

 

[scubafanatic]

...there was a similiar over-reaction when Steve Erwin was killed by that sting ray...it became open season on stingrays! It's pretty amazing how ignorant Egypt is though, wiping out sharks wipes out the scuba based tourist industry, and aside from tourism, what the heck else does Egypt have to offer anyway ??? ...guess they don't call it the Thrid World for nothing......

 

[tacky]

From Reuters:

"Comparing the photographs of the oceanic whitetip shark responsible for the 2nd attack with the images of the captured oceanic whitetip shark, it is clear that they don't show the same individual," HEPCA said in a statement.

The NGO said shark attacks were "extremely rare" and warned against "randomly catching and killing" large oceanic sharks in the area. The recent attacks were probably carried out by a single shark behaving abnormally, it said.

A 12-member conservation crew caught the first shark near Sharm El Sheikh, the ministry said, and the second was hunted later by local state environmental officers.