Agreed. I would associate "freed" with a positive context - that was not even remotely the case here!I thought freed at least suggested still living.
No need to get snarky.
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Agreed. I would associate "freed" with a positive context - that was not even remotely the case here!I thought freed at least suggested still living.
No need to get snarky.
The two are unrelated and make no sense. There aren't any shark feeding operations that I am aware of on the Gulf Coast of Florida, but we banned long lining and now have a ton of sharks. If they aren't fished, they don't die. Shark feeding is a for profit tourist attraction, nothing more.
Sorry: I was reacting to the “quote” in the post I responded to and see now what you actually said in your post - which is accurate and not the context I was referring to. No offense intended.I guess somebody should correct the dictionary. I think it's really stupid to have this discussion, but the words I used were "fell free" or in other words "free falling." Which is what happened.
If you watch the full video, the bait being operated incorrectly as well as the cage design are what caused this unfortunate incident. They dragged the bait directly into the cage, this guiding the shark directly into danger. Sad that if we as divers are going to participate in activities such as this, we don't require the operators to act in a responsible mannerSorry: I was reacting to the “quote” in the post I responded to and see now what you actually said in your post - which is accurate and not the context I was referring to. No offense intended.
I think the main point many are making is this was a senseless death and the poor cage design appears to be to blame. Hopefully, they change that so the divers can still see these sharks up close but not have their activity end up injuring or killing them!
Taking a second look (as not a pleasant video so I had only watched it once previously), I don't see them dragging the bait into the cage, but they got it dangerously close to where it appears the shark "thought" there was bait in the cage. Very sad to see a majestic animal die this way when it could have been prevented!If you watch the full video, the bait being operated incorrectly as well as the cage design are what caused this unfortunate incident. They dragged the bait directly into the cage, this guiding the shark directly into danger. Sad that if we as divers are going to participate in activities such as this, we don't require the operators to act in a responsible manner
I apologise for the incorrect wording. They didn't drag the bait directly into the cage, but directly towards the cage.Taking a second look (as not a pleasant video so I had only watched it once previously), I don't see them dragging the bait into the cage, but they got it dangerously close to where it appears the shark "thought" there was bait in the cage. Very sad to see a majestic animal die this way when it could have been prevented!
I've never been a fan of baiting sharks so divers can get a closer look - it seems purely selfish motivation on the part of divers/Ops with no possible good coming from it for sharks... yet significant risk for divers. However, it's their life so they can do as they please - but I have zero sympathy when I read about/see things going wrong like this:
There are plenty of places in the world to see sharks close-up without any feeding. Maybe sharks that are obviously too dangerous to get in the water with should just be left alone - or get in the water and take your chances if so inclined?
Absolutely.Interesting. To me, it looks like the shark lunged directly at the diver.
I've never been a fan of baiting sharks so divers can get a closer look - it seems purely selfish motivation on the part of divers/Ops with no possible good coming from it for sharks... yet significant risk for divers. However, it's their life so they can do as they please - but I have zero sympathy when I read about/see things going wrong like this:
There are plenty of places in the world to see sharks close-up without any feeding. Maybe sharks that are obviously too dangerous to get in the water with should just be left alone - or get in the water and take your chances if so inclined?
Shark wouldn't be there without bait.