Just read today about the 'shark swarming' off Orange Beach(link).....My question is

[diver 85]

how does this--if any--affect the diving there???...The linked article mentions " Access to the waters along the Gulf of Mexico was prohibited Saturday" so---- can 'the law' shut down diving etc etc in that area???---or is that just for beach swimmers(?surfers)/goers........Just a wonderin'....

Shark swarm closes Gulf waters in Orange Beach - GulfCoastNewsToday.com: Local News

Also, the article mentions "large schools of rays swimming just offshore of the Alabama Gulf beaches.'...By chance , anyone have pics of them????.......tia

EDIT:.I looked in this sub-forum & did a search here @ SB & found no previous post about it.....IF there's one, please delete this one & direct me to it........again---tia......

 

[jviehe]

how does this--if any--affect the diving there???...The linked article mentions " Access to the waters along the Gulf of Mexico was prohibited Saturday" so---- can 'the law' shut down diving etc etc in that area???---or is that just for beach swimmers(?surfers)/goers........Just a wonderin'....

Shark swarm closes Gulf waters in Orange Beach - GulfCoastNewsToday.com: Local News

Also, the article mentions "large schools of rays swimming just offshore of the Alabama Gulf beaches.'...By chance , anyone have pics of them????.......tia

EDIT:.I looked in this sub-forum & did a search here @ SB & found no previous post about it.....IF there's one, please delete this one & direct me to it........again---tia......

Sounds like its just beaches. Something about red snapper season resulting in lots of fish carcasses in the water.

 

[Hetland]

You can't close a navigable waterway because sharks are present. You can restrict access to public beaches as long as those restrictions are reasonable (dangerous surf, dangerous marine life, etc.).