Saving Sharks

[PhotoTJ]

Went out to Silver Strand beach tonight for a quick dive, at about 35' I saw a 3ft swell shark by an old hoop net. It started to swim away, then jerked to a stop. It had taken a bait and gotten away, but the hook was still in it's mouth, and the line was fouled in the net, and wrapped around him. I caught him, removed the hook, unwrapped the line, and let it go. Last I saw it was vanishing into the distance, seemingly doing fine.

Hopefully that will bring me some good shark kharma. Felt pretty good.

Oh, and saw 2 octopi, a couple more swell sharks, several lobsters, a lot of crabs, and a tiny bat ray swimming circles around me. Very cool dive.

 

[MissyP]

It started to swim away, then jerked to a stop. It had taken a bait and gotten away, but the hook was still in it's mouth, and the line was fouled in the net, and wrapped around him. I caught him, removed the hook, unwrapped the line, and let it go. Last I saw it was vanishing into the distance, seemingly doing fine.

Teej... did I ever tell you that you're my hero? You're everything, everything I wish I could be....

You should dive Heisler one of these days & help this poor guy out...

 

[scottfiji]

Good Job! you definitely got lots of good karma.
btw, what is a silver strand beach?

 

[mccabejc]

Silver Strand Beach:

http://www.saintbrendan.com/cdnmarch/ventura3.html

 

[PhotoTJ]

I was more properly diving the breakwater that borders silver strand, and runs perpindicular to La Jennelle. In addition to everything else, saw a quite a few nudis, and a few chips. (tiny halibut.) Great dive.

 

[drbill]

Teej... did I ever tell you that you're my hero? You're everything, everything I wish I could be....

You want to be a man, Missy? Gulp!

Dr. B.

 

[SNOBORDJON]

Went out to Silver Strand beach tonight for a quick dive, at about 35' I saw a 3ft swell shark by an old hoop net. It started to swim away, then jerked to a stop. It had taken a bait and gotten away, but the hook was still in it's mouth, and the line was fouled in the net, and wrapped around him. I caught him, removed the hook, unwrapped the line, and let it go. Last I saw it was vanishing into the distance, seemingly doing fine.

Hopefully that will bring me some good shark kharma. Felt pretty good.

Oh, and saw 2 octopi, a couple more swell sharks, several lobsters, a lot of crabs, and a tiny bat ray swimming circles around me. Very cool dive.

I think I need to buddy up with you, karma sounds very nice after watching "shark week" the last few days!

John

 

[ScubaSeanMaui]

Nice work TJ! Definitely the right thing to do!!

 

[Kayak Diver]

Rite on!

How were the conditions at Silver Strand?

 

[PhotoTJ]

5-20' of viz, 68 degrees most of the dive, with a dip down to 64 at 81'. Very mild surge.