Shark kills Diver

[Hank49]

And the vast majority are NOT on divers! Since these actual statistics don't support divers being at risk, no matter if chum is in the water or feeding is happening as I stated all the world (not just in the Bahamas) yet we don't have actual documented attacks on divers why isn't the conclusion it is obviously not an increased risk? I am always amazed by Dr. Burgess himself citing he "thinks" shark dives increase risk, but has no conclusive data in his own reports to prove it! I'm sure he's a very nice man, and has made a life gathering and compiling and who knows what with the very detailed reports of attacks.....


dhaas

If you take the number of divers that have entered the water in the last ...10 years? and the number of divers who have participated in shark feeding dives, and compare the number per 100,000 who were attacked, I would guess even the one attack on the chummed water diver would statistically show that shark feed diving is more dangerous.
Obviously this doesn't demonstrate that it's extremely dangerous, but it is statistically MORE dangerous than diving with no chum and sharks. Kind of like playing golf with a thunderstorm in the area......

 

[seaducer]

If you take the number of divers that have entered the water in the last ...10 years? and the number of divers who have participated in shark feeding dives, and compare the number per 100,000 who were attacked, I would guess even the one attack on the chummed water diver would statistically show that shark feed diving is more dangerous.
Obviously this doesn't demonstrate that it's extremely dangerous, but it is statistically MORE dangerous than diving with no chum and sharks. Kind of like playing golf with a thunderstorm in the area......

You may be right, it may be a wash. Either way, the real question for me is, is it dangerous ENOUGH to warrant legislation, or even the taking of extreme measures like shark suits etc...

 

[2Tours N Iraq`]

Since when is it the government's responsibility to prevent risk takers from hurting themselves?

 

[peterbj7]

In some jurisdictions there are laws that effectively say just that. The rationale is the cost to society when someone has to be rescued or recovered.

As I said once before, no man is an island. It is simply not possible to "opt out" of society.

 

[Black_3000psi]

well you have to figure that somewhere behind the scenes theres some lobbyist working for someone that stands to make money one way or another. also we need to understand that we have become a society that has given up our freedoms one by one. long forgotten is the that ours is supposed to be a "government of the people by the people for the people".we gave up the car keys so we cant complain about where we are headed,because we were too lazy to drive.

 

[LIVES4SHARKS]

Legislation=tax dollars=more money taken away from us=money end up being used for another program since it is usually tacked on as pork. It all comes down to the following: if you do not want to take the risk, don't put yourself in a situation that can put you at risk. In all reality, dogs kill more people than sharks world wide and looking at the bans on breeding so called violent breeds of dogs...well as you can see not much has changed based on tax dollars spent nationwide. The more control a government is given over a people...the more they start heading down the road to socialism, facisim, and a communist state!

An accident happened, the only person responsible is the diver that chose to take the risk. Personal Accountability...what a novel concept!

Carolyn:sharks:

 

[RonzoTheGreat]

I've only been in the water once when it was chummed (Blue Hole, Belize). The sharks acted exactly like fish in an aquarium that haven't been fed for a day. They move a lot faster, are excited and agressive. Totally different than seeing sharks cruising by on the reef.
Any wild animal is more dangerous when food is involved.

safe to say it was a "first and last experience"?

 

[RonzoTheGreat]

So much for professional courtesy ...

... Bob (Grateful Diver)

well spoken ....

 

[RonzoTheGreat]

I am an avid diver and protector of sharks.

It is sad that we have lost another bretheren of the diving community.

In this case it has become another sensational, biased news story against a magnificent creature that is predicted to be less than 50 years from possible extinction at the rate we are killing them now!





Happy diving and Protecting my Sharks!
Carolyn:sharks:

um ... how many years have humans inhabited the earth? sharks? i wouldnt worry too much ... 2012 is the end for us anyway isnt it .... lol

 

[Hank49]

safe to say it was a "first and last experience"?

Nope.