Shark Attack in San Diego

cosworth wrote in post #5405422
Or just leave it alone.

The man was swimming at 7am. I know sharks. I don't swim in any salt water when the sun is near the horizon.

The man was a risk taker or uneducated about wildlife in his area. No need to kill an endangered species that was feeding in it's own habitat.

http://www.npr.org …story.php?story​Id=4106321

I must add my two cents and say I agree with Cosworth as well.

salexande867 wrote in post #5407696
When people die in automobile accidents, we do not attempt to rid the highways of drivers, do we?

We might all be better off if they did.

I SCUBA dive in the Monterey area all the time. It is called "The Red Triangle" for all of the Great White Sharks that live out here. In all my dives (over 200) just in this area, I have never seen a shark (besides in the aquarium).

The shark bit the swimmer thinking it was its natural food. When the swimmer didn't taste right, the shark left him alone. It is too bad the swimmer didn't survive, but the shark was not looking for people to eat.

eddarr wrote in post #5408034
I don't think you can compare a random shark attack with the lion attack at the zoo. You can't believe everything on the news. But it was reported many times that the boys involved in the tiger attack were taunting the tiger and were said to be at least partially inside the tigers habitat.

It was equally sad as the swimmer but they are entirely different situations. One may have been caused by lack of awareness the other is caused by complete stupidity and lack of respect.

That may be true, but in both cases people were in the animal's environments regardless of whether that environment was a zoo or the ocean. Why should a shark be destroyed for behaving like a shark?

BeccaNH wrote in post #5408318
That may be true, but in both cases people were in the animal's environments regardless of whether that environment was a zoo or the ocean. Why should a shark be destroyed for behaving like a shark?

It definitely should not.

When people learn to SCUBA dive, we tell them straight up that they are no longer the top dog in the food chain when they are in the water. It usually doesn't disuade anyone from diving. If it does, they didn't want to be there in the first place.

was planning to but wound up in the area this weekend...they were still surfing no surprise there,tried to get some shots but the break was too far out for my lens...

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This is truly a tragedy for all involved. I apologize for the untimely post and I don’t mean to disrespect anyone, but I wanted to add my 2 cents to some of the comments here. I freely admit bias on my part, having surfed all over Southern California and Baja for the past 28 years, and having great respect for the ocean and its inhabitants.

SuzyView wrote in post #5405023
……… Must find it or else a lot of people may get hurt or killed. ……...

I’m sorry, but this is just incorrect. Quote off the AP from Biologist George Burgess …..…”Sharks are highly migratory, making it unlikely that Friday's attacker poses additional risk to swimmers……….It's not any more dangerous than it was yesterday or the week before. The reality is when you enter the sea it's a wilderness experience. There are animals out there that can and do occasionally do harm to us. Sharks feed on seals and sea lions, making areas where those animals live more vulnerable to attacks.

cosworth wrote in post #5405422
The man was swimming at 7am. I know sharks. I don't swim in any salt water when the sun is near the horizon. The man was a risk taker or uneducated about wildlife in his area. No need to kill an endangered species that was feeding in it's own habitat.

I certainly agree with your overall sentiments here, and you may “know sharks,” but calling someone a “risk taker” (implying some extreme attitude) or “uneducated about wildlife” for dawn patrol surfing in San Diego must be a joke? This is not the “Red Triangle” and is not the preferred breeding grounds for elephant seals and sea lions. Your chances for injury from a sewage spill or some kook in the water is 10,000 times greater than a shark bite (no matter what time of day). Quote off the AP…”The last shark fatality in the San Diego area may have been in April 1994 (graphic description omitted by me)……… The most recent death before that was in 1959.”

Peace.

cosworth wrote in post #5405422
Or just leave it alone.

The man was swimming at 7am. I know sharks. I don't swim in any salt water when the sun is near the horizon.

The man was a risk taker or uneducated about wildlife in his area. No need to kill an endangered species that was feeding in it's own habitat.

http://www.npr.org …story.php?story​Id=4106321

Sense at last. Just back from South Africa - wife was doing an article on the shark cage diving scene in Gansbaai. Learned a lot about sharks and even more about people.