Shark Fishing? ( Archived) (41)

Yeah Boban, watching that video remind me of the deepth of water on the one side of Cozumel that is less populated. My ex Wife and I went there and because of the storm on the "diving" side,,we went to that other one to lay in the sun and maybe just get in the shallow water to keep cool..we ended up going out a long way and it was still so shallow maybe 8- 14 feet and I got that gut feeling. I said lets go back..and while we were back on the sand laying in the sun I thought about a restaurant that had those sharks in a shallow water with really no guard,,just in the water. But if they would have been out there so far we would have been unnoticed for some time I bet. Yeah those Bull Sharks are fresh Water as well. I am happy if I never dive with sharks...they can do what they wish ,,,,like they did to the back of that guy that was the professional. But some people like the thrill..
oh well..
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I dont want to swim with the Hipo either!! That is like a big huge water bull!! omg! but I don't know really the endangered shark list,,is there??

Sharks are endangered world wide...Canada has just banned the sale of any type of shark-fin products. They are an intregal part of the eco system and should be respected as such...

When I was a young man who salt water fished (and ate what I caught) we viewed those intentionally fishing for shark as very inept fishermen who lacked even the most basic of skills to succesfully fish for the 100s of other types of fish found in the Long Island Sound area from flounder to Blues and even an occasional swordfish. Even flounder fishing (one of the easiest salt water species to catch) required more skill than throwing out a gang hook with a hunk of meet on it attached to a cable. Likewise we never understood the pride those guys would display at killing some poor sand or nurse shark versus taking 20 large Blues.

Regarding the video, any experienced surf fisherman knows what happened there is a real possibility if you allow the sharks to get between you and the shore. More than once I lost or just walked away from the laundry bag full of my catch rather than become part of the meal. I do know of unwary fishermen who suffered exactly the same fate as the shark 'expert' (who now perhaps has a little more expertise) as well as one or two ignorant swimmers who suffered similar fates after deciding flats were more fun as swim areas 'no swimming' signs or not.

If we would breed them in captivity as we do with chickens or some fresh water fish,it would make sense, or if the oceans and seas would be much richer with sharks, it would make sense to hunt them for food ,but not to the point of extinction .

I know a guy who knows a guy who can fix that, over night,they can all become endangered...

Hi Guzman It's not that bad here really! we have about 5 or 6 fatal shark attacks in a good year here, compare that to the millions of people that swim in the oceans around Australia, then You'll see that the risk is pretty small, Humans eat far more sharks here though! As for crocodiles they only eat European backpackers.