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Latest post on 24 October 2011 - 13:04

I'm glad the sharks are coming back, I don't really go swimming at the beach anyway, and never more thean knee depth- I saw Jaws at an impressionable age & have always been scared of water I can't see in. I agree with that!

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Latest post on 24 October 2011 - 11:13

Exactly, Rebecca W. The big problem I have with it is that the shark was not seen- only the injuries it caused. It'd be different if they could positively identify the shark, but still it's onyl doing what comes naturally. I think they should be looking into if there is anything in the environment that has changed that is causing them to act this way, like if the fish they normally eat have become hard to find? There must be a reason. I also think that sharks might mistake humans in wetsuit & flippers for a seal. They would look similar! I read a great comment about this on a news article. One guy said- "I have an agreement with sharks- I don't go into their home & they don't come into mine" I'm glad the sharks are coming back, I don't really go swimming at the beach anyway, and never more thean knee depth- I saw Jaws at an impressionable age & have always been scared of water I can't see in.

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Latest post on 24 October 2011 - 09:58

Whenever i read about Hammerheads i keep picturing the ones in Finding Nemo haha I agree with Athomemom... The sea is their home. They don't come out of the water and walk up to the beach to attack us. I think it's quite exciting that they have been spotted :)

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Latest post on 24 October 2011 - 09:58

Whenever i read about Hammerheads i keep picturing the ones in Finding Nemo haha I agree with Athomemom... The sea is their home. They don't come out of the water and walk up to the beach to attack us. I think it's quite exciting that they have been spotted :)

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EW GURU

Latest post on 24 October 2011 - 09:43

I'm not sure about the hunting of the shark in Perth. Can you kill a shark for doing what it does naturally? How would you identify the exact shark that did it and get him to confess? and even then do they think that the other sharks will take notice and decide to leave humans alone in case they get hunted down too!

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Latest post on 24 October 2011 - 09:28

Please keep in mind that this may very well mean the populations are coming back. Over fishing had desimated the shark populations and I am very happy to hear of sightings of any kind.

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EW MASTER

Latest post on 24 October 2011 - 08:57

There are plenty iof sharks in Gulf waters, mostly black and white tips, the odd bull shark and quite a few other species. People forget that when you go into the sea, you're invading their territory. Most common shark attacks happen in only a couple of feet of water, but quite a few variants have to be present before anything would happen. In all honesty you're more likely to get wiped out by some loon on the roads than be bitten by a shark.

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EW OLDHAND

Latest post on 24 October 2011 - 08:56

Could have been me swimming on my back, I have an "important" nose.... LOL :)

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Latest post on 24 October 2011 - 02:10

Also I remember seeing on a tv doco that they said if you HAD to get bitten, a hammerhead is the one you want because the shape of its head means it can't get a good grip on something human sized and its eyes are vulnerable to injury so one good poke is likely to send it scurrying... whereas whites or tigers have huge mouths that can get a good hold of you.... I'd prefer no shark bite thanks! :p I do not agree with the shark hunting that is going on in Perth at the moment, considering no one saw the actual shark... sad the guy died but he WAS diving... always risky when sharks are known to be about...

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Latest post on 24 October 2011 - 02:08

Could be they're jumpy after hearing about all the fatals in Oz lately.... 2 in 2 weeks in Perth... If it's overcast, do not go swimming. That is perfect 'shark weather'- don't ask me why, a sailor friend told me this once.

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Latest post on 23 October 2011 - 22:53

Could have been me swimming on my back, I have an "important" nose....

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Latest post on 23 October 2011 - 22:12

After all this, it could have been a plastic bag that was sighted....:) According to GN [u'>Shark sighting at JBR unconfirmed[/u'> [i'>"Scott Chambers from Surf Dubai said some of his colleagues were surfing at JBR on Saturday between 9am and 11am when the alarm was first raised. “Some of our guys were out there and were asked to get out the water by a lifeguard. The lifeguard was making crocodile chomping motion with his arms and it wasn’t immediately obvious he was referring to a shark,” said Chambers. “At this time of the year with winds of up to 25 knots coming down the coast from Kuwait, it is going to stir stuff up from turtles to seasnakes. [b'>I wouldn’t say that it was impossible to have shark in the water but it is unlikely,” he added. “It could have been just a big plastic bag,” said Chambers"[/b'>.[/i'> from GN http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/emergencies/shark-sighting-at-jbr-unconfirmed-1.916310

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EW NEWBIE

Latest post on 23 October 2011 - 18:26

I swam at JBR today. Loads of people in the water. I just tried to stay in the middle of them all.... lol.

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Latest post on 23 October 2011 - 16:34

Methinks I will postpone my swim on the Shoreline this evening...just in case! LOL!! At least the lifeguards were on their toes...good to know they take their jobs seriously.

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EW GURU

Latest post on 23 October 2011 - 15:52

Fairwater I've seen pictures taken from the air where you can see the sharks swimming right off the coast in SA. Not sure if it was in Durban, but that put me off swimming in the sea (and sea!) for a while :D edited by muurtje on 23/10/2011 all along the coastline particularily amanzimtoti have lots of sharks, we were there around the time of jaws movie. !

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Latest post on 23 October 2011 - 15:45

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/Can_a_hammerhead_shark_attack_a_human Yes, hammerhead sharks can attack humans. According to Shark week (Discovery Channel) in the last year there have been 33 attacks by hammerheads. None of these were fatal. There are 9 different species of hammerhead sharks.

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Latest post on 23 October 2011 - 15:43

scared me half to death when i read it - we were at the beach yesterday and the water was much colder than its been for a long while _ it was seriously choppy aswell ...There were kids - tiny things - quite far out splashing around - i dont care what anyone says - a shark doesnt know the difference between little arms and legs and long fish ....

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Latest post on 23 October 2011 - 15:34

Fairwater I've seen pictures taken from the air where you can see the sharks swimming right off the coast in SA. Not sure if it was in Durban, but that put me off swimming in the sea (and sea!) for a while :D <em>edited by muurtje on 23/10/2011</em>

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EW GURU

Latest post on 23 October 2011 - 15:31

does any remember the shark alarms in durban. used to put me right off going in the water.

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Latest post on 23 October 2011 - 14:44

So scared of Sharks!

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