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In closing, I am not a shark expert. . .these are just my thoughts. I do feel if we are going to help save the worlds shark populations, we've all got to work together to educate folks and be in more harmony so there won't be so much confusion. If they don't think we're credible, they won't listen. I think maybe we need to not get caught up in a "we can't see the forest for the trees" syndrome. I think there are lots of us out there with differing views of how it should be done, that need to respect and appreciate each other's efforts and realize we are all trying to accomplish the same end goals.
Great White Shark Accident in Isla de Guadalupe, 12/25/2007
There was at least one shark conservationist/researcher on each of the trips who taught us about the importance of conserving the shark population. Not a single person on either trip wanted to see a shark injured, and I witnessed none of this. The shark, CC (Cut Caudal) was seen to be healthy on following trips. Keep in mind these sharks, at certain times, will bite each other, causing unbelievable damage to each other. Surprizingly, they seem to fare pretty well, even after such damage. In relating the damage of possible cage entanglement to a shark, they have a very tough and strong constitution and the cages are made out extremely light weight aluminum and would probably be comparable to us getting hit with a wet noodle. I was standing on the back of the boat and observed the "great white shark accident" from just a few feet away.
Great White Shark Accident in Isla de Guadalupe, 12/25/2007
I have now done 30 dives with sharks, since this past summer. That is amazing, considering I was really fearful of these things, just 6 months ago. I decided it was time to face my fears and began to educate myself about the truth about sharks. For me, being a long time surfer and diver, I had thought that to rid the oceans of sharks would be a lot safer for all of us. I have since discovered I was terribly wrong!
Now, I believe the key to saving many of the 100 MILLION or so sharks killed needlessly per year is education of influential people. The Guadalupe boats charge in the range of $3,000 per trip, and that means taking out influential people who can be very helpful in the overall conservation of the shark population, worldwide.
On the two trips to Guadalupe I was on, this year, by two different operators, we had a world class famous photographer, TV show producer and many others of this caliber.
Great White Shark Accident in Isla de Guadalupe, 12/25/2007
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