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Originally Posted by Mr Pheer
Its mostly mistaken identity. Sharks do not hunt humans, we arent on their menu.
Imagine how a turtle looks from below. Now imagine how a surfer looks, arms and legs dangling from the sides of the surfboard, in the surf where water conditions and visibility arent great... surfer suddenly appear to be a turtle. Or a seal. Shark takes a bite, spits it out when the surfers doesnt taste like a turtle or a seal. Of course the surfer bleeds to death, but it was just a taste test.
I've got my shark awareness instructor certification and I've been lucky enough to find sharks on the majority of dives I've been on, even in the kelp beds off of southern california. |
What did you see in SoCal? I have been to Catalina a few times and the charter said they haven't seen any whites in there in years, said it used to be unusual if you didn't see one, but I know they show up there from time to time on the way to eating a surfer or two in SD every few years.
I did see a "guitar" shark there which is actually something between a ray and a shark but I think is actually classified as a ray.