It  seems that the increase in shark activity correlates with the feedings
and has been getting progressively worse.  This is not hearsay.  Many of us
have seen this first hand.  They are bolder and more plentiful.  While I am
sure that they were present all along, they seem to have lost some of their
normal fear of humans.

If it is a territorial / mating issue, what is the season?  They have become
a year round "problem" here and I am curious as to why has this not ocurred
in the past?





----- Original Message -----
From: g.wentland <wentland@no*.ed*>
To: Tech Diver List <techdiver@aquanaut.com>; <MICHAELPIZZIO@cs*.co*>
Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 4:00 AM
Subject: Re: Dives This Weekend


> Okay, whose feeding sharks on the Clinton. (Sarcasm). I would bet that it
is
> a territorial/mating behavior issue. However, I can see some on this list
> blame this on shark feeding.
> Good Diving,
> Bye,
> George
>
> >Guys, I hate to say this, and I am not normally an >alarmist, but there
is
> a
> >real shark problem on the deep wrecks just outside of >Hillsborough
Inlet.
> I
> >was chased out of the water  by three Bulls a week ago >Sunday on the
> Clinton,
> >saw one 12 footer cruise by and go off, coming back >with his buddies a
> minute
> >later, three of them right at me.  For the  first time I saw >the arched
> back,
> >pecks down, shaking dance that you don't want to see.
>
> >I waited and saw a chance to bailout before any real >deco mounted, and
saw
> >one follow me up in the water column till I hit 70 feet.  I, >for one,
wont
> go
> >back without my newly acquired .223  powerhead, >waiting on the .308.  If
> you
> >dive these wrecks, stay in groups and watch your backs >at all times.  I
am
> >serious, and those of you that know me know I don't BS.
>
>
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