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So the feedings get them used to humans=food and they become more agressive, right? Then where are the Bulls getting fed to learn this behavior? "Hurry, hurry, hurry! Step right up and sign up for the bull shark feeding dives! (payment in advance please)". Hmmmmm... I doubt it. Maybe they get to talking with the reef sharks at the bar after work and learn it there. Bull: "No shit, they just sit on the bottom and one of 'em feeds everyone?" Reefy: "I kid you not (sir)" Bull: "So how much do they feed ya?" Reefy: "They got a little bucket full of fish." Bull: "Doesn't sound like much." Reefy: "Yeah, but ya don't hafta work for it." Bull: "So what happens when they run out and you're still hungry?" Reefy: "Well, we just swim off and look for something slow enough to catch like always." Bull: (pause) "Riiight..." C. Chris Elmore PalmettoSoft Technologies Corp. (803) 233-2001 (work) (803) 348-3055 (mobile) ----- Original Message ----- From: Joe <joe@po*.co*> To: g.wentland <wentland@no*.ed*>; Tech Diver List <techdiver@aquanaut.com>; <MICHAELPIZZIO@cs*.co*> Sent: Wednesday, October 17, 2001 6:08 PM Subject: Re: Dives This Weekend > 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. > > > > > > -- > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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