tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post4994634191038972785..comments2024-03-17T02:21:05.856-07:00Comments on Shark Diver : Shark Diving : Swimming With Sharks: Nantucket Shark Divers - Sustainable Media?Shark Diverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02083749153637945426noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post-22034377340251330152009-09-22T20:28:06.165-07:002009-09-22T20:28:06.165-07:00We're in agreement these statements are poorly...We're in agreement these statements are poorly worded eco clap trap.<br /><br />I would suggest HS get a new program and revise everything at this point.<br /><br />The world has changed and is changing very quickly, too quickly to hold on to desperate 1970's eco thinking.<br /><br />Shark tourism,done right,is good.<br /><br />Full stop.<br /><br />She does make one point I agree with. If operators fail to police themselves, government must step in.<br /><br />90% of the excruciatingly poor shark media that came out of Hawaii over the past 8 years has come back to haunt them.<br /><br />They will survive this, just barely, but another lesson learned for others who seem to think they are above it all.<br /><br />The anti-shark lobby is alive, well, and spoiling for another fight.Horizon Charters Guadalupe Cage Divinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09624362913061595393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post-77989312013122272672009-09-22T16:49:05.018-07:002009-09-22T16:49:05.018-07:00Thank you for having revised your original post.
...Thank you for having revised your original post.<br /><br />I cannot begin to tell you how much I disagree with the statement by the HS!<br /><br />... detrimental to the "SPECIES"????<br />As in: contributing to its extinction - or what? Gimme a break!<br /><br />But apart from the obvious poor choice of words, it is just wrong to go ahead and make such generalist statements about feeding the "wildlife". <br /><br />"Sharks" (whatever that may mean) are just not bears and all relevant research confirms unequivocally that feeding them has no bearing on their well being, their habitat or the safety of the aquatic recreationists. <br />Full stop.<br /><br />The HS (and other "researchers") should ponder well before making gratuitous statements that are conveniently picked up by the anti-Shark lynch mob and used for their demagogic propaganda.<br /><br />The big gorilla in the room is habitat degradation and the direct killing of the "wildlife" they purport to represent - not some totally innocuous "deviation" from what is perceived to be the "natural course of events".<br /><br />Let's be clear about one fact: there isn't a single "pristine" ecosystem left anywhere and what is left requires urgent conservation and management measures - and yes, sometimes, that includes feeding the "wildlife" as the habitats are too degraded to provide for adequate sustenance and the stocks are too depleted to sustain the impact of a "natural" famine.<br /><br />It's high time that conservationists get back on message and focus all their efforts on preserving what's left, instead harming each other with righteous and objectively stupid statements like the present one.DaSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787762757245289307noreply@blogger.com