tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post7856827481379888958..comments2024-03-17T02:21:05.856-07:00Comments on Shark Diver : Shark Diving : Swimming With Sharks: Sharks-Taking a Leadership PositionShark Diverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02083749153637945426noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post-32248919785403861522008-12-09T06:42:00.000-08:002008-12-09T06:42:00.000-08:00Patric makes a very good point at the end of his l...Patric makes a very good point at the end of his last comment. <BR/><BR/>The future fate of sharks is <I>not</I> in the hands of shark enthusiasts but in the hands of government agencies, commercial fishing interests, and other conservation organizations - groups that may very well have a different outlook regarding these animals or shark ecotourism in general.<BR/><BR/>In screenings and lectures I conduct at aquariums and other educational institutions, this is a point I make to the "shark lovers" in the audience - <I>you are a minority and must be very aware of how the majority views these animals and the actions we take and/or the incidents that occur</I>.RTSeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064644464374515992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post-916696488193339972008-12-08T19:26:00.000-08:002008-12-08T19:26:00.000-08:00BAD's got a reputation for tellin it like it is. G...BAD's got a reputation for tellin it like it is. Good postAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post-69841393088618998192008-12-08T09:51:00.000-08:002008-12-08T09:51:00.000-08:00Hi Shark Diver, That's a good point. Operations do...Hi Shark Diver, <BR/><BR/>That's a good point. Operations do not get "instant credit" for making money with sharks though.<BR/><BR/>We believe the old paradigm of showing divers sharks=education is a misnomer.<BR/><BR/>We're at a point where, depending on who you speak with, 70-100 million sharks are vanishing each and every year. In place like S.A recently and the Bahamas these animals are being taken right out of the areas of operation.<BR/><BR/>Operations that put themselves on the frontlines in terms of sponsoring shark research and real and lasting shark education programs could be "acknowledged" but this should be par for the course worldwide...and it is not.<BR/><BR/>We have to reach beyond our base, shark divers are already pro shark...what about the guy in the fishing panga two miles down the coast?Horizon Charters Guadalupe Cage Divinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09624362913061595393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post-4891580594170448572008-12-08T07:29:00.000-08:002008-12-08T07:29:00.000-08:00I think people should learn to acknowledge the gre...I think people should learn to acknowledge the great contribution of shark diving operators in educating the world about the magnificence of this sea creature.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com