tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post8762647861773743210..comments2024-03-17T02:21:05.856-07:00Comments on Shark Diver : Shark Diving : Swimming With Sharks: Anti-Shark Diving Efforts? Still ThereShark Diverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02083749153637945426noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post-65379499639296392422009-01-27T18:50:00.000-08:002009-01-27T18:50:00.000-08:00Valid points. Our industry has many faults "cage b...Valid points. Our industry has many faults "cage breaches" like these being one of them.<BR/><BR/>On the flip side the passion generated by our clients towards sharks goes well beyond the negative effects of chumming.Divers are impacted in a profound way after encountering these animals.<BR/><BR/>We have a long way to go as an industry, but we are far from the dark ages.<BR/><BR/>Conservation, site preservation, and shark research are becoming the accepted norms at sites all over the planet.<BR/><BR/>It's starts with "One".Horizon Charters Guadalupe Cage Divinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09624362913061595393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post-31223561263842258112009-01-27T18:35:00.000-08:002009-01-27T18:35:00.000-08:00Wouldn't it be considered torture to knock someone...Wouldn't it be considered torture to knock someones lunch to the floor? over and over? This boat was way out of line and probably not the norm. Abuse will happen. Responsible "ECO-tourism" would be; not bating the animal at all. Why should rec divers or film crews be guaranteed an encounter? Why should a boat crew feel pressured to produce a shark for ticket value? Aren't random acts of Nature enough? Thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post-12221411219777350892009-01-26T21:44:00.000-08:002009-01-26T21:44:00.000-08:00One more case as well of media using our industry ...One more case as well of media using our industry and the ultimately negative videos we provide for sales and advertising.<BR/><BR/>This event happened many years ago and yet here it is today.Horizon Charters Guadalupe Cage Divinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09624362913061595393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-370711998877298323.post-69648323495343364572009-01-26T20:49:00.000-08:002009-01-26T20:49:00.000-08:00This just ties in with comments that both you and ...This just ties in with comments that both you and I have made regarding the difference between responsible and irresponsible shark ecotourism, and in so doing, providing ammunition for the critics.<BR/><BR/>* Promoting shark diving as the adrenaline-rush, high danger adventure.<BR/><BR/>* An inadequate cage for protecting paying eco-tourists, not properly maintained (in need of repair after film crew usage).<BR/><BR/>* Unsafe bait handling, bringing the shark in direct frontal contact with the cage.<BR/><BR/>Accidents can happen, but shark ecotourism operators need to go the extra mile to limit the possibility because they are under a media microscope. For the long-term future of the industry, any publicity is <I>not</I> necessarily good publicity.RTSeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064644464374515992noreply@blogger.com