About as good as it gets for Isla Guadalupe shark images and after 10 years on this site we would know. Kudos to Marc Montocchio who shot a simply stunning expose with our favorite friends at Isla Guadalupe:
"She came within a few feet of the cage with as much effort as it
would’ve taken me to form a benign thought. The sunlight rippled across
her gray sandy back like the spotlight reserved for a great queen or
empress. Her right eye looking straight at me she was simultaneously
acknowledging my presence and assessing my place in the world that
surrounded her. The eye was not the empty black hole I was expecting.
It was shades of brown—an almost amber disk with a bright ring
surrounding a smaller inner pupil."
The image we featured is a rare one, what Marc captured is the exact moment a white shark is "wound up" for a powerful high speed maneuver. Either this male (Shredder) was being challenged by an off screen rival, or he had become startled. This is the exact moment these magnificent animals show to the world the grace and power that is Carcharodon carcharias.
For those in his wake you'll never forget the experience.
Great stuff and hat tip Mike for the find.
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Showing posts with label catching white sharks. Show all posts
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Friday, November 19, 2010
Oxnard California Sportfishing for White Sharks? Nasty Response
This morning we posted our concerns over a sport fishing site based in California that offers white sharks under the "types of sharks caught".The apparent understanding is that these animals are on the menu for five fleet vessels operating from Oxnard to Marina del Ray at $1,800 a day.
Fortunately since the mid 90's white sharks off the California coast are protected by law.
Or are they?
Our post caught the attention of a shark conservationist who contacted the apparent owner of sharks.us only to receive the following threatening email, in which Captain Mike Schmidt tracked Jennifer XXX down (we redacted her business information) and seems to threaten her in person.
He also made a statement in a previous email where he threatens to "kill a shark" for every "tree hugger" email she or any of her friends sends him. He doubles down on that threat in this follow up email.
Very classy guy.
Here's the email:
From:Capt. Mike Schmidt [mailto:chum@sharks.us]
Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 12:33 PM
To: JenniferXXX
Subject: Re:
Did you think I could not find you?
Do you think I will not call administration and report you?
Try me, and we will add another shark to the list and make a few phone calls as well!
You are not far now are you?
(business contact information for Jennifer xxx redacted)
Capt. Mike Schmidt
C.L.P.
1720 N. Voyager Ave #A
Simi Valley, Cal. 93063
Tel: 1-877-807-2423
Cell: 1-818-262-6022
Fax: 1-800-760-1172
www.sharks.us/charters
www.Sharks.us
chum@sharks.us
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