But who is to blame?
Well what a giant bummer. What a real wet rag. And imagine that you have mustered enough resources to fly all the way to Mexico’s Guadalupe Island not to surf, not to be “bait” as it were, but to slide into a metal cage, into the magnificent, “man-eating” Great White sharks’ natural environment in order to witness her blood-lust. His rage. In order to float there and be one with nature.
Then imagine that one of those exalted beasts swims close to the cage, sort of into the cage, and you witness glory first hand.
Right there.
But then imagine that encounter kills the bastard, I mean glorious creation. Literally kills it dead. That curiosity, as it were, killed the shark but let us read first from a dubious sporting website…
Disturbing videos have surfaced showing a great white shark trying to squeeze into a cage with divers inside at Mexico’s Guadalupe Island, and ultimately sinking after apparently dying from injuries it sustained during the ordeal. (Warning: The footage is graphic.)
Mexican activist Arturo Islas Allende shared the first video to social media platforms on Dec. 5, under a title that translates to “Negligence kills white shark.” He implicated a Nautilus Dive Adventures vessel and complained that cage openings were not adjusted in a manner to keep sharks and divers safe.
The divers, who were clearly frightened as the massive predator writhed after getting its head stuck in a cage opening, were not injured.
On Dec. 8, Allende shared the second video, showing what appears to be a dead shark sinking in the blue water. In the second video, Allende complains about noncompliance of rules by Nautilus Liveaboards and other operators at Guadalupe Island, and a lack of enforcement by Mexican authorities.
And then let us read from shark whisperer Ocean Ramsey…
https://www.instagram.com/p/B51ppM0gXHC/
Great white shark ecotourism is really good for monitoring shark populations, encouraging conservation, & keeping poachers away, but it needs to be done responsibly with the sharks welfare in mind. A couple years ago there were several incidents with white sharks getting into cages, which can harm the sharks gills & more & could also potentially harm people, however conanp and scientists from Pelagios and Ecocimati advised on better designs for cages with smaller openings so the sharks couldn’t get their head stuck or in up to their gills & also advised on better bait handling to keep sharks out of line with cages…However as you can see not all companies followed the guideline recommendations and now that white shark was reported to have died and those people could’ve been injured. It’s a tragedy to lose a white shark because the owner of that company didn’t update his cage design & it makes great white shark cage tourism look bad when it shouldn’t because other companies complied. The video is calling for the owner of that company to be held responsible & the government authority to enforce the guidelines & consequences for this incident. I support cage tourism because it allows for protection from poachers and show the value of helping to keep sharks alive & inspires connection for conservation and I know far more sharks die from nets and fishing but had the regulations for the cage specifications been followed this could’ve been avoided. Will the owner of this company please comply to the regulations for the sake of sharks and people?
I’ll be honest. That is too much for me to read. So, help me, who is to blame?
The eco-tourists?
Mexico?
Curiosity?
No way sharks.
Right?
All I know is that sharks, worldwide, will be looking to avenge this death. No surfing is recommended for weeks if not months. No surfing especially in California.
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Ocean Ramsey is to blame for everyone wanting to swim with the fuckers. It’s all ego, never really about saving the whatever, and always ends up doing more harm than good. Look at me, I live with bears… Just like all the other “predator whisperers,” that bitch is gonna get it. And I’ll cry when it happens because the sharks will be worse off for eating her.
Keep those $hark articles coming brother
If the humans were not in the sharks water, the shark would not have got caught up in the cage.
The shark will always be a shark. It was hungry & will go to all measures to eat.
lots of teeth but no reverse.
side note. negs has been quiet of late. I hope he hasn’t been taking his new girl on a volcano tour.
Workcover mate.
Not eco friendly if you bait the sharks, also not eco friendly if you are compromising the health and life of these animals. They should be shut down or at least fined. That poor, poor shark. These animals need our help otherwise you can say goodbye to even a remotely healthy ocean.
Stupid fucking Mexicans.
What have they given us? Cartels? Big hats?
Somalians and mexicans!
Would you miss them?? Really?
Mexican Cuisine , Diego Rivera and Frida Kahlo , point breaks …. the list is endless since the Mayan Civilisation 9000 years ago ?
Some of the most delicious food on the planet.
Diego Rivera
Frida Kahlo
+ too many others to count here who have contributed to art, literature, science, medicine.
We might be twins separated at birth ….
You’ve named two people ( I think and taco’s)
I’ll throw tequila in there for you too.
Like I said what have Mexicans given us?
Light bulb? Electricity? The internet? Smartphones?
Any significant inventions whatsoever??
No, they’re a waste of fucking space
Shark proof cages for one thing. That’s worth gratitude. Especially when vengeance starts, brother.
When will everyone just leave these sharks alone to just be sharks and not seen as some way of making money or to prop up someone’s all ready inflated ego. Only one thing killed this shark total lack of respect for the animal brought about by the at any cost attitude of selfish money hungry uneducated people.
The only way these sharks should have any contact with humans is by their own doing or for scientific research and even that should be minimal.
Stop the harrassment and a global ban should be put on the shark diving industry if you want to see a shark go find one yourself and get in the water.
Think about that..?
You are correct. We need a much more humane way of dealing with these deadly predators. Using cages is not a good kill method. Something like electronic harpoons or baited lines. We cannot condone this, the beast surely suffering unnecessarily in this case. At least none of the hunters was wounded!
It would have been epic if ocean ramsey swam down and tourniquet it up tho.
I ordered one from article the other day – as few close calls bit north of here apparently and there is always the excuse to mow the lawn if it is too big!! May need to use if someone cuts their foot off with a whipper snipper
😂
It’s that damn Obama’s fault!
You have to lure the shark to the cage in order to get the tourists to help pay for the shark’s protection. Adjust the opening size or else its just goofy Mexican tourism.
A more eco friendly way to do it would be paper machier instead of harsh unforgiving steel. Colourful papier machier. In the shape of, say, a dead whale. Put a dozen or so ecotourists inside. Drape in rotten seal carcasses, chum the waters with big plume of rancid whale fat. Hang from a wire about 10m underwater – a perfect piñata for a shark!! “Get up close to an apex predator or 15, and join the Circle of Life™️ Tour, only $1500USD for a once in a lifetime experience. Make good on your spirit quest vision to become one with nature from that auyuhuasca trip at a bougie resort run by some weird “shaman” from Germany and his three hot and one frankly strange looking assistants. Sacrifice yourself in the ancient Mayan tradition to our aquatic overlords, and finally be at peace. No refunds, all survivors are responsible for self evacuation, both from the water and from the country. Please confirm your life insurance details before booking, and leave the rest up to our wonderful and efficient secretaries who will help you fill out all the transfer of deeds paperwork! Zero reviews”
He looked like about a 9 or 10 year old so he was probably a retiree. It’s not my style to rip into some poor cunts super like that. Plus he had sprayed shit all over himself (and the bumper) on impact so I didn’t feel like standing around chatting too much. Hope the poor bugger is alright though. Told his owner to take him to the vet but ya never know what happens.
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Ah the old post(humous) hole shovel. Is that a Cyclone? I would steer clear. I’ve snapped about 4 of those bad boys.
That’s what I used to de-head the lil tiger, it was still trying to go me when I put it n the fire with only an inch of body left.
No shame or regret in deadening tigers. They are nasty, vicious fucks. One went me when I was using a brushcutter and in my most courageous act so far I dropped the cutter and bolted. Got him with a shovel the next week.
One nearly got me on the face at the start of the year while I was collecting shark teeth. It was a fucking monster. Also I’m colour blind so I can’t see them on green grass until l I’m right upon them. Still, I hate to kill them.
And that’s while you were still working in an office
Call me old school but its gotta have a wooden handle
It is, you must be a fair bit stronger than me. I reckon they’re good.
Did the dog so happened to be Tesla’s new dog model? I heard those things are everything proof
Climate change! 😅🤣😭
Sea level rise to blame.
Too much water and it drowned
Fucking immigrants!
They should go back
If they’re ugly.
That’s pretty sad, I had to kill a snake the other day at a mates 30th, lots of dogs and kids running around and it was right next to the house. I feel like a total cunt.
Yeah it gives you bad karma mate. I had to dismantle an old disabled ramp that had about 50 fucken red backs under it. I chucked most of them in the skip for someone else to decide their fate but had to kill a few. Later that day I ran over a bordercollie. The dog was fine but it cracked my front bumper. Gonna cost me $1000 excess.
Haha, seriously how tough are dogs?! Hopefully they got recycled to China.
I refuse to back down for plovers. Fearless creatures but appear to have trouble with Newton’s 4th Law, sometimes interpreted as ‘A car will fuck you up’
As an adolescent I was forced to terminate the existence of a Funnel Web Spider on the back porch of the family’s suburban home . It was a nasty bugger , standing up on its legs , showing its fangs and in the terrifying moment , I yelled to my mum to bring me something to kill a bloody big spider with . It the ensuing pandemonium , mum mistook the Hairspray for Mortein ( good one mum ) then I stood back and literally permed the poor bugger to a slow agonizing death in a web of hairspray.
Deep down I always felt uneasy about this incident as if like a hunting dog I had been blooded and may now have the taste for hairspray …
I ran over a goanna at 21-22yo going way too fast in the mountains trying to impress a French mate of mine. It’s back was broken. I was crying at killing this beautiful animal as he hissed and tried to claw at me but he was held back by his gimpy back legs. I had to finish him off or it would a slow death over a week. I decided to whack him in the head with a big stick, but the first one I got was partly rotten. I ended up scrambling around in the roadside leaf litter for a big enough rock to finish him off while frenchy looked on. Found said rock. Took six or seven decent cracks to get him. Between each hit he looked at me with dismay, disbelief and disgust. A very quiet drive home with grinch, about 45 minutes of silence after my Lord of the Flies coming of age moment. About 7 years later, I was in the desert with some old women and they saw a goanna, dug it out, swung it around by the tail and killed it instantly. Never felt so goddamn incompetent in my life. Another one – ran through a bunch of kangaroos at 2am on the way to a gold mine protest out in western nsw- HIace with 11 ferals in it. Mix of core activists and fresh inner city types. Hit one. Still alive. Super loud, super happy go lucky mega pot-head Israeli kibbutznik scrambles over from the back seat of the mini van with a kitchen knife. Comes back calmly 2 mins later, wiping his hands, smiling happy character unchanged. The faces parted like the Red Sea as he pushed his way to his seat in the back of the van.
My first Xmas in South West France in 94 , we waited hours for my girlfriend’s dad . I had understood that his mate had hit a wild pig and I assumed Jimmy ( the girlfriend’s dad ) who was the local G.P was looking after the injured friend ….. Turns out they had thrown the pig in the back of the 4 x 4 and were then cutting up in equal portions to freeze .
I had never thought to eat road kill before then .
I’ve hit many outside of Dax in that killer fog as you come in through the flats during winter. Big ugly fuckers around these parts.
I was further up in the Medoc . Chasse Peche Nature ….
Haha, people freak out killing spiders. I love to frisbee Huntsmans onto people.