More Great Whites this year? - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Tomol · 07-18-2019, 02:20 PM

I was told by a commercial lobster guy 15 years ago that if the general public knew how many enormous sharks he saw swimming around close to shore, nobody would ever go swimming again.

Drone footage is everywhere now, and anyone with a phone can shoot broadcast-worthy footage for TV news filler. Add to that our increasing appetite for lurid video, and more "reports" are inevitable.

All that said, the near shore gillnet ban, which lets more juveniles survive, and the exploding population of seals and sea lions, the favored prey of adults, means there will inevitably be more sharks.

We are having more encounters in the dive community, but it’s hard to tell if that’s because there are more sharks or more divers.

RK · 07-18-2019, 07:18 PM

BINGO!!!

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Originally Posted by Tomol

I was told by a commercial lobster guy 15 years ago that if the general public knew how many enormous sharks he saw swimming around close to shore, nobody would ever go swimming again.

Drone footage is everywhere now, and anyone with a phone can shoot broadcast-worthy footage for TV news filler. Add to that our increasing appetite for lurid video, and more "reports" are inevitable.

All that said, the near shore gillnet ban, which lets more juveniles survive, and the exploding population of seals and sea lions, the favored prey of adults, means there will inevitably be more sharks.

We are having more encounters in the dive community, but it’s hard to tell if that’s because there are more sharks or more divers.

jorluivil · 07-18-2019, 08:11 PM

Wait, there are sharks in the ocean?

skrilla · 07-18-2019, 10:48 PM

It's shark week. Next week is national tequila day. I'll be on the beach waiting for drinks to wash up.

FISH11 · 07-19-2019, 08:12 AM

Can't wait for next week, ha ha!

PapaDave · 07-19-2019, 09:27 AM

Let's not forget that they are protected and these are possibly the juveniles as a result of a comeback for the species. Now if only we could train them to get more seals.

07-18-2019, 08:11 PM	#3
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skrilla Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: San Diego Posts: 664	It's shark week. Next week is national tequila day. I'll be on the beach waiting for drinks to wash up. __________________ Urban Camo Trident 13

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PapaDave Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Menifee, CA Posts: 1,462	Let's not forget that they are protected and these are possibly the juveniles as a result of a comeback for the species. Now if only we could train them to get more seals. __________________ So long and thanks for all the fish...

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07-18-2019, 02:20 PM	#1
Tomol Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Posts: 34	I was told by a commercial lobster guy 15 years ago that if the general public knew how many enormous sharks he saw swimming around close to shore, nobody would ever go swimming again. Drone footage is everywhere now, and anyone with a phone can shoot broadcast-worthy footage for TV news filler. Add to that our increasing appetite for lurid video, and more "reports" are inevitable. All that said, the near shore gillnet ban, which lets more juveniles survive, and the exploding population of seals and sea lions, the favored prey of adults, means there will inevitably be more sharks. We are having more encounters in the dive community, but it’s hard to tell if that’s because there are more sharks or more divers.