Shark attack

[Xile]

OMG
Shark attack on an inflatable at Omaha...
A great white around Pakiri Beach...
A mako at Ti Point...
Why the fuck am I diving around these water for my studies??
Did not know NZ waters were full of big thingies...:shit:

[R6_kid]

Guess we aint going swimming this weekend...

Check the front page of the Herald... Lots of the things off of Matarangi Beach in Coromandel.

[Disco Dan]

Welcome to the real life "Jaws".

http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/SeaLife/SharksAndRays/6/ENZ-Resources/Standard/1/en

[Mole_C]

There are many big things in the sea. I'm sure most ppl that do much swimming have probably been withing 100m of one and not known. You're more likely to die riding there on your bike than for one to eat you thou.

[Disco Dan]

http://www.teara.govt.nz/EarthSeaAndSky/SeaLife/SharksAndRays/4/ENZ-Resources/Standard/1/en

[MadDuck]

Why the fuck am I diving around these water for my studies??
Did not know NZ waters were full of big thingies...:shit:

Theres a hell of a lot more of them out there than the average NZer realises.

Boy could I tell you some stories from when I was scuba diving on a regular basis especially around Coro :eek:

[jafar]

Thing to remember is that when you go into the Sea you are no longer @ the top of the food chain

[Xile]

Boy could I tell you some stories from when I was scuba diving on a regular basis especially around Coro :eek:

Tell me!
Wanna see seadragons and dive with sharks some time...but sure I'll be scared off!!

[MadDuck]

Tell me!
Wanna see seadragons and dive with sharks some time...but sure I'll be scared off!!


One trip one of our party was circled by a Hammerhead while doing a safety stop.

A Mako chased one of us into the back of the boat. As he was hauled in by the tank valve the teeth came down on the back board of the boat.

I have had 4 bronzies circle over head. They cant have been hungry or else could see I wouldn’t taste too good.

A few years ago there was a Great White spotted fairly close to shore and it was thought to be resident so we of course went looking for it – as ya do. We found a baby … I would hate to see what mum looked like.

No one was hurt or maimed. The more you do ...the more you see.

[more_fasterer]

Wow, been a while since I heard of sharks around that area :shit:

Now where are the Orca to scare the buggers off??

[cowpoos]

OMG
Shark attack on an inflatable at Omaha...
A great white around Pakiri Beach...
A mako at Ti Point...
Why the fuck am I diving around these water for my studies??
Did not know NZ waters were full of big thingies...:shit:
your more likely to get bitten to death by a tree in NZ than died of a shark attack...so harden up girl!! crikey!!

[vifferman]

Goblins in Noo Zilund

That's one ugly mofo. :eek5:

[Curious_AJ]

yeah, in SA there are HEAPS of sharks EVERYWHERE you want to go swimming at the beach and sometimes even crocodiles... the thing is.. put some shark netting up, make people aware not to go swimming beyond them, and everyone will be sweet.

the sharks don't mercilessly attack people... and they're ATTRACTED TO ORANGE, YELLOW, AND RED!!! hence why they swam around the life boat thingie... and it didnt help that the people were (i heard this so shoot me if it's wrong) harassing the poor thing and chasing it etc.. of COURSE it's going to BITE!! it's the only thing it can do really!

sorry, end rant... I believe sharks are not dangerous unless provoked to be so in some way or other so if you keep your wits, you will be FINE.

oh p.s.. the guy said on the news "it didnt look like it was just biting in defence, it looked as if it wanted to KILL us!" ... i go PFFFT, get a life... you were annoying it!

[dveus]

I called in for a bit of a play in the surf after a day at Goat island trying my hand at underwater photography. Was kinda dissapointed to find the beach closed, with all of the people about up there I figured the odds had to be pretty slim for it to pick me out of the bunch.

[Drum]

U.S. Annual Average of Animal-Related Fatalities During the 1990s
Number of Fatalities Per Year
Deer (Vehicular Collisions) 130
Dogs 18
Snakes 15
Mountain Lions 0.6
Sharks 0.4

And if you live in the USA (statistics more readily available) you are 37 times more likely to be killed by a lightning strike than a shark attack.

[cowpoos]

I called in for a bit of a play in the surf after a day at Goat island trying my hand at underwater photography. Was kinda dissapointed to find the beach closed, with all of the people about up there I figured the odds had to be pretty slim for it to pick me out of the bunch.
but your a honda rider!! and sharks can smell slow,weak prey...much like Suzuki riders can!!

[Xile]

Haha so funny, sorry i think i've been misunderstood lol!
I'm not fearing to see sharks around NZ, its just in my ignorance, di not know there was big ones around NZ!
I'm supporting the "sharks are not dangerous" (except for few species that are aggressive whatever: mako, tiger, great white) and stop watching Jaws lol!

[BIGBOSSMAN]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCHtdh1snzY

[gummibear]

I'm a lifeguard, i drive irbs(inflatable rescue boats) and have never seen a shark before, have seen a few dolphins though. We get told in training to leave them alone and clear the beach. I don't think that surf club would have wanted their irb bitten, they're frustrating to patch up under the water line and new ones are expensive

[fredie]

sharks only bite onecethey either let go . or it gos pop :devil2::crybaby:

[bugjuice]

wuss, get back in there!!

[Xile]

lol!
As often as I can ;)