Sharks,sharks,sharks...

Sharks,sharks,sharks...

Post by WARDO » Sun, 01 Oct 2000 14:49:24


Did anyone else see this? Is it the Information Age (better reporting)
or has the frequency of shark attacks increased proportional to time in
the water (TOW)?

WARDOG
http://www.surfingsports.com/

Source: kcbs
Publication date: 2000-09-29
(KCBS and AP) --A close call today at the Mavericks surfing spot off
the San Mateo County coast when a shark attacked a surfer.
A San Mateo sheriff's Deputy says Paul Euwer was paddling on his
surfboard when the shark attacked this morning.
KCBS reporter Jenny Glick, at the surf spot, says Euwer told
authorities he was about a quarter mile off the shore when a ten-foot-
long great white shark hit his board. Then the shark bit down on the
board below his leg.
Euwer was unharmed and managed to paddle back to shore.
Authorities measured a bite radius on the surfboard of about 13 inches.
Glick says the attack doesn't appear to have stopped other surfers from
taking to the waves. Just hours after the attack, the ocean was full of
wetsuit clad surfers taking advantage of the high surf.

Surfer Dies in Shark Attack in Okinawa's
Miyakojima                                                                                        

                               September 16, 2000
                               Kyodo News                              

NAHA, Japan, Sept. 16 (Kyodo) -- A 21-year-old man died Saturday after
being attacked by a shark while surfing off Miyakojima Island in Okinawa
Prefecture, police said. Takayuki Miura, from Hirara on Miyakojima, was
dragged into the sea around 5 p.m. while surfing with friends about 30
meters off a Hirara beach, according to police. When rescuers arrived at
the scene, Miura was unconscious and his right arm was missing.
He        died shortly after.2000 Kyodo News (C) Established 1945

JAWS' CAUGHT; SHARK KILLED 5

DAR ES SALAAM, September 28 (Xinhua)--A killer shark, which has taken
five lives away from the beaches here
has been killed, the police confirmed on Thursday.

A police officer with the Central Police Station of the city said that
the shark was killed by Hugo Lawick,
director of a Dar es Salaam-based private sports fishing company.

Since hearing loss of the lives caused by the shark's attack, Lawick, a
renowned marine hunter, decided to use
all his fishing experiences to kill the fish, said the officer.

He organized a six-man team and embarked on the hunting journey aboard a
special fishing boat on Wednesday. He
returned on Thursday morning with the killed shark.

However, according to the shark hunter, the number of the sharks in the
nearby waters is likely to grow, for
many of them, like the one he had just killed, are pregnant.

 
 
 

Sharks,sharks,sharks...

Post by Kev 8 » Sun, 01 Oct 2000 04:00:00

It must the shark feeding season.

Last week a surfer was taken by a shark in South Australia and the very next
day another surfer a few Kms away. The first guy was on his honey moon. The
body has not been found.

--
Kevin  NZL88

Quote:

> Did anyone else see this? Is it the Information Age (better reporting)
> or has the frequency of shark attacks increased proportional to time in
> the water (TOW)?

> WARDOG
> http://www.surfingsports.com/

> Source: kcbs
> Publication date: 2000-09-29
> (KCBS and AP) --A close call today at the Mavericks surfing spot off
> the San Mateo County coast when a shark attacked a surfer.
> A San Mateo sheriff's Deputy says Paul Euwer was paddling on his
> surfboard when the shark attacked this morning.
> KCBS reporter Jenny Glick, at the surf spot, says Euwer told
> authorities he was about a quarter mile off the shore when a ten-foot-
> long great white shark hit his board. Then the shark bit down on the
> board below his leg.
> Euwer was unharmed and managed to paddle back to shore.
> Authorities measured a bite radius on the surfboard of about 13 inches.
> Glick says the attack doesn't appear to have stopped other surfers from
> taking to the waves. Just hours after the attack, the ocean was full of
> wetsuit clad surfers taking advantage of the high surf.

> Surfer Dies in Shark Attack in Okinawa's
> Miyakojima

>                                September 16, 2000
>                                Kyodo News

> NAHA, Japan, Sept. 16 (Kyodo) -- A 21-year-old man died Saturday after
> being attacked by a shark while surfing off Miyakojima Island in Okinawa
> Prefecture, police said. Takayuki Miura, from Hirara on Miyakojima, was
> dragged into the sea around 5 p.m. while surfing with friends about 30
> meters off a Hirara beach, according to police. When rescuers arrived at
> the scene, Miura was unconscious and his right arm was missing.
> He        died shortly after.2000 Kyodo News (C) Established 1945

> JAWS' CAUGHT; SHARK KILLED 5

> DAR ES SALAAM, September 28 (Xinhua)--A killer shark, which has taken
> five lives away from the beaches here
> has been killed, the police confirmed on Thursday.

> A police officer with the Central Police Station of the city said that
> the shark was killed by Hugo Lawick,
> director of a Dar es Salaam-based private sports fishing company.

> Since hearing loss of the lives caused by the shark's attack, Lawick, a
> renowned marine hunter, decided to use
> all his fishing experiences to kill the fish, said the officer.

> He organized a six-man team and embarked on the hunting journey aboard a
> special fishing boat on Wednesday. He
> returned on Thursday morning with the killed shark.

> However, according to the shark hunter, the number of the sharks in the
> nearby waters is likely to grow, for
> many of them, like the one he had just killed, are pregnant.


 
 
 

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Post by Endo » Sun, 01 Oct 2000 04:00:00

I think that makes the score something like:

Sharks 50
Humans 1000000

Endo

On Sat, 30 Sep 2000 20:06:48 +1200, "Kev 88"

Quote:

>It must the shark feeding season.

>Last week a surfer was taken by a shark in South Australia and the very next
>day another surfer a few Kms away. The first guy was on his honey moon. The
>body has not been found.


 
 
 

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Post by smaKK » Mon, 02 Oct 2000 13:35:16

The place where the 1st guy was taken is on a part of the coast where for
some reason or another has a huge number whites.   (and a number of huge
whites)

The second was about 300km away

Quote:
> It must the shark feeding season.

> Last week a surfer was taken by a shark in South Australia and the very
next
> day another surfer a few Kms away. The first guy was on his honey moon.
The
> body has not been found.

> --
> Kevin  NZL88




Quote:
> > Did anyone else see this? Is it the Information Age (better reporting)
> > or has the frequency of shark attacks increased proportional to time in
> > the water (TOW)?

> > WARDOG
> > http://www.surfingsports.com/

> > Source: kcbs
> > Publication date: 2000-09-29
> > (KCBS and AP) --A close call today at the Mavericks surfing spot off
> > the San Mateo County coast when a shark attacked a surfer.
> > A San Mateo sheriff's Deputy says Paul Euwer was paddling on his
> > surfboard when the shark attacked this morning.
> > KCBS reporter Jenny Glick, at the surf spot, says Euwer told
> > authorities he was about a quarter mile off the shore when a ten-foot-
> > long great white shark hit his board. Then the shark bit down on the
> > board below his leg.
> > Euwer was unharmed and managed to paddle back to shore.
> > Authorities measured a bite radius on the surfboard of about 13 inches.
> > Glick says the attack doesn't appear to have stopped other surfers from
> > taking to the waves. Just hours after the attack, the ocean was full of
> > wetsuit clad surfers taking advantage of the high surf.

> > Surfer Dies in Shark Attack in Okinawa's
> > Miyakojima

> >                                September 16, 2000
> >                                Kyodo News

> > NAHA, Japan, Sept. 16 (Kyodo) -- A 21-year-old man died Saturday after
> > being attacked by a shark while surfing off Miyakojima Island in Okinawa
> > Prefecture, police said. Takayuki Miura, from Hirara on Miyakojima, was
> > dragged into the sea around 5 p.m. while surfing with friends about 30
> > meters off a Hirara beach, according to police. When rescuers arrived at
> > the scene, Miura was unconscious and his right arm was missing.
> > He        died shortly after.2000 Kyodo News (C) Established 1945

> > JAWS' CAUGHT; SHARK KILLED 5

> > DAR ES SALAAM, September 28 (Xinhua)--A killer shark, which has taken
> > five lives away from the beaches here
> > has been killed, the police confirmed on Thursday.

> > A police officer with the Central Police Station of the city said that
> > the shark was killed by Hugo Lawick,
> > director of a Dar es Salaam-based private sports fishing company.

> > Since hearing loss of the lives caused by the shark's attack, Lawick, a
> > renowned marine hunter, decided to use
> > all his fishing experiences to kill the fish, said the officer.

> > He organized a six-man team and embarked on the hunting journey aboard a
> > special fishing boat on Wednesday. He
> > returned on Thursday morning with the killed shark.

> > However, according to the shark hunter, the number of the sharks in the
> > nearby waters is likely to grow, for
> > many of them, like the one he had just killed, are pregnant.

 
 
 

Sharks,sharks,sharks...

Post by Vsevolod Yakhonto » Mon, 02 Oct 2000 15:51:51

Any evidence of sharks inside of San Francisco Bay?

Vsevolod

 
 
 

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Post by Charles Megni » Mon, 02 Oct 2000 04:00:00

Good one. The theory is that too much freshwater comes into the Bay
for sharks to venture in it. In practice, not sure. I always heard one
couldn't survive an escape from Alcatraz partly because of the sharks.
C
 
 
 

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Post by Vigesim » Tue, 03 Oct 2000 04:00:00

Quote:
>Good one. The theory is that too much freshwater comes into the Bay
>for sharks to venture in it. In practice, not sure. I always heard one
>couldn't survive an escape from Alcatraz partly because of the sharks.

Bull sharks are regular found in Lake Nicauragua(sp?).  This is rather far from
the ocean.  The same sharks were previously tagged in the Gulf of Mexico.

There are some rather infamous shark attacks in rivers miles from the ocean in
Australia and in Matawan, New Jersey.  Look at a map for yourself to see how
far inland it is.

Twen  Ty

 
 
 

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Post by LUK4WI » Wed, 04 Oct 2000 04:00:00

I remember hearing about a guy sailing at Crissy getting his new board turned
into a no- nose design by a great white some years ago.  I can't remember the
details, but it was written up in a mag (windtracks maybe?). The sailor was
uninjured, but required the medicinal use of ***.

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Post by Endo » Wed, 04 Oct 2000 04:00:00

That would be SO cool to have a board with a big shark bite taken out
of it! Man, I'd mount that board on the wall in my living room!

Imagine what it must be like paddling back to shore after a great
white eats half your rig? Must seem like hours of pure fear!

Endo


Quote:
>I remember hearing about a guy sailing at Crissy getting his new board turned
>into a no- nose design by a great white some years ago.  I can't remember the
>details, but it was written up in a mag (windtracks maybe?). The sailor was
>uninjured, but required the medicinal use of ***.

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