The shark video

Has anyone seen the shark video (the shark was caught somewhere (Rick's?) on the west end)?

I was thinking maybe a marine biologist (hint, hint) might weigh in on the subject.

Gerryg straightened out my naive thoughts on the subject:
I thought if they habituated the shark to eating goat at a set time every day it could have been a tourist attraction.

Anyway that's not what happened.

Did anyone else see the video?

Did anyone else have thoughts about what took place?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWop5qRGzZ4

They pulled a 10 ft bull shark out at hedo about 2 wks ago,some friends staying at the point had a picture,they called about 9 days ago and said its mate was swimming in the water looking for it they seen the dorsal fin and swirlling waters.

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Originally Posted by Biggs of the week

They pulled a 10 ft bull shark out at hedo about 2 wks ago,some friends staying at the point had a picture,they called about 9 days ago and said its mate was swimming in the water looking for it they seen the dorsal fin and swirlling waters.

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Wow a monogamous shark. Who knew?

We were staying at Seastar last March and had just called a cab. The driver told us about the shark and asked if we wanted to see it. Of course we did! There was quite a crowd when we arrived. We saw the shark swimming around (it was actually past Rick's, across from Sexy Rexy's) but didn't stay for long. There were several rumors on how they caught the shark. Personally I found it a little disturbing when I heard that they threw in a dog to attract the shark. Not sure if it's true our not...

Craig123,
Now that's funny . . . I don't care who you are.

Sounds like a dog had been hit and killed by a car then they threw the dead dog in the water to attract the shark.

I really hate to see anything about sharks in my beloved Jamaica! I cringe and say a prayer before I get in the water in Florida for this very reason.

We just got back last weekend, and one evening we were walking to 3 Dives, and needed a taxi, a guy
pulled over and told us he just caught a tiger shark by the Lighthouse. When we got there, damn if he didn't,
it was about 60 lbs and in his trunk!

Oh man, we're doing a split this year between beach and cliffs. I'm going to be scared to get in the water now. Fudge.

Yeah.....watching the video I wonder how they caught it exactly. Just wow, I was nervous enough on 7 mile beach now I'll be terrified that was a BIG shark! And now one at Hedo? Yikes.

I heard the sharks like hedo because they dont have to unwrap there meal so to speak!

Hahaha! My next swimsuit will be a Burka. Ironic a mongomus shark got it at Hedo. Maybe it had a wandering eye...

Great...this is exactly what Clarity needed to hear, 60 lb sharks in the water! lol :eek:

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Originally Posted by Rum-polephoreskin

Has anyone seen the shark video (the shark was caught somewhere (Rick's?) on the west end)?

I was thinking maybe a marine biologist (hint, hint) might weigh in on the subject.

Did anyone else have thoughts about what took place?

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LOL...I guess that hint hint was for me, right?
But let me be clear, I have a degree in Marine Biology, but sadly I am not a Marine Biologist.
My love of the ocean and the animals who live there made me follow that dream since I was a young kid. I followed it through college, through internships and through a move down to Florida chasing a job I desperately wanted but never got! So after many failed attempts to land that dream job (or at some point just any job in my field) I went on to other careers, including IT, working in the music business with marketing and promotions, and now Media Buying....you can see how that is all related to Marine Biology, can't you? LOL
So now my degree is just a really expensive hobbie and passion. I will always love the ocean and her creatures which is why it might be better for me not to share my opinions on this subject as I would be far outnumbered by what most opinions are.
This video made me very sad, I cried actually. But I could write a whole novel (or more) on my feelings of right and wrong, justified and unjustified when it comes to humans and animals, especially animals living in their own habitats just doing what they normally do......
I will just leave it at this......In the last year I have heard of and even seen videos/pictures of a handful of sharks being killed in Jamaica, I think at least 3 from Negril alone, but in the 13 years I have been traveling to Jamaica I haven't heard of one human being killed by a shark, I haven't even heard of an attack. Of course I am not saying it didn't happen, but I bet the ratio is much higher in the shark death category.
Sharks live in the ocean, so occasionally if you go to the ocean, you are going to see one. But in this case, I bet if they didn't throw bait or make a big scene in order to spear the "mighty beast" it would have just swam away and EVERYONE would have lived.


Just my opinion of course, but like I said, I am a self-proclaimed ocean and her inhabitants lover....I have a really expensive piece of paper that says so LOL

:eek:

That shark will be visiting me in my nightmares tonight.

Well, I have had an encounter with a smaller shark (two and a half feet, approximate) in the Florida panhandle before. I never knew that I could jump as high as Michael Jordan before that day....LOL

Well yes, let me also add that in Florida it can be a lot different than in the Caribbean. Where I live in Florida we have a lot of Bull Sharks which are the most aggressive sharks, they will attack for no reason, but most sharks do not attack for no reason like that. Bull sharks are responsible for most of the deaths in Florida.
Either way, I am not saying don't be afraid. Be afraid all you want to, you should be. They can be dangerous, they can be massive, but they are not being anything beyond what they are. So if you see one, get out of the water sure. But I don't think they should be killed simply for being a shark, that is all I am saying.

But then again, like I said, I am usually outnumbered here and I get that and I accept it.
But I just think the poor animals are being killed too often. Look at Shark Fin soup in China, that is ridiculous. So here we are, humans going into their habitat and killing them for whatever reason, for their fins, or just because they are sharks, etc. so in that sense sharks should be just as scared of humans as we are of them (if they had feelings like that) but they don't jump out of the water and walk up on land if they happen to see a human walking by just so they can kill them because WE might kill them. I know that might be a silly analogy but FAR more sharks are killed by humans than the other way around, and we have the audacity to swim in their home and then kill them if they come too close to us....ok I will stop.....like I said before I am not the best one to share my feelings on this.

Back to the regularly scheduled programming.
Sorry for the rant...lol

WOW! Think I will keep my eyes peeled and watch me back...please.

Marley you aren't alone in thinking that video WAS sad. Especially knowing they lured it in.:(

Oh bless you Jbizek
I was starting to feel bad about my rant
There are some times when I know my certain passions about things can get the best of me.
Thanks for not making me feel alone in that lol

Marley,
I knew I could count on you.
I almost PM'd you on this.
I wish Gerryg would put his pragmatic 2 cents in.

Regardless, Marley you said pretty much what I hoped you would say.
I too thought it was a sad video.

Maybe I'll push the envelope here: I thought it was prejudice run amok.

Sorry about the bad dreams Clarity.
I look at it this way, there are sharks in the oceans.
Just because we don't see sharks doesn't mean they aren't there.
Hell there are giant squids too, and they may be as smart as us.
The west end road is ten times more dangerous than the ocean and yet we don't think twice about walking that road.

I'm scared of sharks but it won't keep me out the ocean anymore that the fear of being squashed by a car will keep me from walking the road.
Mathematically the odds against me on the road are much higher than the odds against me in the sea.

Oh well, I just hate seeing an animal killed for no other reason than it's there.

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Originally Posted by tfw73

Well, I have had an encounter with a smaller shark (two and a half feet, approximate) in the Florida panhandle before. I never knew that I could jump as high as Michael Jordan before that day....LOL

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LOL! Same thing happened to me with a big arse shark off of Navarre beach. I was running on top of the water while my wife, who was still in the water, stared at me like WTF? I yelled shark, but she must have not heard me. The only reason I knew was because a girl was yelling at me as I popped up from snorkeling. The shark was around 10 ft and got way to close for comfort. Booger don't play sharks. No sir......

No, Marley, you are not alone. I feel exactly the same way. Live and let live.

Oh well, I just hate seeing an animal killed for no other reason than it's there.

I agree Rum-polephoreskin

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Originally Posted by Rum-polephoreskin

Marley,
I knew I could count on you.
I almost PM'd you on this.
I wish Gerryg would put his pragmatic 2 cents in.

Regardless, Marley you said pretty much what I hoped you would say.
I too thought it was a sad video.

Maybe I'll push the envelope here: I thought it was prejudice run amok.

Sorry about the bad dreams Clarity.
I look at it this way, there are sharks in the oceans.
Just because we don't see sharks doesn't mean they aren't there.
Hell there are giant squids too, and they may be as smart as us.
The west end road is ten times more dangerous than the ocean and yet we don't think twice about walking that road.

I'm scared of sharks but it won't keep me out the ocean anymore that the fear of being squashed by a car will keep me from walking the road.
Mathematically the odds against me on the road are much higher than the odds against me in the sea.

Oh well, I just hate seeing an animal killed for no other reason than it's there.

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YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes to all of that!
Thank you!

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Originally Posted by Miranda

No, Marley, you are not alone. I feel exactly the same way. Live and let live.

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Thank you, so glad to see others agree!

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Originally Posted by marley9808

Well yes, let me also add that in Florida it can be a lot different than in the Caribbean. Where I live in Florida we have a lot of Bull Sharks which are the most aggressive sharks, they will attack for no reason, but most sharks do not attack for no reason like that. Bull sharks are responsible for most of the deaths in Florida.
Either way, I am not saying don't be afraid. Be afraid all you want to, you should be. They can be dangerous, they can be massive, but they are not being anything beyond what they are. So if you see one, get out of the water sure. But I don't think they should be killed simply for being a shark, that is all I am saying.
But then again, like I said, I am usually outnumbered here and I get that and I accept it.
But I just think the poor animals are being killed too often. Look at Shark Fin soup in China, that is ridiculous. So here we are, humans going into their habitat and killing them for whatever reason, for their fins, or just because they are sharks, etc. so in that sense sharks should be just as scared of humans as we are of them (if they had feelings like that) but they don't jump out of the water and walk up on land if they happen to see a human walking by just so they can kill them because WE might kill them. I know that might be a silly analogy but FAR more sharks are killed by humans than the other way around, and we have the audacity to swim in their home and then kill them if they come too close to us....ok I will stop.....like I said before I am not the best one to share my feelings on this.

Back to the regularly scheduled programming.
Sorry for the rant...lol

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Oh, don't get me wrong. I don't think sharks should be killed just for being, well, a shark. I couldn't even watch that Youtube video because it is upsetting to me. We are entering their habitat, we should expect to see sharks and other marine life.

I remember it so clearly. It was surreal, my first thought was, "Wow that is the biggest catfish I have ever seen..." Then bam, it hit me, lol. It's a shark!!!! I can't believe how quickly I got out of the water. Of course, when I yelled shark there were some fools following it...in the water!

LOL...don't you wish you could always swim as fast as you can in the moment you see a shark or even just (as my husband says) the moment something brushes your leg in the water
LOL...I probably would have been one of the fools.....well, depending on the species of course! ha

mi went snorkeling last week quite a few times and never saw any sharks..........
or any large fish for that matter........nice peaceful snorkeling.......

Cool Runnings, Marko

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Originally Posted by marley9808

LOL...don't you wish you could always swim as fast as you can in the moment you see a shark or even just (as my husband says) the moment something brushes your leg in the water
LOL...I probably would have been one of the fools.....well, depending on the species of course! ha

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My husband WAS one of those fools, lol! I had to ask him what the h*ll was he doing, following a SHARK?!?!?!

Another time when our daughter was about six we were in the water, almost to our waist. All of a sudden a little school of fish started jumping and I panicked. So I yelled at my husband, "Get our kid out of the water!" He picked her up and THREW her on the beach LOL. Then he turned to me and asked what happened and I explained what happened. He looked at me like I was crazy. I said hey, something was chasing those fish! He just looked at me like I was crazy.

If I say get the u no what out....believe me.
Me no like no danger.

Soon come

Oh my lord! Biggest catfish!! On that note, I loooovveee me some catfish!

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Originally Posted by tfw73

Oh, don't get me wrong. I don't think sharks should be killed just for being, well, a shark. I couldn't even watch that Youtube video because it is upsetting to me. We are entering their habitat, we should expect to see sharks and other marine life.

I remember it so clearly. It was surreal, my first thought was, "Wow that is the biggest catfish I have ever seen..." Then bam, it hit me, lol. It's a shark!!!! I can't believe how quickly I got out of the water. Of course, when I yelled shark there were some fools following it...in the water!

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Something may well have been chasing those fish.

We'd sit on the deck at Xtabi and point the binocs out to sea.
We'd often see schools of flying fish breaking the surface.
I immediately assumed there was something bigger chasing them.

See, that is what I thought! Why else would they be doing that unless SOMETHING BIGGER was chasing them???