Quote Originally Posted by Rum-polephoreskin View Post
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?
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