Shark attack

red · Post by **red** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:14 pm

K-Man
Thanks for the book ref - off to get it now. Just a note, the ref is (I think there's a "s" missing in the title above):
Great white sharks : the biology of Carcharodon carcharias / edited by A. Peter Klimley, David G. Ainley
Publisher: San Diego : Academic Press, c1996

Duane,
If memory serves me correctly that is the second attack at Noordhoek in 2 years.
Was it at Dunes or the Hoek?
Probably relates to the return of the outhern Right whales to the area

Scott,
Shark is the staple of fish and chip shops in Australia. It's served as "flake". Usually Gummy Sharks. Not Whites, one hopes, since they are a protected endangered species.

Hell, no one managed to stab or shoot me when I was in the SWAT team, I didn't get spinal injured in 10 years of Rugby, managed to by-pass the poisonous snakes I've got too close to, avoided serious car accidents so far...and I've had far far more fun surfing. I could stay out of the water and limit chances of attack, but why? It's a considered risk, just like all the other stupid things we do.

K-man · Post by **K-man** » Sun Apr 03, 2005 3:28 pm

red,

Just a note,[outhern Right whales to the area ]I believe there is an s missing in the reference.

Can't help myself-bit of a smart ass,gets me into trouble all the time

beers.

Duane Bosch · Post by **Duane Bosch** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 10:08 pm

Hey Red

The whales only start showing up in July/August and leave again in October. The guy was attacked at the dunes. The Last guy was also attacked at the dunes but unfortunately died before they could get him to the beach.

This guy was only nibbled tho. A few lacerations to his leg. He is english tho so I guess the shark didn't like the taste of processed pom.

I've got a new obsession tho.

Check out this website.

www.bluerock.co.za

red · Post by **red** » Sun Apr 10, 2005 10:25 pm

K
You may be a mart a , but the book is great!

K-man · Post by **K-man** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:18 am

That's my boss...sort of.We've been friends for many yrs.Done many trips together.The man is prolific[books,papers]we're total opposites,and work well together.
Thats me in the gray sweat,on the big eyes.
The vids ain't worth a sh_t,the birds and mammal folks get less press than the other disciplines-No glory.....nose to the grindstone

http://globec.oce.orst.edu/groups/nep/o ... inley.html

http://globec.oce.orst.edu/groups/nep/o ... _2002.html

K-man · Post by **K-man** » Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:56 am

red,

yup!,It's a good one.The last thread should have your name on top.Not meant for the rest of these heathens-no gooders!!

beers!

Xmas · Post by **Xmas** » Sat Apr 16, 2005 4:00 pm

http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Sha ... 69963.html

I surf with this guy most mornings. He lives just around the corner from me. He's a bit of a dawn patroller.

The "funny" thing is that most of the time he surfs on a coolite (ie: foam board) at Tamarama. I bet he's glad that he had the fibreglass Aloha to stick in its mouth

The board would make a great talking point if stuck up on the wall

I've just got back from a surf at Bronte and it was all the talk in the water. Didn't seem to thin the crowd out though - 20 guys plus in the water at 9.00am.

Xmas · Post by **Xmas** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 12:52 am

a great interview and the story told very calmly....

http://media.smh.com.au/?rid=15802&sy=s ... .com.au%2F

K-man · Post by **K-man** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:32 am

Mornin.
Looks quite a bit like peter townsend....

Bruce Blake · Post by **Bruce Blake** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 1:06 pm

from below a KB especially with flippers and a shiny new multi coloured
sprayjob looks suspis suspisc a lot like a big Pakula marlin lure
I had one years ago with big eyes and shark teeth a la a WW2 spitfire
Dad, a game fisherman, made me sell it straight away!

I'll justify my scungy old board somehow!!

dont yachtsmen paint their hulls to help avoid whales, I remember kay cottee saying something like that...

what happenned to the board mounted radio freq. shark repeller?

red · Post by **red** » Mon Apr 18, 2005 5:28 pm

Who needs sharks?

"A GOLFER about to play a shot on a suburban course was killed yesterday in a freak accident when a branch of the giant gum tree she was standing under crashed to the ground."

I suspect falling bits of trees kill more people in Australia than sharks. We should do the right thing and cut 'em all down!

K-man · Post by **K-man** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 6:21 am

mornin,

The death rate from dog bite-related fatalities (18 deaths per year)

Sharks getting a bum rap?

K

Shelfbreak · Post by **Shelfbreak** » Tue Apr 19, 2005 8:41 pm

Rising to the bait - when talking shark attack comparisons with the risk posed by bee stings, dog bites etc are somewhat redundant - most of us face these risks. These things are trying to eat us - it's a different more primal fear.

I would like to suggest a challenge, for my part I will cover myself with honey and torment some bees under a suitably dangerous old tree while one of our risk analogy proponents takes a leisurely swim in the Gold coast canals (bull shark central).

Despite the loss of my dignity I won’t be the one shitting bricks.

I'd add a smiley face but can't figure out how to do it

quadfin · Post by **quadfin** » Sat Apr 23, 2005 3:33 pm

K-man wrote:mornin,

The death rate from dog bite-related fatalities (18 deaths per year)

Sharks getting a bum rap?

K

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