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02-28-2019, 01:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Rappin Mikey
The seal that got attacked in front of my car while I was dropping bait in the kayak in August was less then 10 feet from shore. So stay very close!
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That's what the marine biologist said on TV, that they are observing tagged sharks spend a lot more time, a lot closer to shore.
Scary to me, is that this kid was killed in the middle of the day, I think people always hoped that if people avoided dusk through dawn, they'd be OK. That was middle of the day on a clear day. |
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02-28-2019, 04:16 PM
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Location: Hyde Park, MA
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Let's face it, it's human nature!
Just like people slowing down to check out a car crash...they will come to the sea hoping to see something (or someone) get attacked.
Yeah, I know it sounds morbid, but people are people, and you can't change that.
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02-28-2019, 10:39 PM
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Location: Bethany CT
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Originally Posted by Jim in CT
That's what the marine biologist said on TV, that they are observing tagged sharks spend a lot more time, a lot closer to shore.
Scary to me, is that this kid was killed in the middle of the day, I think people always hoped that if people avoided dusk through dawn, they'd be OK. That was middle of the day on a clear day.
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There were 88 shark attacks world wide and 5 deaths in 2018. When you add up all the people in the water in Australia, northern California, South Africa, and cape cod, statistically there are a lot bigger things to worry about than great whites. The guttural fear of being eaten distorts it. I don't put my kids in that water, but there is little justification for the phobia.
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03-01-2019, 07:10 AM
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I'm not scoffing at the idea of shark attacks on the cape but, there were 65 deaths as the result of auto accidents on cape cod between Jan 2007 and July 2010. You and your passengers are in more danger on the road, driving in your car.
Interesting chart below
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03-01-2019, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by zimmy
I don't put my kids in that water, but there is little justification for the phobia.
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I'm a numbers guy, I get it. But I think there's all kinds of justification for the paranoia applied to kids. |
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