tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post8201686925812912443..comments2024-03-25T12:38:37.998+12:00Comments on The Best Shark Dive in the World!: HawaiiAndrew Cumminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675497080700112390noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-4400350887507210522009-07-19T16:00:27.567+12:002009-07-19T16:00:27.567+12:00Thanks Simon.
I'm frankly amazed when people ...Thanks Simon.<br /><br />I'm frankly amazed when people claim that cage diving may lead Sharks to "associate humans with food". <br />And that's not even what they mean: what they mean is "REGARD humans AS food", which is even more far-fetched.<br /><br />Sharks have very limited cognitive faculties, if any at all. <br />Common sense dictates that they will<br /><br />DaSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787762757245289307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-23448098601613947192009-07-19T14:34:13.096+12:002009-07-19T14:34:13.096+12:00Excellent points! It's very easy for people to...Excellent points! It's very easy for people to focus on the more 'visible' shark/human interactions like cage diving, while disregarding more insidious practices like fish-dumping.<br /><br />Another paper examined the impacts of white shark cage diving in South Africa (Laroche et al. 2007. Marine Ecology Progress Series). From their abstract: <br /><br />"Although ecotourism Dr. Simon Piercehttp://www.giantfish.orgnoreply@blogger.com