tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post8518474964367987582..comments2024-03-25T12:38:37.998+12:00Comments on The Best Shark Dive in the World!: Junior - final Chirp!Andrew Cumminghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14675497080700112390noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-12226316087780192372014-08-13T22:04:50.548+12:002014-08-13T22:04:50.548+12:00PS
As of December, 2012, it has been revealed th...PS <br /><br />As of December, 2012, <a href="http://fijisharkdiving.blogspot.com/2013/12/is-sean-van-sommeran-coward-and-liar.html" rel="nofollow">it has been revealed</a> that the trolling Mr. van Sommeran is one of the perpetrators of this scam.DaSharkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06787762757245289307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-63434356542856092462011-04-15T11:57:44.416+12:002011-04-15T11:57:44.416+12:00-posted by blogger DaShark at 13:53 on 12-Apr-2011...-posted by blogger DaShark at 13:53 on 12-Apr-2011 :<br />' Alastair Bland’s second article reveals the whole extent of the shenanigans, from heaps of history, infighting, food fights, territoriality and xenophobia to his utter frustration with the authorities who are seemingly totally failing to do their job.'<br /><br /><br />Id be interested to know my comments and record as a Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-91029143452703564842011-04-15T10:32:32.243+12:002011-04-15T10:32:32.243+12:00-- The data generated by SPOT tags is not signific...-- The data generated by SPOT tags is not significantly different than the data generated by PAT tags, there is a difference of around 10 kilometers for the most part; meanwhile sharks go to the same place regardless of the devices.<br /><br />One of the primary difficulties is that these sharks can travel into depths that actually crush the divices, or even if the transmitter ejects if the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-41971562364474909982011-04-15T09:07:56.753+12:002011-04-15T09:07:56.753+12:00Sean, which is it? either you know that SPOT's...Sean, which is it? either you know that SPOT's produce much higher resolution data than PAT's (which have 10km resolution at best, often much lower) or you dont? If you do, then you know that the movement tracks from SPOTS's will provide new insight you cant get from a PAT.<br />Is it worth the stress on the shark? Maybe not.<br />but if you want to have a discussion, present all the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-22144443471869275502011-04-14T18:36:52.141+12:002011-04-14T18:36:52.141+12:00Snot wrote:
'@Sean: you're extremely borin...Snot wrote:<br />'@Sean: you're extremely boring'<br /><br />My being boring is both an artifact of cowardly people staying stupid things anonymously and stupid people anonymously saying things cowardly. I would also part company with you in that sharks are actually very interesting to talk about and discuss,(Socratic free style debate). Watt you may find boring and a bit over your Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-33443093800446829332011-04-14T17:11:32.473+12:002011-04-14T17:11:32.473+12:00@Sean: you're extremely boring
@all the other...@Sean: you're extremely boring<br /><br />@all the others: don't feed the troll!Scotnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-79567845349176118172011-04-14T16:17:58.377+12:002011-04-14T16:17:58.377+12:00a cowardly anonymous author wrote:
‘By the way thi...a cowardly anonymous author wrote:<br />‘By the way this happens to be the SAME SVS who was fined $21,000 by NOAA for dragging “exact duplicates” of Namibian Cape Fur Seals through a protected marine sanctuary to entice white sharks to attack the decoys.’<br /><br />--In reality the $21,000.oo fine and outrageous allegations was dropped, we went back to work and the program went on to be an awardAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-25411561680057333122011-04-14T14:23:56.675+12:002011-04-14T14:23:56.675+12:00Sean Van Sommeran Fined $21,000
By the way this h...Sean Van Sommeran Fined $21,000<br /><br />By the way this happens to be the SAME SVS who was fined $21,000 by NOAA for dragging “exact duplicates” of Namibian Cape Fur Seals through a protected marine sanctuary to entice white sharks to attack the decoys.<br /><br />Problem is on the west coast of the USA there are no Cape Fur Seals so this televised experiment was deemed to be junk science.<br Sean Van Sommeran Fined $21,000?noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-1661934709075101672011-04-14T04:56:10.702+12:002011-04-14T04:56:10.702+12:00Anonymous wrote:
'Sean you claim to know telem...Anonymous wrote:<br />'Sean you claim to know telemetry but still dont know that SPOT and PAT tags produce different things.'<br /><br /><br />Dont try and insinuate that I dont know the subject matter, it makes you seem dishonest and manipulative.<br /><br />Anonymous wrote:<br /> 'A PAT tag DOES NOT produce the spatial resolution of a SPOT, thats simply false.'<br /><br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-80310419519879364162011-04-13T23:56:02.431+12:002011-04-13T23:56:02.431+12:00Sean you claim to know telemetry but still dont kn...Sean you claim to know telemetry but still dont know that SPOT and PAT tags produce different things. A PAT tag DOES NOT produce the spatial resolution of a SPOT, thats simply false. You may at times get 10km resolution, but thats not constant error and can be much higher at times (especially for an animal swimming from california to Hawaii). So your claim that PAT tags tell you the same thing asAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-64828074449247568762011-04-13T18:47:43.522+12:002011-04-13T18:47:43.522+12:00I find it hard to believe that this is your final ...I find it hard to believe that this is your final input on this matter after watching the manner that the sharks were treated in the filming of this despicable program of the shark men. I certainly did not see any science that is reinventing what we know about white sharks and is so badly needed to conserve the shark population. I saw a traumatized shark gagging on a buoy and a giant hook whileVolker H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-44347390261184092202011-04-13T17:01:27.427+12:002011-04-13T17:01:27.427+12:00we're reading...
http://youtu.be/K8E_zMLCRNgwe're reading...<br />http://youtu.be/K8E_zMLCRNgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-77062431395446762472011-04-13T16:17:56.986+12:002011-04-13T16:17:56.986+12:00blogger "DaShark" wrote:
'Also, Dome...blogger "DaShark" wrote:<br />'Also, Domeier’s research is by no means redundant as some are asserting.'<br /><br /><br />Im sorry to disagree, however as a researcher with a decent amount of telemetry and tracking experience I must correct the above assertion by blogger named 'DaShark'; in fact the visiting researchers SPOT tags generate data that IS largely redundant Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-63023645922119106942011-04-13T14:00:19.321+12:002011-04-13T14:00:19.321+12:00Never mind the crickets comments. Somebody is rea...Never mind the crickets comments. Somebody is reading your blog.Angelo Villagomezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00970383305205702533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36324352.post-61270345923819342752011-04-12T22:02:09.518+12:002011-04-12T22:02:09.518+12:00The thing that stands out from all of this sorry e...The thing that stands out from all of this sorry episode is just how depressing it all is. Blame culture, oneupmanship, egos, all this stuff does is create paranoia and ill-feeling and ultimately, clouds over shark conservation and ethical issues towards the treatment of these animals...<br /><br />Not good.<br /><br />Excellent input from you though, all that is missing is a brown overcoat, a OfficetoOceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994215418331139925noreply@blogger.com