With a Brit having recently died after being attacked by a shark in the Seychelles, there will always be a flurry of media attention around the incident. Normally these articles revolve around assumption, personal accounts, impact on tourism and worst of all, the hunting of the shark.

However the beeb has a good article that is neither knee-jerk, unfounded or sensational, one that is based around research and personal experience from someone in the know.

Beeb article

Having dived with many types of sharks it is good to see a level headed and accurate report. The side articles also contain some relevant information that I can personally relate to, after being followed by a 3m oceanic silvertip.

The problem with sharks is often that the reports of attacks are full of gruesome detail which tends to make people think that it doesn't matter about shark hunting, yet the numbers are quite frightening.


from Wikipedia

As for the shark's poor image, I think that it would coincide neatly with the release of Jaws in 1975.

Corrected.

It's true - practically all shark attacks happen when you're wet.

Stay dry out there people...

I LIVE IN MANCHESTER for pity's sake!

Jon

Yes but maybe the sharks there are vegetarians?

Thanks for that, I needed something to make me smile this morning.