Good story Leonard, thanks for posting. I hope the solution to a shark repellant is a natural one so that we can swim together with these beautiful creatures. In 1996 I spent several days at the same location near Bimini with National Geographic doing research on electrical repellants in order to help a swimmer (Gail Rice) swim from Bimini to Florida without a shark cage. It was awesome to swim and dive with pros who would hand feed sharks –and to notice that the sharks were not interested in humans. I really believe that in most shark attack cases it is murky water or schools of baitfish and a mistake on the shark’s part. (Photo from our trip hand feeding a shark is posted here: www.aquamoonadventures.com –note it is not me but I am a few feet behind the diver!)
Gail swam some 45 miles before we had to pull her out (15-20 miles off the Florida coast) –not because of sharks but because of jellyfish
Good story Leonard, thanks for posting. I hope the solution to a shark repellant is a natural one so that we can swim together with these beautiful creatures. In 1996 I spent several days at the same location near Bimini with National Geographic doing research on electrical repellants in order to help a swimmer (Gail Rice) swim from Bimini to Florida without a shark cage. It was awesome to swim and dive with pros who would hand feed sharks –and to notice that the sharks were not interested in humans. I really believe that in most shark attack cases it is murky water or schools of baitfish and a mistake on the shark’s part. (Photo from our trip hand feeding a shark is posted here: www.aquamoonadventures.com –note it is not me but I am a few feet behind the diver!)
Gail swam some 45 miles before we had to pull her out (15-20 miles off the Florida coast) –not because of sharks but because of jellyfish
