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Topic Title: Shark attack on Reunion... again. Topic Summary: Created On: 05/01/2017 03:31 PM |
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05/01/2017 03:31 PM
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Just happened. Story is up on surfline. It's a spot just outside of Saint Leu, which is where the famous left is. He was a young bodyboarder. Edited: 05/01/2017 at 04:20 PM by larenyon |
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05/01/2017 03:57 PM
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There was a serious attack at Church just south of Lower Trestles on Saturday....little closer to home. There is and article on Surfline.
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05/01/2017 05:09 PM
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To cull or not to cull...Under what circumstances is it permissible?
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05/02/2017 05:09 AM
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Well, , , , it seems that the sharks are doing a very good job of culling the dick draggers.
------------------------- Dora Hates You |
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05/02/2017 06:15 AM
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Dingpatch: 1.) The attacks have been split between the surfers and the bodyboarders. 2.) Most of the bodyboarders there are very nice. 3.) Degrading a dead person because of their type of waveriding equipment is silly at best. |
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05/02/2017 06:39 AM
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laryenyon: 1.) why do all those folks over there.... wanna win darwin awards? |
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05/02/2017 07:16 AM
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Sorry a little slow this morning. Are you meaning why do they keep going surfing, or why don't they cull or some other solution |
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05/02/2017 07:24 AM
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Yes |
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05/02/2017 07:48 AM
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Sorry, yes, a bit crude on my part, , , , ,
But, then, , , , again, , , , it is just as offensive to consider a "cull" of a wild animal for such reasons. ------------------------- Dora Hates You |
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05/02/2017 11:01 AM
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Stir- Why do they keep paddling out? - There are amazing waves all the time in beautiful clear, blue water (and warm). There are a much smaller amount of people surfing there than there used to be though. We were still paddling out after the first few attacks without too much concern, it was a sharky place to begin with. Why don't they do something about it? - There hasn't been an outright agreement on what to do about it. There is a mix of opinions between the locals, and to make it more difficult, there has also been A LOT of outside interference. The locals probably favor a controlled cull of bull sharks to a certain degree, but there is too much disagreement to take a collective action so far. |
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05/02/2017 11:18 AM
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"Culling" is what created this mess in the first place, remember?
Locals decided reef sharks were decent table fare...they let the fisherman get closer and harvest at will...reef sharks are one of the VERY few natural predators of juvenile bull sharks...we go overboard and what do you think happens? The bull population explodes.
Yeah...preach a shark cull--brilliant. No one to blame but ourselves, L. |
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05/02/2017 11:19 AM
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Why don't they do something about it? - There hasn't been an outright agreement on what to do about it. There is a mix of opinions between the locals, and to make it more difficult, there has also been A LOT of outside interference. The locals probably favor a controlled cull of bull sharks to a certain degree, but there is too much disagreement to take a collective action so far.
Thanks for the clear explanation. I predict even more darwin awards in their future. Lets revisit this post next year. |
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05/02/2017 12:15 PM
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Unfortunately you are probably right. There will be people surfing again within a few days/weeks. Important FYI - The high rate of shark attacks didn't happen because of shark fishing. The locals don't eat or value shark as a food source at all. They don't participate in the whole finning thing either. There have only been a few random fisherman who fish for sharks there, and they were based on the south side of the island where attacks haven't been occurring. The attacks started about a year or so after they instituted strict no-fishing bans around many near-shore areas on the west coast of the island. Previously the locals had overfished/overspeared the shore areas of all bait fish type stuff. Once the ban came to pass, the local fish population increased a ton. Behind my house I started seeing so many more fish (in St. Leu) Soon after that the attacks started getting crazy frequent. It's a bad situation for sure. |
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05/11/2019 05:27 AM
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Surfer Killed in Shark Attack Off Réunion Island
THURSDAY MAY 9, 2019 http://www.theinertia.com/news...ck-off-reunion-island/ |
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05/14/2019 07:57 AM
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edit double post
Edited: 05/14/2019 at 08:00 AM by 996ttcab |
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05/14/2019 07:59 AM
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Edited: 05/14/2019 at 08:03 AM by 996ttcab |
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05/14/2019 08:18 AM
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Edited: 05/14/2019 at 08:19 AM by 996ttcab |
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05/14/2019 08:30 AM
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Edited: 05/14/2019 at 08:49 AM by 996ttcab |
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05/14/2019 08:52 AM
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05/14/2019 08:58 AM
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