Hugh great white shark at Jacksonville beach

[Couger]

If she wants to be a guinea pig, more power to her. No matter what happens, science is furthered. Reminds me of how Val Taylor had the same attitude, but she was dealing with smaller sharks, and she wore armor.


I agree with her description of sharks, except that it leaves out the important trait that sharks will make test bites, then come back for more if they liked what they tasted.


They are demonized creatures, and do have a very important role in the ecosystem.

"test bites!!??"  Indeed!
 
'Test bites' are the only sense of touch that sharks have. 
Even if they don't intend "harm." 
Strange isn't it?!
 
However, I have to think its only a matter of 'WHEN' before a great white, or tiger shark, or other BIG shark turns on and eats one of those divers!
 
Heck those are STILL wild animals, not unlike a Tim Treadwell incident in the ocean?     
 
There are those recorded incidents with various whales, in and out of captivity. 

[Conan The Librarian]

Scootrd:


"shark man" Manny Puig does things that are just as daring with sharks, and he free dives. He says that the silence of free diving makes a big difference in the sharks' attitudes.

[Conan The Librarian]

I watched the 1971 movie Blue Water White Death, which is a pretty good movie. And it's amazing how far these shark chasers have come in 40 years. They were real pioneers, and the movie is interesting for its documentary treatment of one of the first major and deliberate photo hunts for the great white.
 
By the way, Ron Taylor passed away during the past year. Valerie is still going strong, from what I understand. She's in her late 70s now.