Article was from local news paper this weekend. Also said eagles and sea otters are back now too on Long Island
“I stand by my comment that most attacks (I will discard the “almost all”) occur on boats that are 14’ or shorter”
Did you post a reference with any data to support this? It certainly doesn’t fit with known shark attacks on boats on the west coast. It also does not parse out different species GWS, tigers, hammerheads, bull sharks which are mostly often involved in attacks in US waters. They each have a different method of operating and attacking prey. Most GWS attacks on boats are test bites, just seeing what that thing is, by younger sharks.
I think this forum is not a scientific analysis of shark attacks… Some clearly have an agenda sans data. Opinions are fine. I won’t make them paddle in shark territory
Watch who you drive with.
Hmmm…a BIG one…
This just came out
https://www.forbes.com/sites/duncanmadden/2018/04/06/the-annual-worldwide-shark-attack-summary-is-out/amp/
FL is rock’in with them. Hey like lotto you never know you could be first in an area!
Various folks above. My recall is that the first edition of Deep Trouble includes a story about a plastic kayak that got bit just behind the cockpit in the Cape Cod area. The 2 kayakers came ashore very quickly only to get yelled at by a conservation officer because they had landed on a protected beach. The bite marks indicated something a whole lot larger than a sea bass had performed the deed, though they did not hang around to confirm that. The boat was taking on water.
To the OPer, tons of people kayak there without a shark problem. Just don’t go into seal pods that are food for the sharks. Generally the seals prefer you keep a distance anyway.
I worry lots more about the chances of getting hit by a road shark… The crash isn’t as sensational of course
Land Shark at 32 degrees is better.
@Celia said:
Various folks above. My recall is that the first edition of Deep Trouble includes a story about a plastic kayak that got bit just behind the cockpit in the Cape Cod area. The 2 kayakers came ashore very quickly only to get yelled at by a conservation officer because they had landed on a protected beach. The bite marks indicated something a whole lot larger than a sea bass had performed the deed, though they did not hang around to confirm that. The boat was taking on water.
Right story, wrong location. That was Ken Kelton and the location was Ano Nuevo State Park in Northern California. He was surfing a short white water boat (probably a Necky Jive) when it got bit.
Sad side note - Ken passed away from natural causes last Monday. Here is what his son posted to announce his passing:
“He fought sharks for sport. And he tackled mountains and glaciers and rough seas. He stared down cougars and he scaled cliffs and he was never afraid to speak his mind. He was the strongest man I know. And he lost his life this week to a disease that proved stronger than even him. There’s a huge hole in the universe where he once was. He will be seriously missed. Rest In Peace Pop. We love you very much.”
The closest I have come to a White Shark was surfing Scott’s Creek that is about 7 miles down the coast from Ano Nuevo State Park . It passed underneath me and looked about twice as long as my Necky Jive. (8 ft 2 inches) Lucky for me he/she did not know short boats are the preferred prey.
@SeaDart said:
How many kayakers have been attacked by sharks off the coast of MA? As far as I can find the number is zero.
Granted it was a paddle broad, not a kayak…
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/08/23/shark-bite-marconi-beach-wellfleet-paddle-board/
@tvcrider said:
@SeaDart said:
How many kayakers have been attacked by sharks off the coast of MA? As far as I can find the number is zero.Granted it was a paddle broad, not a kayak…
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/08/23/shark-bite-marconi-beach-wellfleet-paddle-board/
Dolphins don’t like paddle boarding either. See: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoL8_bQ77gY
Actually the dolphin is doing his best to miss the SUP guy, clean hip block, no penalty, no foul. Notice how we waggles his fins trying to get more hang time; poor dolphin doesn’t even know he is a viral star in another universe.
@Overstreet said:
Truth is they follow the food up and down the coast. We are routinely visited by Mary, the Great White, in Northeast Florida. She often cruises within 100 yards of the beach, so her tracking collar says.
Mary? Now there is a pleasantly anthropomorphic way to make a shark seem less scary. 