Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Great White Shark responsible for attacks in Seychelles







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Monday, 22 August 2011 07:52
A fragment of a shark tooth extracted by surgeons from  shark attack victim Ian Redmond is most  probably  from a Great White (Carcharodon carcharias). This is the opinion of South African scientists from the Kwa Zulu Natal Sharks Board  whose  assistance has been sought  by Seychelles authorities.
They examined photographs of the victim and of the tooth fragment. Geremy Cliff from the KZN Sharks Board has said that that the fragment, although very small, suggests the shark may be a Great White. Further examination of the victim is needed because it is better to see the actual wounds rather than photographs, he said. He and Mike Anderson-Reade, also from KZN Sharks Board, are now in Seychelles.

The last confirmed sighting of a Great White in Seychelles was apparently in 1938 although most fish guide books record its occurrence in our waters. One of the densest known populations is found around Dyer Island in South Africa where scientists have been studying the species for  many  years

The Great White is one of only four species of sharks that have been involved in a significant number of fatal unprovoked attacks on humans. Unlike other sharks it is warm blooded. It approaches prey from below and favors murky water or situations where there is poor lighting. Attacks usually take place near the water’s surface.

Although the Great White has been implicated in fatal attacks on humans, it finds the taste unfamiliar. Humans also may not be appropriate prey because the shark's digestion is too slow to cope with high ratio of bone to muscle and fat in human beings. Great Whites usually break contact with a human after the first bite. However, one bite can tear off a 14 kilogram piece of flesh. This is usually why attacks on humans are fatal. Fatalities are usually caused by blood loss from which was the case in both attacks in the Seychelles.

More evidence is awaited. Meanwhile, Seychellois fisher Daryl Green of Praslin island who has been studying the shark attacks has predicted  that  the next attack will take place on 29th August and is preparing to take on the shark.
However, in the need to get the culprit we must not give carte blanche to kill endangered species such as whale sharks, turtles and dolphins that may be entangled in the nets that have been set out or otherwise killed using various means. If we start wiping out these animals we will be cutting our nose to spite our face.  
"We are not out to kill endangered species, we want to find the culprit," says Green.
Nirmal Shah

See Link for further behavior of Great white sharks: 
http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/vertebrates/Doug/shark.html

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

SO I expect Mr Green and Co. to release a other sharks caught which are not a danger to human.

That Pp send RMED MEN TO FIRE ON ANYTHING THAT MMOVES ON THE SURFACE OF THE OCEAN IS REDICULOUS AS THE PERSON OF MICHEL AND PP CROIES.

jENNE dARC

Pissedoff said...

Kouyon don't you eat those "anything that moves on the surface of the water"?
Sa pake pwason ek sa bout reken ki ou fer letoufe avek kote i sorti....dan boyo Gill?

Anonymous said...

Thank you Pissed off.

Please say anything else you would like to share with us all.

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Sesel Pou Seselwa!

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Unknown said...

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He is said to be abusive to other bloggers and rogue.

So as the admin gets the reserved rights to contact authorities to trace the said IP address for abusive and rogue bloggers, i have taken it into account to deal with this problem and inform everyone of whom the IP address belongs to.

This blog tolerates free expression and opinion but it does not tolerate over abuse and rogue agents!!

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Anonymous said...

Why would an ISP tell you someone's IP address. You are bluffing. Sounds like totalitarian streaks on the same day that Parti Lepep registered your party.

Anonymous said...

Which organisation wants to get sued for passing confidential and personal data to Gill's SFP ?

Pissedoff said...

Yo Gill!
So you want my IP address to paste on your blogg for all to see?
Then what?
Just bear in mind that I will be a pain in your racist and fascist arse for as long as it takes!
And that goes to your black Heinrich Himmler a.k.a. Zanpol Izak!

O.K?

Pissedoff said...

...I meant:
...And that goes to your black Heinrich Himmler a.k.a. Zanpol Izak as well!!!

Pissedoff said...

To the administrator of SFP

Please share with us the complaints that you have received about me!
I guess they are all anonymous eh?

brigitte said...

The word N***** was used how many times, in a very derogative manner & instead of removing it you called it freedom of speech.
Now this.
LOL LOL

Anonymous said...

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