Recent Shark Attacks - Global Warming Is The Cause???
ACAPULCO, Mexico — A shark injured a 49-year-old American surfer Saturday off the Pacific coast of Mexico, in the third attack in a month.
The Mexican Navy deployed personnel to warn people about sharks at beaches in Zihuatanejo, a resort northwest of Acapulco, according to a Navy official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.
He said authorities have not closed beaches in Zihuatanejo, but people were being advised against swimming.
A day earlier, a 21-year-old Mexican surfer was killed by a shark off a nearby beach. The two attacks came a month after a shark killed a San Francisco man surfing in the same area.
Local Civil Protection director Jaime Vazquez Sobreira said the American attacked Saturday lost his thumb but managed to get to a hospital on his own and was in stable condition.
The Guerrero state Public Safety Department identified the man as Bruce Greems but did not give his hometown in the U.S. Vazquez Sobreira said he lived in Zihuatanejo. The U.S. Embassy confirmed an American had been bitten by a shark but did not have additional information.
Mexican authorities used baited hooks to catch sharks last month after the attack that killed 24-year-old Adrian Ruiz of San Francisco. Local conservationists protested the hunt, and it was not immediately clear if authorities would do it again.
Arturo Sabas de la Rosa Camacho, the Guerrero state environment secretary, said the government would hold meetings in Zihuatanejo next week with tourists, environmentalists, shark experts and fishermen to determine what actions to take.
“We need scientific explanations for the shark presence, and if it’s because of climate changes,” he said.
Cold currents and an abundance of giant squid and other prey may be attracting sharks to the area, said Jose Leonardo Castillo Geniz, a shark expert with the National Fishing Institute. He said a large shark presence was unusual for the region.
Geniz said the authorities should close beaches in Zihuatanejo instead of killing sharks. He also called for aerial surveys to determine what species has been attacking surfers.
Aida Navarro, of the environmental group Costasalvaje, urged the government to post warning signs at Zihuatanejo’s beaches.
“Killing sharks is not the solution to preventing encounters with humans,” Navarro said. She noted that some shark species are under threat from overfishing
(AP)
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Looks like they’re headed south toward Antarctica where the ice pack is actually growing instead of the shrinking of the Arctic.
May 24th, 2008 at 9:07 pmSo at least that’s good…..
No, you don’t need science dipshit. You need shark nets to protect the beaches and shark hunts to stop the bastards.
How about some common sense for a change. Tell gaia to f*ck off.
May 24th, 2008 at 9:45 pmWhen you swim in a sharks house (the ocean) you shouldn’t be surprised when you get bit.
You’re pretty much putting your self on the menu in his kitchen. And sharks don’t even like humans. When people get bit it’s usually a case of mistaken identity and the surfer gets spit right back out. 
“Oh, that wasn’t a seal.”
May 24th, 2008 at 11:14 pmEnviro-wackos will also be blaming CO2 levels for this before too long:
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23745182-421,00.html
Those Aussie crocs have quite an appetite, I’m thinking we could arrange a little off the beaten track sight seeing downunder for some in our congress. Then again these crocs probably wouldn’t dare touch stinking foul dems like Murtha, Stark, Pelosi et al..
May 24th, 2008 at 11:24 pmThere was a day when there was enough mexicans fishing and killing sharks they would keep the bastards from accumulating,–
May 25th, 2008 at 3:34 amBut ole Jorge Boooosh and his open border, ya’ll come on up to “Merica” fucked that up.
Too many surfer boys anyway. -
How about some common sense here. Put up shark nets on the beaches. Hunt down and kill any shark or sharks that attack humans.
May 25th, 2008 at 3:42 amGlobal warming truly is the reason for all the recent shark attacks.
Here’s how it works:
The globe warms and more people go to the beaches to cool off and surf the spring tides
There will always be a certain percentage of shark attacks every year, because the large amount of people at the beaches causes a per-capita increase in attacks.
Global warming is the reason for it………….and you can’t prove it otherwise.
May 25th, 2008 at 4:48 amThat’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!
It doesnt take a scientist to figure out that if there are more people playing in the oceans that the frequency of shark attacks is going to go up. A little common sense would go a long way…Oh wait,we are talking about environmentalists never mind.
May 25th, 2008 at 5:46 am