Are sharks becoming more aggressive?

"We're gonna need a Bigger boat."

No, humans are.

I wouldn't be in a rush to go out in that thing again.

Yes, they used to be such pacifists. What happened? Did someone say something to them?

There are no words that can fully describe my love of and for R4.

Shark WEAK you say? Well, I’ll show you!

I’m with R2. Humans are everywhere destroying everything. Think a locust storm. And you know what happens at the end of the storm.

We need the Jets. When you're a Jet...

Every time there's a shark attack, the media always say how attacks are very rare....yet, you hear of at least one, every week or so during the summer. They don't want to scare the beachgoers and beaches don't lose their revenue. The shark that attacked the kayak was a 20 footer, according the news. Holy shit!

R9 once a week around the globe isn't a lot

Humanity has jumped the shark. It’s our turn to level out things.

What R9 said. The typical fuckery of the U.S. media always putting their own spin on issues and news. "It's VERY rare!", so as not to hurt tourism. And yet, shark attacks AND deaths are indeed increasingly more common.

And no, Humans aren't encroaching onto shark habitats to such a degree that they're getting "mad". They live in ocean waters. The climate is warming but they're also warm-weather fish, (technically elasmobranchs, same as mata rays, etc.). Also, the increased aggression isn't merely from Great Whites but Tiger Sharks, Sand Sharks, etc..

There's no reported evidence that their food supplies have diminished. Add to that sharks have incredible eyesight, especially great whites and it makes attacks like this one even more curious. It could be territorial, maybe it was a parent protecting its young or something, or there was a feeding ground nearby. But the shark in OP's link doesn't just bump the kayak out of curiosity. It launches itself out of the water and attacks the boat, likely knowing it wasn't organic. It gave a couple of chomps on it. So no, this wasn't a confused shark, it was an aggressive one, and there doesn't seem to be any reporting on why that may be.

THEORETICAL violence!

Don't FUCK with me!

A teen girl in Florida was attacked by a bull shark last week. She fought it off, punching it and it went away, only to return to attack her again. She kept fighting it and was rescued. Luckily, she survived with all limbs still intact, with bites marks on her abdomen. You're not safe even in shallow water.

That guy was fishing so it's going to attract sharks and he'd just gotten a fairly large one. h

It approached fast as hell though.

If you stay out of the shark's house, there won't be any problems.

People still get hit by cars or bit by dogs an X amount of times than getting attacked by a shark.

Interesting statistics

I would have shit my pants and died on the spot.

We know, dear

Just try and take my fins now motherfucker!

I think it's because we have become such a divisive country.

It doesn't take a genius to realize, as a human, you're not on top of the food chain out there. Besides its fair enough he's fishing and so is the shark. Personally I'm on the sharks side.

The ocean is the shark's house.

R12 = Shark whisperer

List of recent Hawaii shark attacks.

No, we just document them better with more cameras available as well.

I'm sure Ron DeShitus will make a connection to drag queens, or lack of prayer in school, or even guns "Always keep your gun on you, even in the water."

Amateur. I fucked a baby in the ass.

I think we should use ronde saints as bait to see if they are more aggressive.

Like humans, maybe sharks are living longer, too, leading to marked cognitive declines among some elderly of the species. Probably mistook the kayak for a seal or something.

Hmmm maybe with climate changing, seals & whales are migrating elsewhere, elsewhen, and sharks are getting hungry and curious.

Whoever is saying that the shark was going after the fisherman's fish, please notice that the guy had no fish on his kayak.

No smell of blood in the water, or anything that would typically cause a shark to attack.

The shark was coming after the man on the kayak.

r25 that's one of my favorite videos!

You just have to give them a good shove.

[quote] You just have to give them a good shove.

Lol.

If you can get past the razor sharp teeth!

Pitbulls cause more deaths.

I feel sorry for sharks. I love them and think people are far worse.

A shark came up to me on the street last week and said "Mister, I haven't had a bite all day", so....

R33 Umm, sharks don't eat whales, my friend. Killer whales on the other hand, eat sharks

[quote]Whoever is saying that the shark was going after the fisherman's fish, please notice that the guy had no fish on his kayak. No smell of blood in the water, or anything that would typically cause a shark to attack. The shark was coming after the man on the kayak.

Tell me you haven't read anything about this without....

[quote]He was out on his kayak fishing over a mile offshore from Kualoa in Windward Oahu. He happened to accidentally leave his GoPro turned on after catching a fish.

[quote]Haraguchi says he was able to kick the shark away from his kayak and keep fishing.

[quote]He's not sure what prompted the shark attack, but says shortly after, [bold]he noticed what appeared to a wounded seal. He believes the shark may have mistaken his kayak for its wounded prey.[/bold]

I'm currently fighting r5 for the affections of r4, as I, too, love him!

r40, sharks most certainly do eat whales. Whale carcasses.

Uh oh.

Stochastic shark attacks!

Shark Attacksh!

It's ok, it identifies as a friendly seal.

That looked like a SOC. Just fighting back against White Supremacy.

Joe sure knows what he's talking about.

I read just the other day that in the Philippines, witnesses saw a group of tiger sharks devouring a fisherman. They initially thought it's a large bird but realized it was a human corpse.

Thanks for the link.

[quote] I read just the other day that in the Philippines, witnesses saw a group of tiger sharks devouring a fisherman. They initially thought it's a large bird but realized it was a human corpse.

Sharks like adobo.

[Quote] sharks most certainly do eat whales. Whale carcasses.

There's a documentary about this called The Shallows starring Blake Lively.

[quote] This is really fucked up and terrifying.

Mary!

Realistically, how often are you in tiger-shark infested waters?

Uh-huh... that's what i had thought.

Not a good idea to swim with the big fish.

And here I was going to go swimming in the middle of some chum I wanted to spread around the bay of our hotel in Maui! Guess that will have to wait for another evening.

That movie is on SyFy as we speak, R52.

Scary!

R56 as far as shark movies go, it's not bad. I'll take it over The Meg 😄

Candy-Gram….

Plumber…

Human have given them reason to be.

Sad. Probably all the Adderall in the ocean waters.

Maybe if people don’t want to risk a shark attack they shouldn’t go out into the middle of the ocean.

I don't understand the appeal of kayaking. Might as well just pop an apple in your mouth and garnish the boat with parsley before you sail out. After all, the best chefs know that presentation is everything.

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Same type of attack happened to this guy.

He's so dumb for dangling his feet off the kayak. I never do that.

The shark could have chomped on it and dragged him under.

Not only that, but he's in deep water and cloudy/dark conditions, which sharks love.

Never swim in dark/deep/murky water, early morning or late evening.

That' when sharks feed.

And NEVER dangle your legs over the edge of a kayak.

[quote]And NEVER kayak.

^ FTFY

"I don't understand the appeal of kayaking."

Then don't go kayaking!

r66 I bet you go well with some fava beans and a nice Chianti.

And the whales are starting to attack boats. The fish are getting mad.

[quote] [R56] as far as shark movies go, it's not bad. I'll take it over The Meg 😄

But not nearly as great as Deep Blue Sea!

R69 nothing will ever top Deep Blue Sea.

This one seems quite friendly!

[quote]The shark that attacked the kayak was a 20 footer,

25 … three tons on em

R71 that woman has ovaries of steel.

That is a fucking massive shark at R71, and those are some of the most incredibly stupid human beings on the planet.

"Why, yes, let's just swim in front of the mouth of a gigantic 20 foot long great white shark. She's so graceful!"

CHOMP.

Goddamned idiots. Just let it be.

“I thought the bitch was a seal !!!”

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R76’s link reminds me of a SF novel where Dolphins and Orcas were “uplifted” evolutionary-wise. The Dolphins were conscientious helpmeets to humans, whereas the Orcas wanted to dominate everyone and plotted the humans downfall.

You who we have boat sinking coming after what we’ve done to killer whales

[quote] U.S. woman reportedly loses leg in shark attack in Turks and Caicos

An American woman visiting Turks and Caicos is hospitalized in serious condition after being attacked by a shark while snorkeling, police said.

In a news release shared on social media on Wednesday night, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force said that the unidentified woman, 22, was from Connecticut.

According to additional police reports, she and a friend were snorkeling on Providenciales, the third-largest island in the country.

It's not clear how the two escaped the shark and returned to shore. Police said that a resort employee called the police around 3:07 p.m. local time to request an ambulance.

"The employee indicated that the female victim had her leg bitten off by a shark," police said.

The woman was transported to the Cheshire Hall Medical Centre, also on Providenciales, where she remains in what police described as serious condition.

Shark attacks are rare, with the University of Florida's International Shark Attack File recording only 57 unprovoked shark bites in the world last year. Of those, five were fatal. Experts say most shark attacks are a case of mistaken identity, like a shark mistaking a human for a seal or other prey.

To stay safe in the water, wildlife experts recommend staying close to shore and swimming with a buddy, being careful when swimming on a sandbar or dropoff, being careful not to wear shiny jewelry or high-contrast clothing, which can tempt sharks, and avoid swimming with open wounds or injuries. Swimmers should also avoid being near fishing activities, which can draw sharks, and avoiding murky or cloudy waters, which can disguise an approaching shark. If you see a shark, slowly and calmly make your way back to shore.

"You're land animals."

Team orca