Shark Diving capital of the world? It is throwing caution to the wind. You have a 50% chance of being bitten every time you swim with a shark, period. I don't care what the paper says . For the victim, it is 100%. Why are we picking up snakes and wondering why they bite us? When you picked me up, you knew I was a snake.

50% chance...what an idiotic statement. Guess I am beating the odds as I have swum with sharks hundreds of times. As stated in the article, assuming there are no added circumstances, such as fish cleaning, spearing, chumming of waters, etc, the sharks in these waters will recognize you are not their food group and leave you alone. Get blood in that water though and the game and odds most definitely change and NOT in your favour.

Hello, look at the comment at the bottom of your comment. Whenever you leave your house, there is a 50% chance you will get into a car accident. Whenever a police officer goes to work, there is a 50% chance he or she will not come back home. That is all I am saying. No one knows what truly attracts sharks to humans, not even the so called " experts". Give us another 100 years and " the experts" will say that we were wrong all this time, just like the " experts" in the medical profession change their outlook on different diseases. So , is it I who is ignorant or you.

It’s you.

Eh, yeh it’s still you.

Statistics is not your strong suit is it?

Wow, you do not understand probability at all. I’ve dived with sharks dozens of times, I must be a ghost now.

So are you are saying 50% of everyone that goes to work every morning get into a car accident? Are you saying that 50% of all police officers that show up to work every day will not go back home? gross exaggeration. On the other hand, the nature of sharks has been changed. Sharks were first curious of humans then they would swim away. But now they associate humans with being fed And when this does not happen, they attack. Sharks are predators and seasoned divers know you are to show them respect and never try to get to close or become friends. Show them respect and get away at the first opportunity.

I’d estimate a 50% chance your IQ is below 85

Yeah that's definitely an exaggeration.<br/>
It all depends on the type of sharks we are dealing with.<br/>
Nurse sharks are not aggressive at all and I swam with those sharks before.<br/><br/>
Bull sharks are **extremely** aggressive because of their high testosterone levels. I suggest watching **Shark Week in July 2019** on Discovery channel. They always feature The Bahamas. There's a lot of good information to learn about sharks and I watch it every year.

Snorkeling anywhere in the Bahamas is taking somewhat of a chance of being attacked by a shark. Let's guess that 1/3 of our 6 million tourists go snorkeling per year. Maybe 1 attack a year. That's a 1 in two million chance of getting bit. Lots go swim with the nurse sharks at Compass Cay. They get about 2 to 3 bites a day there. Not bad bites as they have small teeth, but that's what sharks do. Swim in the sea at your own risk unfortunately! I really feel sad for this family.

While this is unfortunate it is still safer to swim and snorkel in our waters than to catch a small plane to the family islands!

> “Sharks can see the prey that they are going after,” he said. “Sharks in the Bahamas eat primarily fish, not mammals like seals or walrus and therefore usually have no interest in humans.”

A diving expert is not a shark expert. Recent studies by shark experts of the aggressiveness of sharks in very warm waters have revealed that their acuity of vision may be seriously impaired by water temperatures above 80 degrees Fahrenheit.

Rumors going around social media just now that Stuart Cove's has a new charter concept running out of the harbor and does baited shark dives in the vicinity of Rose Island. May be completely false, but that is what is circulating at the moment.

If true i hope Government for once does something smart and bans them straight away. Sure have shark dives but no baiting etc. And if there must be baited do it far far away from land.

Has the Ministry of Tourism our shark spotters on our main beaches yet? Maybe they should. Outlaw the shark feeding business too. Can't imagine how the family is dealing with the loss. Such a tragedy! Sincere condolences to them.

While it's still uncertain if shark feeding resulting in this attack, feeding, especially near to shore, is a recipe for disaster. It's an activity that jeopardizes swimmers for small commercial gain. It should only (if at all) be permitted well offshore. A quick google search of "shark attacks Bahamas" reveals pages of horrific reports. Yes, that is a result of recent sensationalized incidents, and yes, statistically speaking shark fatalities remain rare, but taking measures to save one life is worth the small inconvenience of moving shark tours offshore. One more attack and we will begin to suffer the same fate as the Dominican in terms of media coverage, regardless of the actual number of attacks. All it will take is one headline that twists "Shark diving capital of the world" to "Shark attack capital of the world" to change the global narrative of our county.

Being a protected species here, sharks should not be fed or baited by humans. It’s common knowledge that Sturt Cove, along with others, have been feeding the sharks and exploiting them for shark dives for tourist. Make a law against feeding sharks, or start culling the population, as they have no natural predators. I can foresee more attacks in the future if people continue to bait sharks and they become increasingly comfortable with human contact.

How long do you think this sharkfeeding has been going on for in the Bahamas?

Karma is a bitch ......... White people come here and force us to "protect the sharks" ...... Then the white tourists come here and the sharks eat them ........ KARMA is a bitch.

Nice person aren't you. I doubt this young lady has ever said anything about sharks in the Bahamas. But hey if it makes you happy to be like this carry on and be miserable.

Sharks contribute over $100 million annually to our economy thanks to this protection. https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-a…

Attacks are extremely rare.

Yes! Finally someone speaks the truth. White people are responsible for shark attacks! Also earthquakes, bee sting allergies, choking incidents, splinters, those blisters you get from a new pair of shoes, missing socks, and paper cuts. Not dogs turning on their owners, though, that’s the Asians.

WAKE UP SHEEPLE!

We need to protect the Sharks from the Humans (Stuart Cove and Blue Lagoon) who are feeding them and training them to like the way we taste......

For those us out islanders comrades.growing up respectfully swim among sharks, a glance at the total number 2018 shark attacks worldwide speaks against ringing alarm bells our swimming tourists.. The worldwide total of confirmed 'unprovoked' shark attacks was a total of "66", yes, no............probably riskier swim pigs...........still its your responsibility educate yourself with the common sense safer swimming precautions follow whenever entering anywhere in known shark inhabited waters.

You have a higher risk of death due to complications from injuries falling out of your bed.

Ma comrade BID,occasionally when out diving I have bumped into buddy sharks mine I've swam among since childhood, and they are nowhere be found on days any 35 red shirts MP's are anywhere within miles we colony's sea waters, yes, no............talk about fear............

Death resulting from "unprovoked" shark attack amounted but a 'single death' worldwide in 2018, yes, no......... how many "uncounted and unprovoked" Haitian woman's and children's have been eaten alive by sharks in waters Colony of Out Islands same year 2018............

A most sad and terrifying incident. But you've got to hand it to the sharks.....they would rather eat us than the loads of shiit being dumped in our waters by Carnival's cruise ships.

"*Sharks in the Bahamas eat primarily fish, not mammals like seals or walrus and therefore usually have no interest in humans.*"

The experts always begin with this. But I wonder if the sharks simply eat what's there. If us Bahamians were more abundant in the water, maybe sharks would be spitting out seals. Do we have walruses in the Bahamas?

Ma come ThisIsOurs, for the record answer your walruses question is indeed since May 10, 2017 there have been at least dozen reported sightings "KP" swimming in and about colony of out islands sea waters, yes, no............

Lol

So are you are saying 50% of everyone that goes to work every morning get into a car accident? Are you saying that 50% of all police officers that show up to work every day will not go back home? gross exaggeration. On the other hand, the nature of sharks has been changed. Sharks were first curious of humans then they would swim away. But now they associate humans with being fed And when this does not happen, they attack. Sharks are predators and seasoned divers know you are to show them respect and never try to get to close or become friends. Show them respect and get away at the first opportunity.

Upvote0

Dio please ban chumming sharks for tourists, and someone please educate the BNT.

Sometimes that shark looks right at ya. Right into your eyes. And the thing about a shark is he’s got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll’s eyes. When he comes at ya, he doesn’t even seem to be livin’… ’til he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then… ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin’. The ocean turns red, and despite all your poundin’ and your hollerin’ those sharks come in and… they rip you to pieces.

Comrade you gotta stop rewinding that Jaws video, yes, no........ starting from my 10th birthday I have had face-to face encounters many hundreds these beautiful, docile sea creatures and never have I felt in danger, not even once....................

Are we going to ban the feeding of sharks for tourists?

And what is the BNT position on this?

Not single comrade blogger called for the banning of 'Shark fin soup', yes, no