as with the lady that was swimming with seals in avilla beach,
our former shark attack symposium,the threat of ‘‘attack’’
a euphemism for perhaps the attendant shark ‘thinning of the herd’
or put another way removing the weak and sick organisms from the
ecosystem.The lady in avilla was swimming with seals and was quite slower.
our victim in solans beach was swimming with triathletes
was he in the lead or trailing behind?
the demonizing of the shark over the centuries has taken its toll.
Shark fin harvest is not the only abuse to which the species is subjected .
the only good shark is one in a tank or washed up dead on a beach?
the population explosion of the seal and otter is not the responsibility of save our seal and otter groups but in fact the decimation of the world wide primary predator of the seal and otter
the territorial and pelegic shark population,
P.C.?
save the dolphins ?
save the sea otter?
save the seals?
perhaps an unpopular thought at the moment
but before long the reality of a
“Save the shark” movement
will become a P.C. topic in itself.
seal skin coats ,seal skin boats,
seal skin tophats ,otter coats,
ottter hats, seal skin boots ,
seal skin upholstery,
have historical significance
will these uses come back into vogue ?
common use,once the tannerys are set up,
Seal oil otter oil
and even the resultant opportunity
for the 21st century Abalone dinner
will become a reality for other than the sea otter.
If the shark is pushed to extinction ,Man and Man alone will have to reduce and control the seal- otter population bulge,unless the killer whale ,
allowed to do the job.
AAHHH but I ramble…
god bless the fallen swimmer
he had more guts than I
to swim off shore and
do it regularly is quite brave.
I respect the shark population and I
recognise my place in the ecology.
I am perhaps a higher life form
yet my vulnerabilities remain
apparent,
I am just a visitor to the ocean
even thogh It seems so familiar
and benevolent.
The ocean is neither benign or malignant
it is a natural balance struck by ancient
forces in place not by intelectual design
but by eons of conventions established by
resident and residual organisms.
how do I end a rant like this
I still feel sorry for the guy.
But I feel sorry for people
die from circumstances beyond control
…ambrose…
why did the chicken survive crossing the road?
there were no cars coming.