Israeli Shark captured by Egyptian Navy. Attacks on Egyptian waters still possible. - Polidicks

[url]http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/egypt-says-1-shark-770609.html[/url] [quote]SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — A top Egyptian official said Wednesday that he believes that one of two sharks involved in attacks on tourists in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh has been caught, while the other remains at large. Governor of South Sinai Mohammed Shousha said according to initial findings from U.S. and Egyptian experts a Mako shark caught Thursday mauled two tourists last week. An Oceanic White Tip that mauled two Russians last week and killed a German woman on Sunday remains at large and the resort's 30-miles of beaches remain closed indefinitely. The scientists drew their conclusions based on the pattern of bite marks on the victims and according to witness accounts, Shousha said. A team of U.S. experts is in Sharm el-Sheikh to help investigate the unusual series of attacks in one of the world's top diving destinations. "The search for the Oceanic White Tip continues," he said. Divers are surveying the waters. Sharm el-Sheikh is a major Egyptian tourist attraction, with a busy airport that brings in package tours from Europe and offers a warm and quick escape from frigid winter temperatures on the continent. Divers are drawn by the steep drop-offs of coral reefs just offshore that offer deep walls of coral with a rich and colorful sea life. There is also an observatory to view wild sharks. Shark attacks in the area are rare and authorities were scrambling to prevent them from cutting into the crucial revenues that Red Sea tourism brings to Egypt. Sharm's trouble's began in the middle of last week when sharks mauled three Russians and one Ukrainian tourist. One Russian woman had her hand bitten off and another lost a hand and a leg. But all four victims survived. Then on Sunday, a shark tore the arm off a 70-year-old German tourist while she was snorkeling and she died almost immediately. The resort at the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula has boomed since the 1980s. There are some 100 hotels, long stretches of sandy white beaches, desert safari excursions and a vibrant night life. Beach tourism is believed to contribute about 66 percent of Egypt's total income from tourism, which is expected to reach $12.3 billion by the end of the current fiscal year in June, Tourism Minister Zohair Garanah was quoted as saying in state-owned Al-Gomhuria daily. Experts so far have been at a loss to explain the reasons for the sudden spate of shark attacks. Environmentalists have theorized that overfishing or depletion of food sources from other causes could be driving sharks closer to shore in search of food. There are also accusations that tourist boats are illegally dumping meat into the water to attract sharks for passengers wanting to photograph them.[/quote] [img]http://www.xes.cx/pics-misc/Man-the-harpoons.jpg[/img]

So Israel are invading more land?

[QUOTE=Coffee;26572608]So Israel are invading more land?[/QUOTE] Have you ever seen a land shark?

[QUOTE=not_Morph53;26572648]Have you ever seen a land shark?[/QUOTE] Yes, I swim on water as if it was land.

Damn Israeli Sharks.

I thought that the Shark was a military ship for a second there whew

Too bad sharks aren't kosher...

I've been trying to work out a kosher joke and failed. I see you have the same problem.

I didn't know Egyptians were kosher. How does that work?

Sharks aren't that violent... towards non-food (humans)... Seems like a waste of time and money to hunt down very specific sharks because they killed some people. If you don't want to be attacked, stay the fuck away from them! Common sense and logic!

Oh man, now Israel is going to wipe out all of the Egyptian sharks.

[quote]Environmentalists have theorized that overfishing or depletion of food sources from other causes could be driving sharks closer to shore in search of food. There are also accusations that tourist boats are illegally dumping meat into the water to attract sharks for passengers wanting to photograph them.[/quote] This is the reason. Sharks don't want to eat us. We are to big and would put up to much of a fight to be a good source of food. These attacks are probably the result of negligent care taking of their coastal systems. Tourism is horrible for sharks. Half the time these "attacks" are the fault of the tourist being stupid around a shark. Tour boats often chum the waters to attack sharks which will bring them in too, as will overfishing. So what do we do to solve this problem? Let's kill all the sharks that may have been responsible for doing what it's been doing for 400,000,000 years! Or we could see what's causing this and enforce the regulations we have in place to prevent this shit. It's [b][i]just[/i][/b] a fish, you have nothing to be scared of. You have more reason to be afraid of the pittbull down the street than a great white or bull shark. Not to fuel the hatred of pittbulls, but it's true.

[QUOTE=Coffee;26572674]Yes, I swim on water as if it was land.[/QUOTE] I don't think you can invade a country's land by putting a shark in their waters........

[QUOTE=DualReaver;26573480]Oh man, now Israel is going to wipe out all of the Egyptian sharks.[/QUOTE] they already got all the Pakistani sharks :smith:

Blaming Israel for shark attacks? This shit is getting really stupid...

[QUOTE=OvB;26573594]Tour boats often chum the waters to attack sharks which will bring them in too, as will overfishing.[/QUOTE] Makes me wonder how much time and energy those sharks waste chasing the smell of chum, only to end the day on an empty stomach when they could have been out hunting for food. That can only make matters worse for people swimming in the water with a shark that really really wants something to eat now.