kon 300 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Just trying to get my head around something here...http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/travel/news/shark-cage-tours-set-to-take-dive-at-port-lincoln/story-fn3015fd-1226313946452"THE State Government plans to restrict shark diving tourism operators at Port Lincoln because the practice is changing natural behaviour. The Environment Department has confirmed it will re-issue a maximum of two licences for shark diving operators. There are currently three businesses which run shark diving tours out of the Eyre Peninsula centre."So - it`s probably not a great idea to keep doing it - so we`ll restrict the practice - by renewing 2 out of 3 licences...??? afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wahoo 146 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 I saw that as well Kon, How does cutting it back to 2 operators restrict the change in behaviour? If they all operate in the same general area then surely they all attract the same general population. I notice they didn't quote the research, just said it's a DENR decision. Love to see the paper to be able to give an informed opinion, or is it just DENR being against it so we'll test the waters, so to speak? afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 Shark cage diving is great for tourism in this state. People come from all over the world to cage dive off port lincoln.It brings thousands of interstate and overseas tourists to port lincoln each year.It probably does change white shark behaviour to some degree but its only in one tiny remote location in the whole state. Its not like there's dozens of shark cage diving operations all over the state.Decision seems to be yet another irrational stance taken by a greens party influenced labor government. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest B@K Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 This decision may - and I stress may - have made a modicum of sense if it had been accompanied by an in-depth scientific study undertaken over of a period of years.Another decision lacking in credibility. Knee jerk comes to mind or perhaps directions from one's master's.Ah yes, politics, free, fair and balanced. :pinch: 4THALOVE and afishyfish 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Purnong 0 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 I don't know about this one, is it teaching the sharks that boats mean food?It's a similar story to the jumping crocs up north where a number of locals are concerned that the tourism is altering the crocs natural behaviourWho know's? Tacklebags 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tacklebags 404 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 When every activity that involves contact with the environment outside of 'city walls' are gone.....what will the greenies do then?Perhaps this is their next move lol.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
afishyfish 4 Posted March 30, 2012 Report Share Posted March 30, 2012 When every activity that involves contact with the environment outside of 'city walls' are gone.....what will the greenies do then?Perhaps this is their next move lol.... [attachment=9591]PofA.jpg[/attachment]Dont give them ideas TB :pinch: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wahoo 146 Posted March 31, 2012 Report Share Posted March 31, 2012 & teaching them that Tuna in pens = free feed doesn't alter their behaviour 1 little bit does it. Tuna divers are always repairing predator nets after damage from White Pointers and the cute cuddly NZ Fur Seal! afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fridge 6 Posted April 1, 2012 Report Share Posted April 1, 2012 1/3 less attraction of some percentage that the the gulf and its declination is not contributed to by the denr?an unproven opinion of course,purely speculation on my accountgago course in shark attack prevention,dont mess with the sharks and they wont mess with you.....dohsomething fishy going on afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kon 300 Posted April 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 gago course in shark attack prevention Oh, the irony. Then again, they`ve probably assessed that out there there is actually no "urgent threat to public health"...ahem... :whistle: afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Del 245 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 i can attest first hand at the tourism benefit that the shark dives bring to Lincoln... considering we offer it as part of our tour experience! i havnt had a tour this year with out shark divers on it. dropped 4 off this week. 3 last week. our bus on the road at the moment has EVERY passenger on the Perth-Adelaide trip ALL doing the shark dive. i still think the 350,000NZ fur seals would have a fair attractiveness to them... afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cal 480 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I"ve seen plenty of talk on here [another thread somewhere] with guys argueing blue in the face that feeding Whites ect has changed their behavior toward boats and man,saying they associate them with food.Cant remember the excact thread but its on here somewhere,maybe someone with a bit of political punch has the same idea? afishyfish 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tacklebags 404 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 Time for the greenies to stop feeding their cats n dogs, budgies and anything that ain't human.....we can't have natural feeding patterns altered by these enviro marxists now can we?Who want's to prepare a media release? TB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Savagelip 4 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I"ve seen plenty of talk on here [another thread somewhere] with guys argueing blue in the face that feeding Whites ect has changed their behavior toward boats and man' date='saying they associate them with food.Cant remember the excact thread but its on here somewhere,maybe someone with a bit of political punch has the same idea?[/quote']http://www.strikehook.com/forum/5-general-fishing/142328-sharks-take-diver Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Savagelip 4 Posted April 2, 2012 Report Share Posted April 2, 2012 I"ve seen plenty of talk on here [another thread somewhere] with guys argueing blue in the face that feeding Whites ect has changed their behavior toward boats and man' date='saying they associate them with food.Cant remember the excact thread but its on here somewhere' date='maybe someone with a bit of political punch has the same idea?[/quote'']http://www.strikehook.com/forum/5-general-fishing/142328-sharks-take-diver http://www.strikehook.com/forum/5-general-fishing/179053-sharks-should-they-be-hunted-down Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kon 300 Posted May 23, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 23, 2012 And after all the hullabaloo, what a surprising outcome. Not.http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/shark-tour-operator-days-reduced/story-e6frea83-1226358202932 All three operators, but only 5 days a week;Environment department chief executive Allan Holmes said the decision followed a review of cage diving activity and its impact on shark behaviour."It was decided it would be possible to award three licences for shark related tourism activities, while still minimising the impact on sharks from these tours," he said."Newspeak" lives - what is the point of going through the PR charade when patently 5 days out of 7 would hardly be minimising anything? At least there would have been maybe, just maybe, a little more credibility to that announcement if the word reducing had been used instead.The good old token gesture to appease any critics, throw in a bit of word spin...all good, let`s move on... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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