tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702478115139382927.post4923739421589370202..comments2023-09-22T04:04:41.001-07:00Comments on RTSea Blog: observations on oceans, sharks and nature: Great White Sharks and Boats: do they stalk small boats?RTSeahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02064644464374515992noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702478115139382927.post-57236842351232123062010-05-30T10:02:39.660-07:002010-05-30T10:02:39.660-07:00There certainly are cases of large sharks bumping ...There certainly are cases of large sharks bumping kayaks and surfboards. In some cases involving white sharks, it was a full-on attack as the shark mistook the small board for a seal.<br /><br />And many sharks do have good eyesight or will "skyhop" - pushing their heads above the surface to look around. But one must be careful in making implications, or having their descriptions of events misconstrued by others unfamiliar with shark behavior, that sharks are specifically selecting humans as their prey.<br /><br />Trans-Atlantic rowers, like Wave Vidmar, use very high-tech vessels that are of a size that white sharks could investigate possibly as a whale carcass, as opposed to misidentifying it as a seal.<br /><br />Interestingly, Wave Vidmar is actually hoping that a white shark <i>will</i> become curious with his rowboat, as he plans to tag a white shark for scientific tracking purposes. <br /><br />The issue is whether a statement like a shark will track a small boat for <i>days</i> stretches the truth.RTSeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02064644464374515992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1702478115139382927.post-66955865804188559222010-05-30T03:41:56.379-07:002010-05-30T03:41:56.379-07:00There are several cases of Great Whites stalking s...There are several cases of Great Whites stalking small boats in Australia. If I recall it correctly, about two years ago, a GWS bumped a kayaker into the water off south Sydney. Then the tragic case in South Australia of the young man being towed on a board by a boat who was followed, attacked and devoured. The point should be made that the GWS has the ability to see above, as well as below the water. I once watched a shark follow a large and terrified mudcrab scrambling along a breakwater wall. The shark kept pace... waiting till it missed its footing.Anonymoushttp://christinebosborne.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com