sita Posted October 22, 2019 #1 Share Posted October 22, 2019 https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/tourists-hands-bitten-off-by-shark-french-polynesia Horrible, freak occurrence. Having dove in Moorea a dozen times with sharks, never have seem an oceanic white tip, even when they used to chum the water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tahitianbigkahuna Posted October 22, 2019 #2 Share Posted October 22, 2019 30 minutes ago, sita said: https://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/tourists-hands-bitten-off-by-shark-french-polynesia Horrible, freak occurrence. Having dove in Moorea a dozen times with sharks, never have seem an oceanic white tip, even when they used to chum the water. It's important to note this from the article, "According to the International Shark Attack File of the Florida Museum of Natural History, there have been only six confirmed unprovoked shark attacks reported since 1580 in French Polynesia." Don't think we have much to worry about 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy The Wanderer Posted October 23, 2019 #3 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Wow, what a shame. I've never gone in the water while whale-watching, only in the lagoon where there's the small black-tipped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SWFLAOK Posted October 23, 2019 #4 Share Posted October 23, 2019 I don't like to snorkel outside of the reef anywhere, or even just inside near an inlet when they chum to bring the bigger sharks in. It just doesn't seem like a good idea to me; especially in a place where the nearest hospital is a short helicopter ride away, and that's once they fly over from Papeete to pick you up at someplace big enough to land near a dock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huladoula1 Posted October 25, 2019 #5 Share Posted October 25, 2019 On 10/22/2019 at 5:41 PM, Tahitianbigkahuna said: It's important to note this from the article, "According to the International Shark Attack File of the Florida Museum of Natural History, there have been only six confirmed unprovoked shark attacks reported since 1580 in French Polynesia." Don't think we have much to worry about 😉 Well that makes 7 in 439 years. I think we're good for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRandal Posted November 10, 2019 #6 Share Posted November 10, 2019 It is officially illegal to chum for sharks in Moorea, although many vendors continue the practice. Since this was a whale watching trip, I'm pretty certain there was no chum, just a bizarre, freak accident. We were in the lagoon with black tips just a couple of weeks after this happened, and we had vendors who were using chum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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