sharks along sowal coast/ double red flags up???

[NoHall]

I was talking to some of my Gainesville buddies last night, who were staying in Dune Allen last week. They told me that they were standing in the ocean when all of this happened. One of the sharks swam right up to them (3 to 5 feet of water, right at the shore.) The parents on the beach thought it was a ray, and the ones in the ocean thought it was a dolphin. One of them even made the comment, "Ha--what if that was a shark?!"

They said that it didn't seem particularly interested in them, kind of like a dog sniffing a hydrant. Within a few minutes they were cleared out of the water by the proper authorities...

I guess it pays to eat a lot of garlic and not shower before going into the ocean--?

 

[Rita]

Hi, LL! Good to see your post! How's the construction biz? We miss you ................

 

[BlueFox181]

Some good info...
YouTube - Sharks of the Deep Blue: Investigating Bull Shark Response

 

[reece]

we saw sharks a few times during our stay down in seagrove, near summer's edge during the second week of june. they were mostly near the first sandbar, but once we saw a small one just about 10 feet off the shore.
fortunately, the water was crystal clear and everyone could see them, so we had fair warning to get out of the water. they seemed disinterested in people.
we also saw a couple of dolphins, which everyone thought were sharks at first, but they weren't. it was so cool. i love seeing those animals, as long as it's from a safe distance

reece

 

[yippie]

Ok, This is NOT what I am wanting to hear, as we are arriving in a few days. I have a question on the flags. How does it work, who makes the call, who changes them, etc, etc.
We will be at Camping on the Gulf (where the girl was killed 2 years ago ) and there is no lifeguard on duty anywhere in that area. I know those flags dont just change themselves, so when the call is made to change it to purple or double red, how does that work??? I am thinking if there is "known" marine life in the area, you need to know asap (not 30 mins later). Is the property owner responisble to make the flag change?

How much weight do these flags hold?

Please explain and ease my mind

Look you gotta use some common sense as well.

Never and I mean Never swim at dusk or dawn. Those are shark feeding times.

Do not wear shiny things in the water, all those bling bling's get sharks attention.

Those small school of cute fish that swim around you... get away from them. Big fish eat small fish.

Don't swim where people are fishing.

And if you are on your period, don't go in the water.

 

[Beach Runner]

Thanks for the info. Now I know what color I'll use for my beach mani/pedi. I have been into orange mode

, but I know from experience that bright polish attracts little fishies. So I will use a neutral color to avoid the big fishies.

 

[NoHall]

Hop took NoHall for a surfing lesson early one morning.

Hop: "Fish are jumping out there; that's probably not good."

NoHall: :shock:

Hop: "If you see a shark, you should probably get out of the water as fast as you can."

NoHall:

But did we stop surfing? Heck, no. Did I put a lot more effort in my paddling? You bet I did.

Some people call them predators; Hops call them motivation.

 

[Bob]

now this would be a shark

 

[ATJoe]

now this would be a shark

Some people call them predators; Hops call them motivation.

I believe that goes well beyond motivation. :shock: