Re: great white shark in La Jolla
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Guys let us not forget we are playing in their turf. I did lots of diving in Guadalupe for a documentary on the white shark (By the way Hollywood and mass medias are the reason we call them "Great" and gave them the man-eater nickname). Let say you are in the middle of Africa camping and know lions are around , you pay attention. Same thing with white shark,if you hunt and know they are around you know you are taking risks, if you are just freediving just PAY attention and exit the waters. Once again most of the shark attack are from tigers and bulls not whites. Abs diver in Isla de Guadalupe have been diving with white sharks for years and never got attacked,got buzzed like I did but never attacked. Finally if you are not comfortable with having white sharks around, read books on the subject (please stay away from anything from Peter Benchley!!!) watch documentary that are not using the "Jaws approach",learn about them, as knowledge is the best weapon against fear. It is all about facing ones fears,aren't we as Freedivers the best types of individuals to deal with fears as the essence of the discipline is based on that principle.
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