Papua New Guinea Site of World’s First Deep Sea Copper and Gold Mine- University of Miami to Pay for Damages Caused to Reef
- Kauai Shark Attack Victim Becomes Shark Advocate
Papua New Guinea Site of World’s First Deep Sea Copper and Gold Mine
Canadian mining firm Nautilus Minerals has been granted a 20-year license by the government of Papua New Guinea to mine an area of over 200,000 square miles for copper and gold, which ore extractions have shown to be of a high grade. A mining operation of this nature is unprecedented, with no insights as to what the impact on the deep sea environment will be. A coalition of environmental groups are opposing the operation through the Deep Sea Mining campaign, expressing concern that this license is just the first of many that will be approved in Papua New Guinea, Tonga, New Zealand, and Fiji, with no regulations in place to monitor the activities.
University of Miami to Pay for Damages Caused to Reef
A 96-foot catamaran that serves as a research vessel for the University of Miami ran aground in October of 2007 on a reef in Biscayne National Park, where it remained until it was pulled back out to sea with the rising tide, causing extensive damage to corals. A settlement of $482,000 has been reached which, according to a post on the US Justice Department’s website, will be paid partially or in full by the University’s insurance company. The agreement is subject to a 30-day public comment period, followed by an approval by the federal government before the agreement is final and binding.
Kauai Shark Attack Victim Becomes Shark Advocate
A Kauai man who was body boarding on the west side of the island 15 years ago was bitten by a tiger shark, resulting in the loss of part of his right leg. Today, Mike Coots serves as a vocal advocate for shark conservation, prosthetic leg and all. His determination to end shark finning and create stricter laws for fishing have taken him to Washington DC to meet with lawmakers, lobbying for further protections in spite of their inherent danger to humans. A special on Coots and other shark attack survivors who have become shark advocates called “Shark Fight” will air Wednesday, August 8 on the Discovery Channel.
in a heartbeat
Nope
Yep. It may be my playground, but it’s their home.
Yes.
Already do.
Yes, it is their home.
Yes. It would just be a personal beef between me and that shark. Not the whole species. Lol…
Absolutely, hell I’ve had so many injuries I wouldn’t be able to do anything if I let that kind of stuff get to me. Put yourself in harms way sometimes it becomes harmful!
LOL. I have been victim of multiple robberies, random assaults, gun point and knife point situations all in my very “average’ white guy life…and I still like people; it’s just certain persons that need a different education.
Jeff should consider relocating! LOL!!
i’ve been bitten by both dogs and cats and i still love each. i also cannot stand the term shark attack, as if it was premeditated by the shark just biding it’s time waiting for you to get into the water.
Absolutely. I don’t like the word “attack”. It implies malice, and the reality is that either the shark is hungry, or you provoked it
You bet! I would wear the scar as a badge.
If I was ever attacked by a shark, I would forgive him under one condition that he returns my leg..
Yes!
If alive, yes I would! Water is their world we are just swimming in it.
Of course !
Their territory…of course!
Absolutely!
I’ve had my share of getting chased being a commercial diver. Still im the intruder into their domain. They have every right to exist as we do.
I’ve had my share of getting chased being a commercial diver. Still im the intruder into their domain. They have every right to exist as we do.
If we enter their world, we need to accept that we might get bitten. If they are not hungry or ticked off they will not bother you. I have been down with hundreds of sharks and they never attempted to “attack” me.
If we enter their world, we need to accept that we might get bitten. If they are not hungry or ticked off they will not bother you. I have been down with hundreds of sharks and they never attempted to “attack” me.
Nope
Nope
Absolutely its my damn fault
Absolutely its my damn fault
Yes. If i went to India and got mauled by a tiger i would still love tigers. We choose to dive in hostile environments, nobody forces us. Sharks are part of the gig
Yes. If i went to India and got mauled by a tiger i would still love tigers. We choose to dive in hostile environments, nobody forces us. Sharks are part of the gig
Absolutely. Unless the attack was by a landshark pretending to be a girlscout at the front door, it would be my own damn fault for getting attacked,
Absolutely. Unless the attack was by a landshark pretending to be a girlscout at the front door, it would be my own damn fault for getting attacked,
Yes, without hesitation. I knowingly and willing accept that when I scuba dive, I am entering an environment where I may be mistaken for prey and killed or injured. Attack implies a premeditation borne of a will to inflict violence, while hunting a creature (me) that is easy pickings due to my lack of ability to breathe underwater and/or lack of natural adaption to predation in this specific environment is the evolutionarily logical progression. If I was a shark, and my choice was between a seal that had been conditioned since birth to evade me and a diver that is slow, loud, and weak compared to me, it’s diver for dinner eight days a week. Remember that humans precarious position atop the food chain is a function of our intelligence and reason, and when we choose to venture into the realm of such an apex predator, we calculate the risks and benefits and then act; the shark does the same with less mental capacity, but much more brute force.