Can't you feel 'em circlin', honey
There are some great white sharks in the waters off Oregon these days. Not surprising, in that the water felt a lot warmer at the end of last week than it did at the beginning. There's some bloody video here and still photos here.
These predators mostly eat seals and sea lions, and so if you're going into the water, you should try not to look like one of those. Experts advise that you try to look like a lawyer, so that they'll leave you alone out of professional courtesy.
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It has been pretty well known in the local diving community that this occurs every time there is an El Nino current prevailing. They're not sure if it's movement of prey, or the warmer currents allow for expanded range.
I have dove off Depoe Bay in December when the water temp was 58 degrees (during an El Nino.) We were careful to keep a constant watch for sharks, and not spend much time on the surface to minimize looking like seals or sea lions.
Posted by HMLA267 | August 10, 2009 10:36 AM
Dressing like an MBA will work, too. Great whites have no interest in bottom feeders.
Posted by Texas Triffid Ranch | August 10, 2009 11:09 AM
"...look like a lawyer..." Jack, this is one of your best!
Posted by don | August 10, 2009 11:10 AM
Shunned as "courtesy" ... or as being fetidly distasteful.
Posted by Tenskwatawa | August 10, 2009 11:18 AM
Just in time for Discovery Channel's Shark Week...
Posted by Jon | August 10, 2009 12:20 PM
Don't dress like a reporter from the "O"--hear they taste like chicken.
Posted by spud | August 10, 2009 12:29 PM
My friend at work fishes in the tourneys at the coast, and he's good friends with the guy who filmed the video and took the pictures. He just emailed me and told me the guy is getting some serious death threats.
Posted by laurelann | August 10, 2009 12:48 PM
Your friends friend better not hold a townhall meeting.
Posted by lw | August 10, 2009 12:53 PM
Actually, Spud, O reporters don't taste like anything, they merely mimic the flavor of the more powerful and well-dressed ingredients.
Posted by George Anonymuncule Seldes | August 10, 2009 1:28 PM
I've known superb lawyers who are also unimpeachably decent human beings. On the other hand, I've never known sharks like those of Wall St Nation:
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=newsarchive&sid=aJ0o66r8Ht9k
Actually, if you viewed Bob Simon's piece on "60Min's" last evening, it's the sharks who need the lawyers.
Posted by Gardiner Menefree | August 10, 2009 1:41 PM
Man I love Jimmy Buffett :)
Posted by Joey Link | August 10, 2009 3:54 PM
The man in the grey suit is always out there, El Nino or not. Stay away from the outlets of rivers. Florence jedi is a classic place to spot a fin. Cannon Beach had a definite reputation in the 80s among divers as it was believed that a large great white had taken up permanent residence out past Haystack, past the kelp beds.
Posted by Ted | August 10, 2009 9:31 PM
Jack, that line is SOOO old!
Posted by umpire | August 11, 2009 5:50 PM
More sharks, all with attorneys in tow:
http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/2009/08/11/atticus-shuts-down-five-greatest-hedge-fund-farewells/
Posted by Gardiner Menefree | August 11, 2009 6:42 PM
Still more elasmobranchs cruising domestic waters:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/43d18c68-851d-11de-9a64-00144feabdc0.html?ftcamp=rss&nclick_check=1
Earlier references in this forum to a preference for credit unions suggest a judicious wariness already in practice.
Posted by Gardiner Menefree | August 12, 2009 8:57 AM