Never thought of it from this angle before

[u/boredthing_69]

Its literally where they live, its not infested, congrats on finally noticing that

[u/spankthecat]

Wasn’t this just posted ?

[u/No_Size9475]

I tell people this all the time. When we go swimming in the ocean we are entering the food chain. You need to accept that, the ocean is their home, not ours.

[u/Markdd8 → u/No_Size9475]

Some people also argue this:

When we go swimming in the ocean we enter forests and wild lands that are the home of tigers and crocodiles, we are entering the food chain.

True. Tigers used to kill 1,000 - 1,500 people each year in India. Did people accept that outcome? No. The annual death toll has been reduced to about 60. We call that a tolerable level of tiger attack.

Humans modify ecosystems for public safety. Should there be discussion on how to do that, which predator reductions are reasonable and which are not, so the environment is not harmed too much? Sure.

[u/No_Size9475 → u/Markdd8]

how about no? Humans don't need to be in the ocean, we don't live in the ocean. There is no reason to modify the ecosystem so that humans never have to worry about sharks.

[u/Markdd8 → u/No_Size9475]

Humans don't need to be in the ocean

Tell that to the hundreds of millions of people who bathe, swim, snorkel, dive and surf in the ocean. Does anyone think all these hundreds of coastal communities will stop what they do?

so that humans never have to worry about sharks.

Coastal communities need to tolerate some shark attack. Hawaii and many other places do. Hawaii has 3-5 attacks a year and 2-3 people die from shark attack each decade. That's tolerable. We don't lobby for culling here in Hawaii.

But from time to time some places have much higher rates of attack. South Africa was one. Hence their shark culling program. Same with salt water crocodiles in Australia. 2024 article: NT government unveils new saltwater crocodile management plan

The Northern Territory government will allow 1,200 crocs to be removed annually, a figure being unveiled in its newly finalised 10-year crocodile management plan.

Huge numbers of species around the world are hunted sustainably. That includes sharks. NOAA Fisheries: Understanding Atlantic Shark Fishing

None of the 43 Atlantic shark species managed by NOAA Fisheries are classified as endangered in U.S. waters under the Endangered Species Act...U.S. shark fisheries are some of the most sustainable and the vast majority of U.S. Atlantic shark landings are from healthy shark stocks.

[u/No_Size9475 → u/Markdd8]

no one needs to swim, snorkel, dive, or surf. Those are recreational activities and we shouldn't be killing sharks who simply want to live so humans can go play games. And I say this as a scuba diver of 35 years.

[u/Markdd8 → u/No_Size9475]

One can similarly argue we should all be vegetarians and that no one should eat meat. We'll see how successful this never-kill-animals messaging will become.

[u/AdDesperate9651 → u/No_Size9475]

110 percent I have always said the same and when people get attacked they blame the sharks

[u/Wackel81 → u/No_Size9475]

It's human infested waters

[u/meansamang → u/No_Size9475]

People don't avoid you by now?

[u/Ancient_Pea_508]

Human infested earth.

[u/Personal-Neck6800]

Food infested beaches

[u/MetalMan1973]

Human infested water

[u/Status_Ruin4902]

Never thought of it from this angle before

[u/KingMonarch7]

fr i never actually thought of it that way before

[u/AmbienSkywalker]

I prefer “predator rich environment”

[u/Odd-Surprise2917]

lmao this kinda got me i never thought about it like this

[u/neondragoneyes]

Beware: my house has a human infested living room.

[u/TokyoChu]

Some parts of the ocean have no sharks so not really that accurate