2005

Thursday 12/29/2005 9:40:19pm
Name: stephen neistorowich
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: danvers massachusetts
Sex: Male
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: hi Sharkman. I love your web page. Found it searching for tattoos. I have loved sharks since 1974 when jaws hit the theaters. I saw jaws twice that summer I love watching the movie jaws still and so do my kids. My kids also love sharks. I wish I could have gone to marthas vinyard for jaws 30th anniversary celebration. I couldn't go. I was bummed . keep up the good work you and your team are doing. We need to protect and preserve these beautiful creatures for generations. Your expeditions sound like fun.

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Stephen.

Tuesday 12/27/2005 11:48:01am
Name: Mario Teixeira
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Been Here Before
City & Country: Leiria - Portugal
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: "There is a creature alive today who has survived millions of years of evolution without change, without passion, and without logic. It lives to kill. A mindless eating machine, it will attack and devour anything. It is as thought God created the devil and gave it jaws. "

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Mario. This (in)famous quote from the "Jaws" preview is very incorrect and misleading. Sharks, and that includes the White Shark, are NOT mindless eating machines, and they DO NOT attack and devour anything. If it was so, then the number of fatal shark / human incidents would be far more greater than it is today. Take a look at the statistics one the shark attacks page.

Friday 12/16/2005 2:45:36am
Name: Michael "Hammer" Culp
Homepage Title:
Referred By: E-mail
City & Country: USA
Sex: Male
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: (Private message)

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Michael. I will contact you by email.

Wednesday 12/14/2005 3:06:29pm
Name: mark shark
Homepage Title: the shark site
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Brockville, Canada
Sex: Male
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: hey shark man, thanks dude! you give me hope. great to think there are folks like you on our planet. keep up the good work! Peace.

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Mark.

Tuesday 12/06/2005 10:09:12am
Name: Mindy
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: Tavares, Florida USA
Sex: Female
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: i just like to say thank you. i've been working on a paper for school about stricter shark laws and your web site was of great use. For a long time i myself have been crazy about sharks and will become a marine biologist that specializes in sharks. i believe that sharks are important to the world and something needs to be done and i'm going to do all that i can to help. your website has help me realize more that sharks are in need of help and that it needs to begin now. again thank you

Sharkman's Comment: Thank you Mindy. Sharks need people like you to protect them. Good luck in your plans.

Monday 11/28/2005 0:36:30am
Name: Thomas
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Friend
City & Country: DE
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Unfortunately I'm not in Malta: I might like to go to Gino (Overflow) with you for a birthday-meal. You know (perhaps) that i'm diving since '92. And have seen and being under water with many DCs from Germany over Near East to the US and Bahamas. BUT I' ve never had such a professionell Guide as YOU are. Remembering the words of my Würth-group at OG in 95: "He (you) has seen backwards that I'm uncomfortable". Navigation, seeing lots of things, feeling impressed and being sensitive for underwater creatures. YOU gave it to us!
If there would be anything for diveguides/teachers like Nobel prize: YOU earned it.

Stay save my friend

Sharkman's Comment: Danke Thomas. It was always fun to dive with you and I hope to see you in 2006.

Tuesday 11/22/2005 12:06:59am
Name: Dale Ladd
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Friend
City & Country: Melbourne... Australia
Sex: Female
Age: Over 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Just totally amazing Alex. What more can I say.

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Dale.

Tuesday 11/22/2005 3:13:00am
Name: Alana Press
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Shark-L List
City & Country: Potomac, MD
Sex: Female
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: THIS PAGE IS AWESOME.

Sharkman's Comment: Thank you Alana.

Monday 11/07/2005 7:08:25pm
Name: Len
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country:
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: The Odds

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks for the full list of odds Len. Will try to use some of the info here.

Tuesday 11/01/2005 1:14:38pm
Name: Joseph Vella
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Malta
Sex: Male
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 8
Comments: Prosit hey x site tal-genn ghandek. Hadt pjacir li din is-site saret min malti ghax rari isib sites maltin bdan l-informazjoni kollu. Prosit u kompli sejer.

Sharkman's Comment: Grazzi hafna Joseph.

Friday 10/21/2005 6:48:33am
Name: Edward "Trey" Morgan
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Charleston, SC, USA
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Great Site

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Edward.

Friday 10/21/2005 2:04:33am
Name: Joseph
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Just Surfed In.
City & Country: Prague Czech republic
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: I love Sharks....sharkman is my very big idol..sharkman is besttttt.......

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Joseph.

Monday 10/17/2005 0:04:34am
Name: Richard
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: Malta
Sex: Male
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Hi Alex, wicked site and great info! We need more ppl like u in Malta! Just visited vic hislop's website and given him a piece of my mind. No doubt my message will soon be deleted as the pathetic anti-shark ppl cannot even tolerate criticism of their misguided ways.

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Richard. I think you might get an abusive answer from that freaked out lunatic Hislop, because that is what he normally does.

Friday 09/09/2005 4:34:08am
Name: Jodie Camilleri
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: Brisbane, Australia
Sex: Female
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 9
Comments: Fantastic website. I have loved sharks all my life, in particular The Great White. Just recently in June 2005, I travelled to South Austrailia and Cage Dived with Andrew Fox. There are no words to fully describe the incredible feeling this left me with. It just makes me want to fight for these guys all the more...to actually try and make a difference. I have 453 photos from the trip. I cried when I left and feel like I have left part of my heart there with those sharks. I also adopt a Great White through the Fox Shark Research Foundation. I want to do all I can to get more involved. My husbands family are all from Malta, hence the last name, Camilleri. Would love to make a donation, can you accept money order? Hope to hear back from you. Cheers, Jodie!

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Jodie. Yes I can very well understand how you felt after your White Shark Experience. I always feel the same with every shark encounter. Thank you for your kind words and donation offer. I will be in touch with you soon.

Saturday 10/08/2005 10:37:49pm
Name: mick
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: warrington, PA, USA
Sex: Male
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: The summer of 2004 there was an 18 foot great white off the coast of New Jersey that stayed for a few weeks. several divers saw her and lots of boaters. It's great to see you and a group of people helping to save these magnificant creatures. Keep it up.

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Mick. Yes that shark attracted a lot of world wide attention, and made quite a few admirers too.

Friday 10/07/2005 12:08:51am
Name: jonathan houllé
Homepage Title: aidons les requins
Homepage URL:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: stiring-wendel (france)
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: i love the sharks....
pour tout les francais!! soutenons les requins et leur millieux!!!!! venez nombreux se site est fantastique!!!

Sharkman's Comment: Merci beaucoup Jonathan.

Sunday 10/02/2005 1:08:22am
Name: Walter
Homepage Title: SHARKS-TIBURONES-JAWS..........of steel
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: Lima-Peru
Sex: Male
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: hi, great site I am one fanatic of the life of the big white shark....nice your work.......

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Walter. I will look at your site later.

Monday 09/26/2005 10:16:07pm
Name: Kash
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Shark-L List
City & Country: Durban, South Africa
Sex: Female
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Great site. It's so good to see people working to dispel the 'monster' myth. Next time you are in SA come and dive in KwaZulu-Natal. We have some great dive sites and our water is so much warmer than the Cape :)

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Kash. I hope to visit Natal one day, but don't know when yet.

Tuesday 09/20/2005 7:43:25pm
Name: Eden
Homepage Title: Eden's Garden
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Alexandria, VA, USA
Sex: Female
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: I love your site! Thanks so much for collecting the shark tattoos as I needed some examples to get a better idea what I wanted for my own shark tattoo!

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Eden. Thanks for your kind comments and for sending your tattoo picture.

Tuesday 09/20/2005 9:06:28am
Name: Chong
Homepage Title: Scuba Instructor
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: Malaysia
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Say No to Shark Fins Soup!!

Sharkman's Comment: I always say no to shark finning Chong.

Thursday 09/15/2005 2:21:06pm
Name: Ralph Jastrzembski
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Been Here Before
City & Country: Frankfurt / Germany
Sex: Male
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Hi Alex,
I have to rate your Web Site with 10 and nothing else, because the Idea behind, the Spirit and the Passion you have and the Way to make the People understand how beautiful and great and marvellous SHARK´s are is amazing.

I really thank you for the invest you did and you´ll do in the future for sure to make the Sharks a part of us.
And hopefully the Human being unterstand that this Creature was there before and we should respect them instead to Hunt, Kill and finaly Eat them or kick them dead Bodys back in the Sea just for fun.

Thanks again Alex.
Keep going on

Greetings Ralph J.

Sharkman's Comment: H(a)i Ralph. Thanks for your kind words and comments.

Wednesday 09/14/2005 4:42:56pm
Name: Tarakan
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Russia
Sex: Male
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Sharkman, you are crazy :)))
Super site!
Respect

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Tarakan. Yes I am Shark Crazy.

Friday 09/09/2005 4:34:08am
Name: Jodie Camilleri
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Been Here Before
City & Country: Brisbane, Australia
Sex: Female
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 9
Comments: (Private)

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Jodie. Thanks for your message. I hope you got my email.

Wednesday 09/07/2005 1:06:22pm
Name: Tarek
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Cairo, Egypt
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 6
Comments: Hey sharkman!..
I am glad you have mentioned my country here on the website!..

I have been in Ras Muhammed last weekend!..unfortunately i snorkle but didn't learn scuba diving so far!

Best Wishes for you and all the site's visitors man:-))

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Tarek. Thanks for your message. I hope to return to Ras Muhammed again in the future to do some more shark research, which will include why not many sharks can now be seen there .

Saturday 08/27/2005 6:04:31pm
Name: EUGENE KAUB
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA U.S.A
Sex: Male
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: EXCELLENT SITE, EVEN BETTER TO SEE SOMEONE DEDICATED TO SUCH A WONDERFULL CREATURE, AND NOT TRYING TO COMMERCIALIZE HIMSELF, I HAVE REFERRED YOUR SITE TO THE LOCAL TATTOO ARTIST FOR HIS PERSONAL ENJOYMENT

Sharkman's Comment: Hello Eugene. Thanks for the camments and for sending in your tattoo.

Monday 08/22/2005 11:43:12pm
Name: Juergen Nopper
Homepage Title: Diving and underwaterfotography
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: Erlangen Germany
Sex: Male
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 2
Comments: Hi Sharkman,

passing by on your pages in the internet, I want to say congratulations. You are doing well.
But as a member of sharkproject, I like to tell you that the link on the www.sharkproject.org is missing in your list. As you have allready mentioned the scientific director of sharkproject in your credits list, one of the biggest protectors meanwhile, Dr. Erich Ritter, I would be glad to find "us" soon in your linklist

regards from rainy germany

Juergen
project sponsor of sharkproject

Sharkman's Comment: Hello Juergen. Thank you for your comments. I will send you a private email.

Sunday 08/21/2005 5:54:01pm
Name:Eva
Homepage Title:
Referred By: E-Mail
City & Country: Spain
Sex: Female
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Hello!!! I’m Eva (Spain), contact with you because I am charmed with your web and because I love one of the shark tattoos is able to tattoo me. Continue forward with this project because the lovers of the sharks we support it!!!!!
Thank you very much,

“excuses me if there is some mistake"

Sharkman's Comment: Hello Eva. Thank you for your message and email. I hope that by now you have the photos.

Friday 08/19/2005 11:40:37pm
Name: elaine
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: ireland
Sex: Female
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: hi sharkman. at the moment i am studying white sharks, i plan on doing scuba diving, photography, and getting my own boat to base my life around them. but just how easy or difficult is this to do? is it easy to get a job working with them? could you please give me any advice? thanks.

Sharkman's Comment: Hello Elaine. The answer to this question is a long one, so I will email you some information.

Saturday 08/13/2005 8:47:52pm
Name: Riccardo Sturla Avogadri
Homepage Title: Centro ricerca e protezione degli squali
Referred By: Been Here Before
City & Country: verona/sardegna island ITALIA
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: COMPLIMENTI PER IL TUO SITO DAVVERO BELLO! SI VEDE CHE CI METTI PASSIONE COME FACCIO IO CON IL MIO! MY COMPLIMENTS FOR YOUR WEB SITE! I FEEL YOUR SHARK PASSION, WE REALLY NEED TO PROTECT THEM! MAYBE IT'S NOT ENOUTH OUR JOB BUT WE TRY! PROVIAMO A PROTEGGERLI E FARLI CONOSCERE COME SONO REALMENTE! SE NON RIUSCIREMO A PROTEGGERLI TUTTI ALMENO CI ABBIAMO PROVATO! E UN GIORNO IL NOSTRO LAVORO SARA' APPREZZATO!...BRAVO CONTINUA COSI! CERCHIAMO SOLO DI DARCI FORZA TRA DI NOI! SALUTI A TUTTI QUELLI CHE HANNO LETTO E A QUELLI CHE LEGGERANNO!

Sharkman's Comment: Ciao Riccardo. Molto grazie per il tuo messaggio. Ai raggione, devo continuare il nostro lavora per salvare e proteggere tutti li squali. Anke tu sta faccendo un grande lavoro.

Saturday 08/13/2005 1:24:44am
Name: Brendon Borg
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: San Gwann, Malta
Sex: Male
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 8
Comments: a wonderfull site that explains the reality about sharks. It gathers precise and rare information from the heart of someone that loves these creatures. Altough i'm afraid of sharks i spend a lot of time browsing and learning on sharks trough this site. Well done.

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Brendon. There is no reason why you should be afraid of sharks when you are reading about them. Just respect them for what they are. Magnificent Mysterious and Misunderstood Creatures.

Thursday 08/04/2005 4:47:23am
Name: Yuska
Homepage Title: Oui C'est Chic
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country:
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 8
Comments: I'm a PR for a hotel and that means I have to write press releases. Right now, I'm writing a release about one of the Chinese restaurants in this hotel and we're having a shark fin soup special promotion for the whole month. Being an environmentalist, I find this thing a bit of a dilemma. But so far, although I'm searching for articles about the good things of eating shark fins, I keep finding websites like yours. Websites that are put up to safe the sharks. Thank God for this. Keep up the work. We can't let this amazing creature be wiped out of the seas. PS: you're cute!

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Yuska. There is nothing good that comes out of eating shark fin soup. You should actualy try to get the Hotel to take it off the menu. Write about how many sharks are being savagely killed by humans just for the sake of a plate of soup!! Speak the truth.

Tuesday 08/02/2005 4:12:40pm
Name: Jupp Kerckerinck zur Borg
Homepage Title: Sharkprotect
Referred By: Friend
City & Country: Chaumont, NY 13622, USA
Sex: Male
Age: Over 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: This is a great website. I had a lot of fun surfing through it.
Congratulations, Jupp Kerckerinck

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Jupp. Will be checking your site in the next few days.

Tuesday 08/02/2005 10:35:45am
Name: christian[shark]debattista
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Been Here Before
City & Country: Zejtun,Malta
Sex: Male
Age: Under 13
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Aw man jiena christian u nixtieq inkun naf liema huma id-dvd's fuq ix-SHARKS u liema minnhom huma realta'? U bilhaqq Keep this site on man...

Sharkman's Comment: Grazzi Christian. Fil - pagna tad DVDs hemm l - informazjoni kollha.

Sunday 07/31/2005 12:17:38am
Name: Greta Rapinett
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Friend
City & Country: Malta BKara
Sex: Female
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 8
Comments: For many years after watching the first JAWS, I was fascinated by the Great White. But somehow got the feeling that films like JAWS do not depict the reality of these magnificent creatures. It is too easy to fear them and spread hate about them. Knowledge leads you to appreciate them & love them too....like you my dream is to come in conact with one sometime. Alex, well done for the information & the research you have shared with all of us. Feared are those misunderstood. Good Luck

Sharkman's Comment: Hello Greta. Thank you for your message and kind words. Yes, sadly movies like Jaws, Deep Blue Sea, and others do make it easier to install fear in those that know nothing about sharks. This was one of the reasons why I launched this website some years ago. People need to learn the truth about sharks. Thank you for your support.

Wednesday 07/27/2005 2:29:37pm
Name: Sébastien
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Just Surfed in
City & Country: Toulouse France
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 8
Comments: (Private Message)

Sharkman's Comment: Hello Sébastien. Thank you for your message. I will answer you in a few days.

Tuesday 07/26/2005 3:22:19am
Name: Lizzy
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Been here Before
City & Country: Upland, California
Sex: Female
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Thank you for writing me back. I will be sure to tell my sis the facts. I have another question how come when aquariums try to keep a great white in a tank it always dies? personaly I think they should leave the great whites in the wild. These creatures are amazing after going on your site I want to study great whites for a career. You have inspired me to do so by your site so thank you.

Sharkman's Comment: Hello again Lizzy. The White Shark is a shark that needs wide open ocean. It travels long distances and never stays in one place for a long time. Restricting it to a small confined area does not allow the shark a lot of freedom of movement and this will effect it badly. In my opinion, all creatures that live in wide open spaces and migrate over large distances should not be kept in an aquarium or a zoo.

Monday 07/25/2005 9:59:07pm
Name: Alex Lenk
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Germany
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: great site for great creatures!
i´m happy, that there are so many people fighting for the sharks!

NO SHARKS - NO FUTURE FOR THE SEA!!!

stay cool...
alex

Sharkman's Comment: Danke Alex.

Friday 07/22/2005 1:59:28am
Name: Tiago Alves
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Portugal
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Greetings from Portugal!
Lovely site, with a powerfull message.
Keep up the excellent work.

Sharkman's Comment: Thank you Tiago.

Friday 07/15/2005 4:39:16am
Name: Elise Littleton
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Dublin, Ohio
Sex: Female
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 8
Comments: Hello! I am very glad that someone has made a page dedicated to the protection and awareness of sharks. I myself wish to dedicate my life to the protection of these beautiful creatures. Keep up the good work. - Elise

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Elise.

Wednesday 07/13/2005 2:07:43pm
Name: Peter
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Stockholm, Sweden
Sex: Male
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 9
Comments: Very nice page which put the right angle on sharks. Nice pictures and loads of info and facts.
These facinating creatures deserve a better reputation. Good work and keep it up, Sharkman

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Peter.

Tuesday 07/12/2005 0:45:59am
Name: Meg
Homepage Title: Meg's Merry~Go~Round
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Indianapolis, IN USA
Sex: Female
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Hello!
You have a wonderful site, very informative. It's so wonderful when dreams come true. Safe diving! Meg

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Meg.

Monday 07/11/2005 6:39:35am
Name: Jessica
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: USA
Sex: Female
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: First off, I'd just like to say "Thank you, Shark-man." It's refreshing to see that people are still passionate about things, especially a creature as amazing as the shark. I was originally looking for ideas for my next tattoo, and I just happened across this site. I enjoyed every aspect of it, and there are many! I think it's fabulous that you have so many different sections with so much to offer. I'll make sure to e-mail you with a picture once I get my shark tattoo!!!

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Jessica. Looking forward to seeing your tattoo.

Friday 07/08/2005 11:19:12am
Name: Luke
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Brisbane - Australia
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 4
Comments: Ok I can understand that you have a great love for the great white and for all sharks, however I read on your site that you have been cage diving. I strongly disagree with this practise as it teaches sharks to associate people with food. What do you think they are going to think when you put burley and fish guts into the water and then dangle a human in a cage in front of them??? Ofcourse they are going to start thinking we will taste great! This therefore increases the number of attacks on humans by great whites (as can be seen off the coast of South Australia and Western Australia in the past 3 years)... and this ultimately leads to the hunting and killing of great white sharks. So if you truly love sharks "shark man" I would be boycotting cage diving. You can not try to tell me it is needed for research purposes because all you are learning from that experience is that they are very big and are attracted to the smell of blood and guts (something you already know!). Nothing observed from cage diving perspective is any different or new to what has been previously learnt using this technique!!! I hope you take my comments into consideration - Luke

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Luke. Thank you for taking the time to share your opinion and views about cage diving. Whilst respecting your opinion, I must point out the following very important points based on facts.

First of all, there is NO SCIENTIFIC (or other) PROOF that sharks associate humans with food because of cage diving, and thus causing more shark attacks. On the contrary, areas in Australia, South Africa, USA etc.... where shark incidents occur are not areas were cage diving takes place, but much further away!! As for the incidents you refer to in South and Western Australia, there is no increase from previous years and this is proved by the official statistics.

Secondly, during cage diving, there is no food close to the cages and it is very very rare that a shark bumps (let alone attack) a cage. Do not believe what you see in some Cage Diving Documentary!! Remember that TV is all about ratings and for that, they need action and suspense and it is on these filmings that they tie bait to the cages to make the sharks attack and bite them. This is not what happens in real life, and this I am totally against.

Finally, observing sharks underwater from cages does help research and conservation in more ways then one and the results are ongoing. First of all, surface viewing does not always allow easy observation and study of:
i) Shark sex identification.
ii) How sharks behave socially when others of their kind are around.
iii) How sharks react under all kinds of different situations (new experiments and tests are carried out regularly)

Cage diving has changed many people's opinion about sharks and everyone that goes cage diving always ends up respecting and appreciating sharks for what they actually are .... magnificent misunderstood creatures and not some senseless man-eating demons.

Tuesday 06/28/2005 0:37:20am
Name: Lizzy
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: California
Sex: Female
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Hey cool site! It's better than other websites. The other day we went to the beach & my sis wouldn't get it the water cause fear of sharks. I told her if she's close by shore nothing will happen but no. I need u to convince her to go in the water so we will have fun next time plus she is older than me!!!! Plz help!

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Lizzy (& Sis), Thanks for the comments about my site. The chances of getting attacked by a shark are so low that they are not even calculated. Just think about the millions of people that enjoy the sea everyday and the handful of incidents reported every year. There is a much higher risk of getting mugged on the street or being involved in a traffic accident on the way to the beach. As long as you follow the general shark safety rules of the area where you are swimming, than your beach days will be something to enjoy without any shark fears at all.

Saturday 06/25/2005 7:11:19pm
Name: Victor
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Malta
Sex: Male
Age: Over 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Hi Alex, Do sharks have scales? I know they don't so how come that the maltese man who was swimming with Smedley (the only 'shark'victim in maltese waters) end up with fish scales attached to his belly when the big fish rubbed against him prior to the attack? I don't think it was a shark that killed Smedley and this should be publicised for the sharks' sake. Keep up the great work. I'm all the way behind you.

Saturday 06/25/2005 6:51:49pm
Name: ann marie
Homepage Title: anny
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: Malta
Sex: Female
Age: Under 13
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Good job! Keep it up! The site is very nice

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Ann.

Saturday 06/25/2005 10:17:22am
Name: nicholas
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: malta birzebbuga
Sex: Male
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: aw man proset hafna tas site. nixtiq inkun naf naqa iktar info fuq is sharks. vera bomba. keep it up

Sharkman's Comment: Aw Nicholas. Grazzi tal- kummenti. Zomm ghajnejk fuq dawn il- pagni u titaghlem iktar zgur.

Thursday 06/23/2005 11:13:30pm
Name: Lindsey Smith
Homepage Title: Linz xx
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: London England
Sex: Female
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Excellent website. I love sharks, all shapes and sizes, diving with sharks is the best experience ever and it just keeps getting better. I am going to dedicate my lifes work to these amazing creatures, just as soon as I've finished studying, they need looking after.

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Lindsey. Thanks for your comments. I hope that your wishes come true, because Sharks do need protection.

Tuesday 06/14/2005 3:15:21pm
Name: carolina
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Been Here Before
City & Country: Switzerland
Sex: Female
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Immer wieder mal schaue ich in deine interessante Seite rein. Letzte Woche habe ich beim Tauchen zum ersten Mal einen Hai (Weissspitzen-Riffhai) gesehen. Es ist etwas besonderes, beim Tauchen (auch grössere) Tiere beobachten zu können. Grüsse

Sharkman's Comment: H(a)i Carolina. Der Weissspitzen Riffhai war die erste Hai das ich habe auch gesehen.

Friday 06/10/2005 6:13:25pm
Name: Chris
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Been Here Before
City & Country: London, England
Sex: Male
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 8
Comments: Hey Alex - I note from your DVD selection you have Shark Attack 3. What did you think of that film?

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Chris. Shark Attack 3 is absolutely RUBBISH.

Monday 05/30/2005 10:34:47pm
Name: Dawn
Homepage Title: Great White Shark
Referred By: Been Here Before
City & Country: Illinois(USA)
Sex: Female
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Hi! Alex. Are you going back to South Africa again to see the Great Whites? And if you are going are you going to free dive with them?

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Dawn. Free-diving with white sharks is now banned in South Africa, but I still hope to get back there soon.

Wednesday 05/25/2005 2:51:42am
Name: Jake "Sharkfreak" Solon
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Been Here Before
City & Country: Rio de Janeiro- Brazil
Sex: Male
Age: Under 13
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Hey, Sharkman!

I've just been to Vic Hislop's site...that was the most disgusting thing I've ever seen. Your's is so much better, I love it!

PS-It says on the site that some people call him the shark man...what a bunch of b***s***.

Sharkman's Comment: Hello again Jake. He should be called "Shark killer".

Sunday 05/22/2005 6:34:59pm
Name: Jake "Sharkfreak" Solon
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Rio de Janero -Brazil
Sex: Male
Age: Under 13
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Wonderful site! I love sharks, and when I showed this site to one of my friends (formerly a shark hater), she became hooked on sharks too!

Sharkman's Comment: Hello Jake. Nice to hear from you. Thanks for your comment and keep on convincing your friends.

Friday 05/13/2005 8:08:17pm
Name: Agnieszka
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Been Here Before
City & Country: Poland Gdynia
Sex: Female
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: If I only could, I would give U 20 :-) Last time I didn't saw this ;-) again kisses from Gdynia

Sharkman's Comment: Hello again Agnieszka. Now that makes me feel much better.

Thanks again for the Polish kisses.

Wednesday 05/11/2005 6:52:28pm
Name: Gangsta Shark
Homepage Title: Gangsta Shark's Livejournal
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: USA
Sex: Female
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Excellent site! I have always been a fan of the Great White Shark since I can remember! I have always had a good relationship with all animals. I recall a baby nurse shark in a pet store whom I sometimes fed. I miss her.

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Gangsta. Thanks for your comments.

Saturday 05/07/2005 5:53:31pm
Name: unknownshark
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: Germany
Sex: Female
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments:

Saturday 05/07/2005 4:48:37pm
Name: Agnieszka
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Just Surfed In
City & Country: Gdynia Poland
Sex: Female
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 1
Comments: The best web site I have ever seen. U just helped in one very importand thing. I forgot about my dreams, and now I remid it to myself what was it :-) thank U, kisses from Poland!!!

Sharkman's Comment: Hi Agnieszka. Nice to see that my site helped you and that you like it. If you think it is the best, than why did you only give me a 1 rating?

Thanks for the Polish kisses.

Thursday 05/05/2005 12:56:31am
Name: AnnaMaria
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Been Here Before
City & Country: Malta
Sex: Female
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Cool tats ! I'll be getting one soon
gr8 up-to-date shark news!
keep it up

Sharkman's Comment: Hello again AnnaMaria. Am waiting to see your tattoo.

Sunday 05/01/2005 5:32:58pm
Name: Alex
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Tampa, Florida
Sex: Male
Age: 14 to 21
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Man I love your site I found it while doing a project a while back and I used it on the whole project and got an A. Your site is very informative and was obviously made from your heart. I love coming back and learning many things about sharks. They are my favorite animal. Keep up the good work.
P.S. I love the shark cartoons

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Alex. Glad that my site was of help.

Tuesday 04/26/2005 11:33:15am
Name: Isa Silva
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: santa maria -sal- cabo verde
Sex: Female
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: 100% shark

Sharkman's Comment: Now that looks better Isa. Thanks.

Monday 04/25/2005 3:16:57am
Name: Alexandre S. Rosado
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Shark-L List
City & Country: Rio de Janeiro- Brazil
Sex: Male
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: I love sharks. Congratulations for the nice idea and great site.

Sharkman's Comment: Thank you Alexandre.

Saturday 04/23/2005 10:55:19pm
Name: Stacey
Homepage Title: Making A Difference For Animals
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: Florida, USA
Sex: Female
Age: 22 to 35
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: Excellent site! Thank you for your concern and endless efforts to help protect and educate others about this magnificent and very misunderstood creature that should always be cherished. "Take nothing but pictures, Leave nothing but footprints"

Sharkman's Comment: Thanks Stacey. You have a great website too and it was a pleasure for me to spend some time reading it. Keep up the Great work that you are doing. This planet needs people like you.

Saturday 04/23/2005 2:39:21pm
Name: gary sward
Homepage Title:
Referred By: Search Engine
City & Country: san gabriel, ca. usa
Sex: Male
Age: 36 to 50
Rate this Page? {10 = highest} : 10
Comments: love your site......I'll be back with a tat