tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post2759344568951790807..comments2023-04-22T20:33:27.970+01:00Comments on Susan A Eames - Travel, Fiction and Photos: S IS FOR SHARK : A-Z ChallengeSusan A Eameshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-42264110124196604982016-04-29T22:57:03.893+01:002016-04-29T22:57:03.893+01:00If I'm totally honest, I was more concerned ab...If I'm totally honest, I was more concerned about the coldness of the water... seriously!Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-23192794419082704632016-04-25T21:49:18.419+01:002016-04-25T21:49:18.419+01:00The slaughter is horrible, Liz - and you know what...The slaughter is horrible, Liz - and you know what's even more disgusting about this practise? The fins don't impart any flavour - they are totally, totally pointless!Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-74301194602302051772016-04-25T21:20:57.856+01:002016-04-25T21:20:57.856+01:00Wow, what an experience! Totally agree re fin soup...Wow, what an experience! Totally agree re fin soup... sharks kill about 4 people a year, we kill MILLIONS of sharks. Appalling. ~Liz http://www.lizbrownleepoet.comLiz Brownleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00391982640958944942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-8253115806986259112016-04-25T11:42:55.445+01:002016-04-25T11:42:55.445+01:00You had the courage to enter that cage, it is comp...You had the courage to enter that cage, it is completely irrelevant who was the photographer :DAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12943387683191699239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-61543715040648052792016-04-23T21:26:25.966+01:002016-04-23T21:26:25.966+01:00Truly unbelievable!Truly unbelievable!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-50391664334749688382016-04-23T08:38:56.211+01:002016-04-23T08:38:56.211+01:00Thanks, Bish. Nurse sharks have a tendency to lay ...Thanks, Bish. Nurse sharks have a tendency to lay down for a snooze (as do white tip reef sharks). Schooling Barracuda are magnificent to see.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-64444133843637214332016-04-23T08:37:03.163+01:002016-04-23T08:37:03.163+01:00Even small reef sharks are lovely though.
Tarantul...Even small reef sharks are lovely though.<br />Tarantula, eh?Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-50960041621338260262016-04-23T02:22:36.788+01:002016-04-23T02:22:36.788+01:00Beautiful pictures! All the years I snorkeled in t...Beautiful pictures! All the years I snorkeled in the Virgin Islands, the only shark I ever saw was a nurse shark snoozing on the bottom. Saw plenty of barracuda though...Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-17461124331283816322016-04-23T02:20:06.473+01:002016-04-23T02:20:06.473+01:00Beautiful pictures! All the years I snorkeled in t...Beautiful pictures! All the years I snorkeled in the Virgin Islands, the only shark I ever saw was a nurse shark snoozing on the bottom. Saw plenty of barracuda though...Bish Denhamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13359927719391990534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-22030651863168588732016-04-23T02:11:27.781+01:002016-04-23T02:11:27.781+01:00Beautiful pictures! The only sharks that I have se...Beautiful pictures! The only sharks that I have seen up close are small reef sharks. But I'm fine with that. ;) <br /><br />My guess for T is Tarantula. <br /><br />Tracy (<a href="http://www.blackbootslonglegs.com" rel="nofollow">Black Boots, Long Legs</a>)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00029024747291611805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-24349817279545965722016-04-22T21:43:35.606+01:002016-04-22T21:43:35.606+01:00Hi Jeffrey - thanks for dropping in and glad you l...Hi Jeffrey - thanks for dropping in and glad you like my theme. <br />As for Tigers - you'll have to drop in again tomorrow to find out if you're right. :)Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-38438297780069052112016-04-22T21:25:33.143+01:002016-04-22T21:25:33.143+01:00Cool theme. I love sharks. Perhaps T can be for Ti...Cool theme. I love sharks. Perhaps T can be for Tiger Shark. Or simply Tigers.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-61578998349660457482016-04-22T20:21:28.692+01:002016-04-22T20:21:28.692+01:00Honestly, I don't know what I was thinking, ho...Honestly, I don't know what I was thinking, hooking my toes on the bars!<br />Spread the word about shark slaughter - if we lose these important predators we will destroy the whole underwater eco-system. Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-19865363083384360312016-04-22T20:17:01.873+01:002016-04-22T20:17:01.873+01:00I keep far enough away from sharks so that I shoul...I keep far enough away from sharks so that I should be safe even if there would be an unhappy accident. Glad you got to keep all your toes.<br /><br />Wasn't aware of the mindless slaughter for shark fin soup. Thanks fort the education.The Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00730805376957629641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-86949369980712105522016-04-22T20:03:57.704+01:002016-04-22T20:03:57.704+01:00The fins are the valuable part of the shark, Yolan...The fins are the valuable part of the shark, Yolanda - so the people who go out to 'harvest' them don't want to fill up the space in their boat with the rest of the animal. I have seen warehouses in Hong Kong full of dried shark fins - the statistics are horrific.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-57024956633340783932016-04-22T20:00:05.947+01:002016-04-22T20:00:05.947+01:00Jahnavi, it's the shark's fins that get ha...Jahnavi, it's the shark's fins that get harvested - usually the rest of the animal is thrown back in the water - often the shark is still alive when it's thrown back.<br />Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-32141413727862917032016-04-22T19:21:13.291+01:002016-04-22T19:21:13.291+01:00Amazing story. I'd have to keep reminding myse...Amazing story. I'd have to keep reminding myself to breathe too! You were brave, I couldn't do it. But I admire your nerve, and those photographs, simply amazing. Would not eat shark fin soup if it were available, but I'm too far inland. I doubt any restaurant near me would serve it. Is that really all they take from the animal, the fin? I mean isn't the rest of it edible? Unbelievable!Yolanda Renéehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09085436784133103221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-50270489806637700392016-04-22T19:17:01.320+01:002016-04-22T19:17:01.320+01:00I didn't know that people eat sharks! Again, t...I didn't know that people eat sharks! Again, the pictures are beautiful :) Janvihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05265915840035957636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-12751658437537822552016-04-22T17:54:06.692+01:002016-04-22T17:54:06.692+01:00That's okay, Birgit - lots of my friends think...That's okay, Birgit - lots of my friends think I'm nuts too, but I promise you I never do anything without due consideration of safety procedures. I really, really wanted to dive with Great Whites, and doing it in a cage was the safe, sensible option.<br />Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-41296778071912924602016-04-22T17:49:21.935+01:002016-04-22T17:49:21.935+01:00Sad sight indeed, Liz. I wonder how that happened?...Sad sight indeed, Liz. I wonder how that happened?Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-1391767438204025152016-04-22T17:48:32.598+01:002016-04-22T17:48:32.598+01:00I'd love to see a basking shark, they are huge...I'd love to see a basking shark, they are huge but completely harmless - nothing to get scared about at all.Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-88661243978297286842016-04-22T17:46:43.491+01:002016-04-22T17:46:43.491+01:00I mean this in the warmest of smiles...you're ...I mean this in the warmest of smiles...you're nuts! :) I admire you for being able to go in the water and be that close to the sharks. I could and would never do that...to scared and I freely admit it. I agree with you that I wish people would stop eating this soup and do other things that will destroy this beautiful fish or any animal for that matter. You got some great photos and i always liked hammerhead sharks. Birgithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09439720285857050428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-755241203999510262016-04-22T17:32:09.935+01:002016-04-22T17:32:09.935+01:00I once saw a basking shark that had washed up in T...I once saw a basking shark that had washed up in Tenerife - such a sad sight on the sand.liz younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16289501717229347872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-15341068298082536622016-04-22T17:22:38.257+01:002016-04-22T17:22:38.257+01:00We sometimes get basking sharks in the water aroun...We sometimes get basking sharks in the water around here. It scares the tourists but they love having a good story to tell when they go home.<br /><br />@Kathleen01930<br /><a href="http://www.kathleenvalentineblog.com/" rel="nofollow">Meet My Imaginary Friends</a><br />#AtoZchallenge Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15964712984479525970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6369429383948592696.post-61360886790644555192016-04-22T16:52:16.976+01:002016-04-22T16:52:16.976+01:00Hi and welcome! I'm happy to hear you've e...Hi and welcome! I'm happy to hear you've enjoyed this post. :)Susan A Eameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06216267529948378488noreply@blogger.com