15:14 "I don't want it to get better. I want to preserve my pain until I die because it reminds me of my love for him." Rarely have I heard anything as profoundly and poetically heartbreaking.
Thanks for this comment. I know this man, his family and his friends. I was close to the place when "it" happened. I have no words. Loosing a child is one of the worst pain somebody can feel in this life. I think any parent would prefer to die instead of the child. Time is a robber. It takes memories away... some memories you can't let go as a father. You go against the natural way... only keeping the initial pain makes this memory never fade away. A perpetual opened wound... until the end. You can use to be a kid but you can't use to be a parent. Once you're a parent, it's forever, even if you child is dead. You stay the parent. I am 38 years old. I've grown on this coast, lived their, learned from fishermen from my family and practiced all my life. No one has never seen such a thing. These waters became deadly as hell. We are now surrounded by a deadly trap. Like in a jail... What happened and is still happening here defies common sense.
@@bonbondesel while i am so so so sorry for that child and the whole family,nobody should go trough the loss like that ... the guy in video says that much of there sharks were being killed and eaten... but when they eat 7 people in 5 years it is a crisis??? bit hypocritical,don't you think? especially when they do not go on the ground and chase the people,people come to them.you can't expect that animal won't be an animal simply because people think they have right to everything.my dog would attack you if you come to my yard uninvited.
@@savagequeen3798 We live in a tiny Island isolated by the sea surrounding us. These sharks are not endangered and very prolific. They were not there in the 40 little km of coast we have as islanders. And this for 400 years ! They are more prolific than tunas that the industries overfish ! They kill other endangered shark species like reef sharks and reduce the population of all fishes, including great hammer head sharks. The irresponsible policies made that. For now 9 years, the risk of being eaten alive is so high that our 40km of coast line take every year more than 50% shark attacks in the whole world and 50% of the fatal attacks in the world. In such a way that shark had beached themselves on people to eat them while they were just the feet in the water. It happened to dogs also, just passing by close to the water. It is so intense that swimming, bathing and nautical activities are banned for 6 years now non stop eccept in some tiny shallow lagoons. On a tropical isolated island where culture, economy and feeding rely a lot on the sea. It made a social issue, divided the society, destroyed all umployements on the coast and tourism. Created a unprecedented rate of unumployment in an island higly touched by this plague and where leaving the island is very difficult. And you count the intensity of a life loss in terms of number of dead only ? A kid of a friend of mine died in these attacks, I lost two young friends, others of mine are highly mutilated, which does not enter in the count you do, of course. I've been charged by a shark in the lagoon, the last place the authorities made us believe safe in our tropical island. I don't even mention the impact of the devoration seen and feared by thousands of people and the traumatic aspects in such a tiny area and population where you see thé sea from everywhere you stand everyday. And you dare say you're sorry while saying in the same time some kids killed is not a real issue because it's not a great number ? THIS is hypocrisy ! A real one ! Because you're really not sorry to say things like that. You would have never said that if it was happening to your family and friends. The life of a child or of a human is not a number. The life of your child is more important than the life of a tuna or a shark. Saying the opposite way would be the greatest hypocrisy possible ! I sincerely hope no one close to you will ever be just a small number of a death toll in these troubled times. Period.
@@bonbondesel as i said,you can't blame an animal for being an animal.i wouldn't blame a dog for attacking me if i go in his yard.same goes with any other animal.. you know the risks when you are going into the water.and yes,i would have same opinion if that happens to somebody in my family.thinking that a shark will not and should not attack you is stupidity.and i am sure they were there for more than 400 years. you have a lot of bull sharks there right? the animal with the highest level of testosterone and you think they won't do anything when they see you on their theritory?they usually attack because you come to their theritory,not to eat you.same as you wouldn't let anybody just come into your house.i know you are very subjective on this toppic but sharks don't just wake up and think-oh yeah,i'm gonna eat some people today.they are oportunistic hunters.so if you are near them,they will attack. nobody should die,get eaten or mutilated.NOBODY! but unless shark came out of the water and started chasing you around the beach,you can't blame him for doing what he has been doing for millions of years.besides,if you can still catch them and eat them,you would,right? so good for the sharks that they are doing the same
Mad respect for the man who lost his leg. He's not bitter against sharks because of it. He understands that a shark is just doing what its evolved to do.
+James Banner No we're not. We have an ego which gets butthurt and then tries to compensate by proving something. Surfing and recreational swimming aren't necessities to stay alive for humans. Swimming and eating are necessities for a shark to survive. Humans can easily survive on vegetation, although it is a boring diet.
@Gman172 They don't have to be necessary for our survival in order for us to do things. What are you talking about? There are people who rely on the sea to feed their families. I don't even know exactly what you're trying to get at.
+James Banner That is the point. We do things that aren't necessary and must accept the risks/ consequences to said actions. There are people who fish to feed their families. You think the corporations that own Chicken of the sea, Bumble bee tuna are in it to feed their families? They fish on a mass level for profit that far exceeds their "needs". If you don't know the difference between a Polynesian fisherman and a giant corporation over fishing that's on you.
Of course there's a risk, but that doesn't mean you have to except it. That's why people put out shark nets. What are you talking about? And who's talking about corporations? I was talking about the Polynesian fisher. The people who actually need to do it. You're lost or you're trying to preach a sermon.
“They just want to surf safe” hmmm. I just want to hand feed grizzlies safely, I want to suntan without sunscreen, I want to ride motorcycle a hundred mph on the freeway, I want and I want the government to make it safe. My goodness, stay out of the water unless you personally assume the risk. That said, my condolences to the man who lost his son. RIP
"My goodness, stay out of the water unless you personally assume the risk." And they shall. They shall stay out of the water. The tourists shall stay away. The money they need to keep living on the island can continue to dry up long past the point where they can support themselves and their families. Perhaps they shall leave the island for better places in the world to seek a living. Or perhaps they shall behave like any people who find their ability to provide food for their families threatened and so it shall become a dark day to be a bullshark in Reunion waters.
Gilian So what do you think they should do kill more sharks?.... wait a minute if they start to kill the bigger sharks doesn’t that mean the smaller ones would breed and produce smaller tiger sharks? Wouldn’t that be bad for the environment?
@@anotherway6427 I think the people of Reunion will come up with their own solution. If you watched the full documentary, I think you'll find that it wasn't the tiger sharks that were the problem.
@@gilian2587 If tourism dries up because of a species that has always existed in the waters of the ocean, then that's the way it is. Its not sustainable if that is going to be the reason for the collapse of the economy. You can't let people get eaten by sharks, but you can't very well kill every threat of the sea you rely on. Sharks were here long before people, and yet some people continue with the misguided belief that their tourist traps are more important than the environment. You can call me a tree hunger, but the blatant disregard for nature and it's essential systems is what nearly every generation in recent history has done with the excuse of 'but the economy', and it's not really panning out too well for those of us being left to clean it all up. If indeed that is even still possible. Not to mention that the only reason they lived in relative peace for all those years was because of the over fishing and the destruction of the reef. Of course you will be safe when you've killed off all the fish and marine life. But that would have eventually translated to the island food chain and slowly it would have caused them other problems.
26:44 The ocean needs to be reconquered? That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Acting like people own the ocean even though we don't even live in the sea.
Spread your fingers wide open and you can see that once upon a time we humans used to live in the ocean most of the times !!! If you think I'm wrong compare it with your mates and see if they are all the same !!!
god created what the people think. as there is no prof that god is real or fake, that is why people say that and why religion is a thing. i do not believe that god created everything but people are entitled to believe what they want that is the great thing about the world.
he was at my middle school.. 1 year older than me.. I remember all the cries at school, he was a really cool guy and i wish i had met him before and befriended with him..
... Elio's father, and the images of Elio, sure had me in tears more than once. I admire and envy surfers greatly; I totally lack their passion and courage. But when I was a little kid, what seemed to me to be a blonde, tan mountain of muscle must have seen the longing in my eyes, and gave me something I'll never, *ever* forget. He put me on his board, paddled out, instructed me on what we were going to try to do when a good wave came along ... and when one did, I was *soooooooooo* obedient, and he was incredibly gifted, and he got me up onto his shoulders for the ride of my Life. I'm 66 now ... and if I'm allowed time enough to relive my entire Life as I pass on, I'll hold as closely as I can onto that sunlit afternoon when I was flying, and free, forever.
It is obviously very sad when a surfer, diver or swimmer lose their life to a Shark, but the ocean is their domain, their world, and the risks are always present, the sharks are not to blame, if you want to play in their world, you know the risks.
Instead of trying to control everything, people should have the freedom to risk their lives if they want to. Freedom is God-given. If we want to take chances with our lives, its our right to. Does everyone who swims in the water get attacked? No. People should have the right to make their own choices. Otherwise, our freedoms will be taken from us, as well as the ocean.
@@susiearviso3032 freedom does not mean you can simply walk into a tiger’s den. People should have the right to make their own choice but those choices have made millions of species suffer. Look what we’ve done to other animals just for the sake of our freedom.
@@indielove_2433 Oh yes it does mean we can walk into a tiger's den. Or a shark's den. If we want to risk our lives, for whatever reason ... that freedom is our own.
Plenty of ocean, plenty of uninhabited beaches, there is no issue claiming areas for ourselves free of predators. All the weak and useless individuals commenting on this video live in areas where apex predators have been pushed out, it is part of the natural order. Yet they sit behind their keyboard acting life humans are a disease and animals should reign supreme....what a joke😂
A fish biologist, Culum Brown said this “We do know that sharks don’t like to eat people,” he said. “Studies show they respond strongly to the smell of seals and fish, but not humans. The trouble with sharks is that they are inquisitive and when checking out a potential prey item they typically come up and have a nibble. “Of course, if a 4m white shark has a nibble on you, it’s likely to be life-threatening. If they don’t like what they taste they leave.”
The answer is very simple as why more attacks are happening around the world. We are over fishing the waters and the sharks are resorting to other measures. Not the sharks fault, its humans.
If you get in the ocean you open yourself to the predators there, it's not the sharks fault they're doing what they've evolved to do. No reason to kill them
If the predators choose to prey on humans they open themselves to the possibility we kill them for revenge, or for fun, or/and we sell them for meat. No reason not to kill them.
HUMANS ARE NATURE TOO DUMBASSES. I find it completely idiotic how some people say.... but beautiful sharks evolved to to that... that's what they do... yes that is true.... SO WHAT? Are they some sort of God because of that? Life is not supposed to be a Disney movie idiots, humans can do whatever we fucking want. "oooh humans ruining animal lives, killing a few species, I hate hum... BAM meteor destroys 90% life on Earth because this ain't a Disney movie" That guy who got his leg bit off just wanted to seem shark friendly because he knew that's what most people do nowadays. Most people became soft beta pussies who think we owe something to this planet. In reality, thinking rationally instead of dumb and emotionally, the only reason why we truly care about Earth is because we live in here.
+ Whatevenhappenshere I'm not really angry, I just like caps locking key words and phrases, a good method of showing my disgust at how soft and beta people became.
Surfed all my life. Most in Humboldt Ca. Seen several Great Whites in close proximity to me. Had several friends/acquaintances bitten. Any real surfer knows it is a part of the greatest sport on this planet. Keeps crowds down too. Without wilderness we are less as humans
I grew up swimming and surfing at the shark bite capital of the world. It's always a possibility that you'll get bit but like you said, it's the risk we willingly take on. It amazes me that any body could have the view of wiping out sharks in their area. They obviously have no clue how detrimental that would be to all the surrounding ecosystems
Not sure how 18 people attacked and 7 killed in 5 years constitutes a crisis. Pretty sure more than 7 people have died on the island from non shark inflicted injuries in that time period.
Death by a shark have much more impact on people than death on the road, which is far more common. Hence, tourism drop in those lands, which cause direct economic problems to people living of it there. You can compare this to airplane crashes. Air plane is by far the safest to take if you wanna go from A to B. But, even if accident are very rare, each of them is talked about for many many years, compare to cars. Same here.
Chino XL Did you really just comment on the video and not watch it? It’s affecting the islands tourist economy and lives of the citizens living there. Which most definitely would consist of a crisis. Next time try to watch it and comprehend, it’s really not that hard...
Are you an idiot? His comment comes straight from the documentary. And he's right. Morons live in the middle of an ocean, make a living exploiting that fact, then complain that sharks are the problem. I would also not call it a crises. If they want to swim in an environment that's that natural to them, it's on them to protect themselves. Not to mention 18 people being attacked in a year is nothing amazing. Florida has more attacks on avg a year than this place... It's a fucking ocean, one that has always had a large number of sharks. They took the dumbass risk of creating a business based off a dangerous activity. That's like me moving to the african safari and saying, "i want to create a tourism business to show african wildlife to tourists. if they want to see it though, they have to go walking around to enjoy the sites with nothing to protect themselves." Then when lions attack the tourists and you start losing business, you want to exterminate all the lions and blame them.
Stop thinking so simple-mindedly. It is a crisis. It doesnt become a crisis because 7 people died, it becomes a crisis when the island is seeing; tourism (one of their biggest incomes) rapidly decrease, the most popular and favourite beaches are shut from the public, more control is needed over the general public, the government is needing to intervene on peoples lives, many surfers and swimmers are not allowed in the waters, the island is seeing a loss of GDP resulting in less economic activity, and MANY other things that just result from this. Obviously 7 people dead isn't a crisis, but what is a crisis are the things that come from it which are impact hundreds of thousands of people's lives (literally).
who gives a flying fuck about their economy, or their business or the people there, there are literally thousands of islands, find a new one to destroy if you cant co-exist with the wild life. Every fucking thing man puts his hands on gets fucking destroyed. I for one hope their economy crashes, everyone goes poor, famine sets in and everyone leaves. Problem fucking solved.
Texas Jaco indeed, it’s almost like a death wish, especially on reunion island. I feel so bad for the dad of the kid that died.... even before that happens I don’t understand how kids are allowed to do it there.
Chevis Cardoos I definitely get that, having semi-grown up in the water. But not with your kid. It’s one thing to be OK with risking your own life.... but to each his own ...
@@cheviscardoos Aren't u scared shitless,?! when ur in the water? I mean u can't do 360° turns the entire time🤣. Maybe I've watched way to much shark week and Jaws. For years I thought, well if I go to the ocean. I'lI just go in knee deep and be fine. Well that got all shot to hell, in one episode of shark week .when this dude got his calf muscle chewed off 🤣. I would be petrified the entire time. There wouldn't be no point for me to get in. I would ruin everybody's time at beach. Yelling and screaming shark🤣. When something harmless like seaweed. Would brush against me🤣. I don't like sand either. It always seems like the sand. Never wants to come off all the way. Then it likes to travel in places. that's never been exposed to the sun🤣. It's like my meow meow. created it's very own all natural littler box. That's a deep space for stubborn sand. that doesn't want to come out of 🤣. It's just the safer route to take. U mean to tell me 3 great white sharks. Were spotted and it didn't make u ,wanna get out of the water? U my friend have the biggest set of balls ever🤣. I would be a world wide phenomenon, had it been me. Cuz that day history would've repeated itsself. Jesus, would no longer been the only one, who's walked on water 🤣. Hell with the amount of adrenaline pumping inside me. I'd probably would sprint across it. I don't like to swim in fresh water either. cuz I can't whats underneath me. It's good old eye burning chlorine for this gal🤣. I promise I'm not a buzz kill. I don't suck the fun outta everything. I'm adventurous just not when it comes to. Water with stuff that can eat me.
My respect to the young man who lost his leg. It didn't make him bitter and want to kill all sharks. My heartfelt condolences to the people who have lost loved ones to shark attacks. But it is time to move forward and figure out how to protect our swimmers and surfers who find the ocean such fun. Good luck to all and let's find a good fix for both.
I disagree the oceans are the shakes domain not humans. If people want to swim there then they should respect the sharks home after all its the only one they have.
@MrBoon You would screw over the entire ecosystem they live in. Terrible. Just make people wear shark electric guard. Seems to work and should be developed.
I like how they portrayed both sides of the argument, it's becoming increasingly prevalent in today's journalism to have extreme bias to one side. I hope people realise that it's not as simple as 'Just don't surf', or 'Just get rid of the sharks' because none of these ideas will ever work if they don't make comprises with the other one. There is also a lot of comments about 'The sharks are just doing what they evolved to do' but we are just doing the same, The community on Reunion island has evolved and grown over time and created a deep and beautiful culture based around the sea. It's like going to an un-contacted tribe and making them conform to your culture and your traditions, humans are animals too and although we have a vastly higher intellectual capability, we are still animals and as animals no matter how far we advance, we will always be subject to our primal instincts, and as humans we need the meta-physical (Culture, Community, tradition etc) just as much as the physical requirements in order to survive and live a full and bountiful life.
not good for the body, but good for the soul, which may turn out to be good for the body. good, good man. lost a good boy he did. i pray for his health and happiness shouldering that. I sympathize truly.
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I live in reunion island, we have a beach or sharks do not come. And it's rare a man dies here by a shark, we have panels to inform the surfers not to swim if he dies, it is not the fault of the shark. I live here and you can die most often by a bee than a shark I recommend you reunion island, it is a place to relax, chill - (it is called a The Reunion Island, a small paradise -research on youtube ) you have 4% to die by a sharks
Netro XiDe I know it's so ridiculous. The number of people that are killed by sharks every year are Solo that other means of death which you think we're rare are more common. I used to live in a part of Florida that was considered the unofficial shark bite capital of the world. yet I'm pretty sure we had years where nobody died and if we did it was no more than one or two
These people are absolutely insane...…My heart beats for the people the died for shark attacks, especially the young boy. My question is, why are these people complaining about shark attacks as if the Sharks were breaking into their house and robbing and killing them??? Then they have the nerve to want to Reconquer the ocean...colonizer mentality at it's finest.
Who every uses the word colonizer is automatically a pathetic weak victim hood consumed pee on,with no right to an opinion because it shows how utterly sheltered and ignorant they are
I mean it sucks but I have to agree. Im not some crazy animal guy but were already taking all the land, cant get mad when a shark bites in shark infested water. Thats the risk you take. Plus they can surf on the other side of that island if theyre worried about the reserve area.
The sharks are just doing what they have been doing for MILLIONS of years. They have a rule; if it's in the water, it's food. Simple. And if they can find food around Reunion Island, well, that's where they will go. And they do NOT differentiate between fish and mammal. Being human does NOT put you off the menu. Humans in the water are food. That is shark logic.
Uh yes they do haha. Please follow Culum Brown's work, he is a fish biologist, and maybe then once you've done some research you can argue on this subject.
Sharks don't attack humans out of aggression, it's usually because they mistake us for seals. And you have a higher chance of dying to a dog than you do to a shark.
@@vriis They are carnivorous predators, if they're hungry, and you're in the vicinity, you will get nipped, simple. It's like going out into the african wild trying to pet animals, then all of the sudden wondering why the giant jungle cat is eating the shit outta you. There is no root cause, you entered a predators territory, that is the cause, lol. There quite literally is nothing to study here.
Sharks do not want to eat humans. We are not in their food chains, however tiger sharks are known to be very experimental eaters. But most sharks do not bite humans intentionally. It’s just a case of mistaken identity. Lying on a surfboard or bodyboard makes humans look exactly like seals, sea lions, and sea turtles, all favorite prey of large sharks (bull, tiger). In addition, the splashing of surfing/bodyboarding makes the shark think the potential seal/sea lion/etc is struggling, hence it is easier to catch. Sharks usually take a bite to investigate, realize it’s not what they wanted, and leave. But because their bites are so massive it can cause major blood loss, and death. Sharks do not intentionally bite humans. - BS marine biology
I was so happy the 10 foot tiger got away!! Leave the sharks alone, that’s their territory. If they start walking on land then they are in our territory and we can talk about the killing.
haha exactly,I was about to say why is it so weird when they eat 18 of us per year and not weird when we eat 250.000.000 of them per year,where's the problem?
Shark lovers, we just got to hope and pray, that the fishermen who are catching the sharks and told to kill any over 10m are a little..sane. Like maybe if its just barely stretching the tape measure to get 10m they let it go, and live. we are not killing them for food, at least the scientists aren't. I hope that the fishermen are not being paid per head of shark they kill and haul in, by the french shark researchers, basically by the taxpayer at that point. Because that would create a positive feedback loop (which would not be good for the sharks.) We just have to hope that the researchers they are good, and that the fisher man are not all about profit, and are paid for their time, not their results. Because to pay them for their results would be a very bad practice. In this case, sharks are not really able to be sold at market, besides the shark fins. And i think that is banned in most first world countries anyways at this point aside from East Asia. So, because the sharks cannot be sold, the fisherman really couldn't turn a profit then for the ones they haul, they just have to chuck them. But if the scientists paid them for the numbers of heads they brought back, and they also could be sold that would be making a good situation out of a bad one. Not good for sharks, but good for the economy of a bad process of killing sharks simply by fear and discriminating by length alone. Wow, i started writing this and had hope, but man there is just no reason for them to go easy on the sharks with the public fear mongering idealogues who have the masses in their clutches to go ape shit on shark populations. Its not going to end well. i can tell you that.
maybe he should have watched his 12yr old then on the most shark infested island on the planet while surfing.. "he never went alone.. but that day he did" ..and exactly on that day the shark was hungry.
Lol ya not on my bucket list. Supposidly a shark has a keen sense of taste and smell and can distinguish between us and the food. However they also test using their teeth. I will stay on land thanks
Abbas aboud Well because they would defend there Territory, that would be flooded by 7 billion humans, I mean just imagine that. The Ocean doesnt belong us.
that's the hubris of humans. Think the entirety of the earth was provided for us. No, many other life forms know how to live in harmony with it without destroying it.
We, humans, don't respect nature and we think that the PLANET is ours, but it's not...I really feel for the families that have lost someone, but this is a world problem, not only sharks, we dont respect envioroment, animals or even other humans and we pretend to fix the problem by killing "sharks" when the problem is human itself. When animals are hunted in certain areas they look for a new one but we manage to change nature, be the hunters not the prey, and we should understand that this behaviour chage all the ecosistems
I do believe the planet is ours but not solely ours. We share it with all the other living beings inhabiting it. It being ours should give us that much more incentive to take care of it, and when we take care of it should be in favor of all living things on this planet
Just watched a more recent documentary on this island and they have a theory that a recent water plant project within the time the attacks has spiked might have diverted rain runoff that used to drain on the other side of the island towards the populated beaches. This creates more murky waters which these sharks like. Before it was known that most of the sharks were more likely to be found on the other side of the island because that was the more murky water. It's a theory but it might explain the sharks migration towards the populated side of the island.
I would say that's very correct. Bulls and tigers love those conditions especially bulls they travel up brackish rivers and they can go deep into those types of rivers. We have a river that is fed by the ocean on both ends you can go to the place where the two meet here in my home town and follow our longest river all the way to Tampa Bay where it ends. The other is shorter and still draws water from the ocean but ends up ending not that far from here.
Sounds plausible. Surfers know to stay away from river mouths for this reason (and some others, such as debris and sometimes creatures washed out through the river also attract the sharks).
HUMANS ARE NATURE TOO DUMBASSES. I find it completely idiotic how some people say.... but beautiful sharks evolved to to that... that's what they do... yes that is true.... SO WHAT? Are they some sort of God because of that? Life is not supposed to be a Disney movie idiots, humans can do whatever we fucking want. "oooh humans ruining animal lives, killing a few species, I hate hum... BAM meteor destroys 90% life on Earth because this ain't a Disney movie" That guy who got his leg bit off just wanted to seem shark friendly because he knew that's what most people do nowadays. Most people became soft beta pussies who think we owe something to this planet. In reality, thinking rationally instead of dumb and emotionally, the only reason why we truly care about Earth is because we live in here.
Such an interesting video but a hard topic. The ocean isn’t ours and like my bio teacher says as soon as you step into the ocean you’re on the menu but the ocean is such an amazing place how can you not go in. And surfing plays such a huge part in people’s lives it is their life how can they give that up It sucks that there are sharks being killed and humans being killed but we can’t change nature
we CAN stop kiliing them!!! Also, I am an ocean biologist. We are Not on any ocean creatures menu. Sharks mistakingly will test bite to see if we are edible. We are not on their menu.
Do you know the location of every shark in the world when you walk into the ocean? No? Then you're entering the lions den, literally, you fucking dumbass. Next time try not to look cool kid.
Any of you been that close to being shark nuggets, I have! 6 foot Hammerhead! Followed me all the way to shore, then followed me( and my two boys) a little over a mile. Throwing himself on the shore. We pushed him with boards back in the water once because he couldn't get turned around. They do not give up on a meal that easily when they get that big. I learned in front of my boys and other beach goers - respect. You want to share space with any animal large enough to swallow you... You best be ready to forfeit. I don't surf that area anymore. Walk it? Yes! Small sharks will come as far up as possible for smaller fish, nuzzle your feet! I don't touch them anymore either. Too much confidence is a dangerous companion!🖤
I understand as a father, the pain and grief, and the resentment, at the same time... But blaming the sharks, its only,fueling an already bad situation, for the islanders. And once again, the sharks are the ones Who again, gonna pay the price. As a surfer myself, for 40 years, everytime i enter the water, iam aware, of the risks that might, come with it. And if something happens, its my full responsability. Specily if you know, that area, have sharks, you enter the water, at your own risk. Its a question of being, aware, and responsable. After all, the see, its sharks home, not ours, and they habbits, are far older than ours. Killing sharks Will never be a solution, But a final solution, to the sharks. PS: My simpathy, for the family, of that Child. Truely. RIP.
Not for Reunion Island. It has proven to be dramaticly unefficient. As it resulted in several serious shark attacks including one fatal. In South Africa, with great white sharks coming on a regular slope, with dark back on white sands, yes, drones and shark watchers outside of the waters are a very efficient solution. In Reunion Island, we're dealing with bull sharks and also tiger sharks, coming from very steep slopes over coral reefs, hiding in complex labyrinths and coral caves. I've worked for nearly a decade on this issue in Reunion. The studies showed that drones are not able to prevent sharks from being close to people. Many Times, the sharks were there, people monitoring the drone pictures and even AI programs not able to spot them at time. People underwater create a stress for bull sharks. They really don't like to be seen. They rely a lot on stealth. You break that, they will not be at their best. They percieve territorial occupation under the water as potential predators and threat to them. It works if they fear people underwater identifying them as spearfishers. They're not affraid of them but fear them and keep them at distance. A kind of mutual respect and fear. But we witnessed that these animals have great adaptabilty skills and tend to get used to the underwater watchers... The sharks come more and more closer. They're just loosing their fear, understanding there is no threat after all. We already had to evacuate several times. Chriss, from Reunion Island. Friendly.
@@bonbondesel thanks for this interesting comment. It's amazing how smart they're for "just a fish". I was wondering has anything changed about the situation since this documentary was made? Have any new solutions been found to work and if there's change in perception of sharks in the community? Also the classy women in the red suit sparked my interest about what is Reunions native residents attitude towards the issue, is it true that older generations weren't going into the ocean as much? cheers
@@ikkoichigo hello. Sadly the situation has not changed a lot. It's just a little bit less crazy as more and more people invest in individual shark reppelents and go in the water only in very specific conditions. It lowers a little bit the risk. But all nautical activities are still banned on the whole Island except in the lagoons. The problem is more and more, bigger and bigger bull sharks enter in the lagoons. Making the authorities ban it also more often but not permanently. As a local myself, from a native family, I can tell you that it's totally false that the locals did not enter in the water. The women in red hurted so much so many people and played with racist stereotypes. The truth is more complex. Our people always had a complicated relationship with the ocean. Due to the story of slavery, the majority in the past feared the sea. But almost all the coasts were villages of... Fishermen. These people were in the water everywhere the attacks now happens without major issues at their times. It was traditional fishing and not nautical activities. Recreative use of the ocean was not very developped. There was a lot of drawning and some shark attacks. Most of the population of the local were farmers or sugar cane producers. So the population going daily to the ocean was not dominant. Nautical activities were seen as introduced by strangers or people from France. It begun during the late 70s. In the mid 80s it was already popular and native people already had appropiated them nautical activities. Little by little. I'm forty and when I was 13, nautical activities were not bound to exterior people. It was very popular and I practiced 20 years almost weekly in the zone of the attacks without any shark issue. But older generations not coming from fishermen villages still believed native never go to the sea despite the obvious origin of their sea food... Denial. These people represent many many votes. Politics don't care about historical rightness. It's easier to think that if something bad happens and there are strangers, so that's their faults. Adding to that, a sociological study showed that the majority of the population unconsciously have a bad representation of people going in the sea because in the past, they were people serving the people who having slaves. Regarding to the shark representation in the population, there is still a taboo and a stereotypical view of the animal. Seen as an angelic fish or a bloody monster. Both are false. These are wild predators. The real problem to me is that they blamed and destroyed small traditional fisheries in the name of ecology. While the same instances pollute and overfish in the Indian Ocean. Traditionnal fishing never hurted the environnent and made thé dangerous sharks fear the zones where human were. For all this zone, fishing has been banned for too long. It's a green business. I'm for a marine réserve which means regulation and preservation. Not ideology and politics to earn huge amounts of credits. The elite of my Island is corrupted. They blame the victims and put sanctions on innocent people while polluting and overfishing. And it works well. It's very difficult for the population to des what's behind thé certain in such emotional topics. A classic story... Sadly. I think there is no way back. It's over. It's been ruined for too long. WE won't get back to a balanced environnement.
@@bonbondesel Thank you for this in depth replay, it was very interesting to read about Reunion matters from a local point of view. I wish you all the best, and hopefully some day I myself will be able to visit and experience your beautiful island.
@@ikkoichigo thanks ! Happy new year ! Reunion Island still remains a beautiful island and the mix between Asian, Indian, African, European people for 300 years makes it unique. You'll enjoy ! You're welcome.
I rarely leave comments and likes, but i simply feel too obliged. The interviews were brilliant and the underwater and the aerial shots were amazing. Big like and happily subscribed.
My heart goes out to all who have suffered pain and loss associated with shark attacks. Being from Florida in the U.S., I am fully aware of the danger involved in swimming in the ocean. I don't swim anymore, either in salt water or fresh water sources. If I want to swim, I swim in a pool. There's just too many critters in the water for me to feel comfortable. Humans have felt comfortable and relatively safe in the ocean for a very long time, but times are changing now, and the ocean, unfortunately, is not our domain. Just like any other aspect of mother nature, we are not truly in control. We must change our behavior, not change nature.
Poor man, Elio's father. It must be torture to live each day with that kind of pain. That said, the risks are clear. When you go in there, you become prey. It's just the way it is.
We are too emotional and act to aggressive, even without a high number of shark attacks you should be aware of the danger and not mad at the result, we as a species have killed off a large chunk of land predators, killing is not a solution, it destroys nature and eco systems.
That's why....it's natural for shark if they want to harvest human if they want..but scientist proof they don't like human at all except we human already deprived their food untill don't had choice to take on human... Human says shark kill human - 1-5 years only 7 fatality Shark says we been hunt down million in number every years... Stupid human
This was a good insight. I'd never even heard of this island. I feel for those who have lost love ones however, the ocean is the sharks home. Killing them is simply wrong.
Tangui Siquel.....I salute you. You are spot on saying the shark was doing what it has always done and these attacks are caused by humankind. You are an inspiration and a kind soul. Bravo!
"the ocean needs to be reconquered." i think the loss of his son made him lose his marbles a little. that being said, i think shark nets might be the best way to solve the problem. give the people a couple of beaches that are 100% safe, and surfers that want unprotected free waters will simply have to take the risk - like elsewhere. knowing surfers they're mostly fine taking that risk.
20:11 All this drama because humans are so arrogant they think nature can be controlled. Just stay out of the water. Surfing is not a useful skill that benefits humanity. It's a stupid hobby. Find something else to do...like go back to France and surf there.
WOW so much respect for the guy who lost his leg. Not blaming the sharks at all but understanding that its a human impact because the sharks have been doing the same thing for millions of years and because of this sudden change its obviously a human thing. wow wow wow so much respect for that man
James Banner The fact that you used this argument before, perhaps? At least, in my experience. Perhaps this one was first lol Still, humans are capable of many things, and not all of them are so fantastic. The internet, for example, is very much a mirror of its creators- both awesome and disturbing, brilliantly creative and mind-numbingly idiotic. We aren't the only creative or impressive species on this planet, after all.
Chinese kill sharks on an industrial scale, literally, for shark fin soup. Don't say humans do, that's too general. Chinese do. Bull sharks of 11 ft in length are commonly reported in Australia and at least one 13 ft, so I don't think the reunion bull shark is larger. Not a chance
3:50 makes me cringe. "What are you talking about? I've lived here for 20 years and we've never had any issues." "I've lived here for 60 years." "So what?!" ???
The Reef has a concentrated amount of shark food since it's one of the few or only places where fishing is outlawed, I assume that's why the Reef has the most shark attacks? Correct me if I'm wrong
Everytime I go to this comment section I get so pissed off ! People don't understand that there are beautiful lagoons all around Reunion Island where you have NO CHANCE of being attacked by sharks ! The only shark attacks happened outside of the lagoons,most of the time in forbiden areas.
Yes, it fucking is, or atleast the shore. We as humans have been exploiting the oceans/shores for food and other valuable resources since the dawn of time. It's not the most pretty fact of humanity, but it's our's, if we perceive something as a threat in something we exploit or thrive in, it should be in our basic instincts to deal with it or atleast control it. These people have every right to be furious.
I just watched a video on a fish sauce factory. Just that single factory uses 100 tons of sardines a day. 100 tons that would have been food for sea creatures, just so you can flavor your pad Thai.
If put you in the sharks shoes/fins. You’re living your life, eating dead animal bodies, and eating prey, they you see, a seal, you’re pretty darn hungry so you take a bite, damn, that’s no seal, then you swim away, and their leg is gone, days later, you are back and there are weird boats, divers with harpoon guns, etc. and they’re chasing YOU out from your home. Now, put a human in this situation. But instead, it’s aliens.
Respect for the guy who lost his leg and couple fingers. He might be the only person I've ever heard of who's been attacked severely, and yet doesn't blame the shark's. He knows the shark was just doing what it was born to do. Still, not exactly an easy thing to forgive. Good luck buddy
I don't know if you realised from his speech, he had a near death experience, and very likely met God, and received knowledge about the meaning of life. These are called NDE, and there are 100s of nde on TH-cam, check them out. That is why he is not angry, even grateful.
fred uncle if you watched the documentary, you might have seen that not every one is in favour of killing sharks. Saying that french people are arrogant assholes may be disproportionate. I grew up here and always thought that sharks belong to the ocean, it does not give us the right, as humans, to kill them in their natural habitat. Please don’t put everybody in the same box. Also, don’t speak about something you don’t know a single thing about.
Well if he does indeed see a shark coming, simply resting his arms and legs on the board would greatly limit the chance of loosing one of them. That’s not stupid of him, and he knows of the risks anyways. Surfers will always go into the water knowing they can loose a limb or their life so there’s nothing wrong in trying to anticipate the risks when possible.
I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISLAND BEFORE, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE. VERY TOUCHING STORY OF THE SON WHO PASSED SO EARLY ON IN HIS LIFE BY A SHARK. HE LOVED LIFE and HIS BOARDS !!! RIDE IN PEACE ! LISA 🌼 MYRTLE BEACH SC 🌴
Isn't that a bit distasteful to put and AD right after a father is talking about his son being mauled to death by a shark? Just saying vice, could have picked a better spot to edit that in...
I have the perfect solution, stay out of the shark infested waters. Child puts had in fire, gets burned, child has to learn, fire equals burn, ocean/sea equals shark bites, it’s their home and they’re hungry.
15:14 "I don't want it to get better. I want to preserve my pain until I die because it reminds me of my love for him."
Rarely have I heard anything as profoundly and poetically heartbreaking.
That comment was very touching
Thanks for this comment.
I know this man, his family and his friends. I was close to the place when "it" happened.
I have no words.
Loosing a child is one of the worst pain somebody can feel in this life.
I think any parent would prefer to die instead of the child.
Time is a robber. It takes memories away... some memories you can't let go as a father. You go against the natural way... only keeping the initial pain makes this memory never fade away. A perpetual opened wound... until the end.
You can use to be a kid but you can't use to be a parent. Once you're a parent, it's forever, even if you child is dead. You stay the parent.
I am 38 years old. I've grown on this coast, lived their, learned from fishermen from my family and practiced all my life.
No one has never seen such a thing.
These waters became deadly as hell.
We are now surrounded by a deadly trap. Like in a jail...
What happened and is still happening here defies common sense.
@@bonbondesel while i am so so so sorry for that child and the whole family,nobody should go trough the loss like that ... the guy in video says that much of there sharks were being killed and eaten... but when they eat 7 people in 5 years it is a crisis??? bit hypocritical,don't you think? especially when they do not go on the ground and chase the people,people come to them.you can't expect that animal won't be an animal simply because people think they have right to everything.my dog would attack you if you come to my yard uninvited.
@@savagequeen3798 We live in a tiny Island isolated by the sea surrounding us. These sharks are not endangered and very prolific. They were not there in the 40 little km of coast we have as islanders. And this for 400 years ! They are more prolific than tunas that the industries overfish ! They kill other endangered shark species like reef sharks and reduce the population of all fishes, including great hammer head sharks. The irresponsible policies made that.
For now 9 years, the risk of being eaten alive is so high that our 40km of coast line take every year more than 50% shark attacks in the whole world and 50% of the fatal attacks in the world. In such a way that shark had beached themselves on people to eat them while they were just the feet in the water. It happened to dogs also, just passing by close to the water.
It is so intense that swimming, bathing and nautical activities are banned for 6 years now non stop eccept in some tiny shallow lagoons. On a tropical isolated island where culture, economy and feeding rely a lot on the sea.
It made a social issue, divided the society, destroyed all umployements on the coast and tourism. Created a unprecedented rate of unumployment in an island higly touched by this plague and where leaving the island is very difficult.
And you count the intensity of a life loss in terms of number of dead only ?
A kid of a friend of mine died in these attacks, I lost two young friends, others of mine are highly mutilated, which does not enter in the count you do, of course. I've been charged by a shark in the lagoon, the last place the authorities made us believe safe in our tropical island.
I don't even mention the impact of the devoration seen and feared by thousands of people and the traumatic aspects in such a tiny area and population where you see thé sea from everywhere you stand everyday.
And you dare say you're sorry while saying in the same time some kids killed is not a real issue because it's not a great number ?
THIS is hypocrisy ! A real one !
Because you're really not sorry to say things like that.
You would have never said that if it was happening to your family and friends.
The life of a child or of a human is not a number. The life of your child is more important than the life of a tuna or a shark. Saying the opposite way would be the greatest hypocrisy possible !
I sincerely hope no one close to you will ever be just a small number of a death toll in these troubled times.
Period.
@@bonbondesel as i said,you can't blame an animal for being an animal.i wouldn't blame a dog for attacking me if i go in his yard.same goes with any other animal.. you know the risks when you are going into the water.and yes,i would have same opinion if that happens to somebody in my family.thinking that a shark will not and should not attack you is stupidity.and i am sure they were there for more than 400 years. you have a lot of bull sharks there right? the animal with the highest level of testosterone and you think they won't do anything when they see you on their theritory?they usually attack because you come to their theritory,not to eat you.same as you wouldn't let anybody just come into your house.i know you are very subjective on this toppic but sharks don't just wake up and think-oh yeah,i'm gonna eat some people today.they are oportunistic hunters.so if you are near them,they will attack. nobody should die,get eaten or mutilated.NOBODY! but unless shark came out of the water and started chasing you around the beach,you can't blame him for doing what he has been doing for millions of years.besides,if you can still catch them and eat them,you would,right? so good for the sharks that they are doing the same
Mad respect for the man who lost his leg. He's not bitter against sharks because of it. He understands that a shark is just doing what its evolved to do.
And we're doing what we evolved to do.
+James Banner No we're not. We have an ego which gets butthurt and then tries to compensate by proving something. Surfing and recreational swimming aren't necessities to stay alive for humans. Swimming and eating are necessities for a shark to survive. Humans can easily survive on vegetation, although it is a boring diet.
@Gman172 They don't have to be necessary for our survival in order for us to do things. What are you talking about? There are people who rely on the sea to feed their families. I don't even know exactly what you're trying to get at.
+James Banner That is the point. We do things that aren't necessary and must accept the risks/ consequences to said actions. There are people who fish to feed their families. You think the corporations that own Chicken of the sea, Bumble bee tuna are in it to feed their families? They fish on a mass level for profit that far exceeds their "needs". If you don't know the difference between a Polynesian fisherman and a giant corporation over fishing that's on you.
Of course there's a risk, but that doesn't mean you have to except it. That's why people put out shark nets. What are you talking about? And who's talking about corporations? I was talking about the Polynesian fisher. The people who actually need to do it. You're lost or you're trying to preach a sermon.
“They just want to surf safe” hmmm. I just want to hand feed grizzlies safely, I want to suntan without sunscreen, I want to ride motorcycle a hundred mph on the freeway, I want and I want the government to make it safe. My goodness, stay out of the water unless you personally assume the risk. That said, my condolences to the man who lost his son. RIP
"My goodness, stay out of the water unless you personally assume the risk."
And they shall. They shall stay out of the water. The tourists shall stay away. The money they need to keep living on the island can continue to dry up long past the point where they can support themselves and their families. Perhaps they shall leave the island for better places in the world to seek a living. Or perhaps they shall behave like any people who find their ability to provide food for their families threatened and so it shall become a dark day to be a bullshark in Reunion waters.
Gilian
So what do you think they should do kill more sharks?.... wait a minute if they start to kill the bigger sharks doesn’t that mean the smaller ones would breed and produce smaller tiger sharks? Wouldn’t that be bad for the environment?
@@anotherway6427 I think the people of Reunion will come up with their own solution. If you watched the full documentary, I think you'll find that it wasn't the tiger sharks that were the problem.
@@gilian2587 If tourism dries up because of a species that has always existed in the waters of the ocean, then that's the way it is. Its not sustainable if that is going to be the reason for the collapse of the economy. You can't let people get eaten by sharks, but you can't very well kill every threat of the sea you rely on. Sharks were here long before people, and yet some people continue with the misguided belief that their tourist traps are more important than the environment. You can call me a tree hunger, but the blatant disregard for nature and it's essential systems is what nearly every generation in recent history has done with the excuse of 'but the economy', and it's not really panning out too well for those of us being left to clean it all up. If indeed that is even still possible. Not to mention that the only reason they lived in relative peace for all those years was because of the over fishing and the destruction of the reef. Of course you will be safe when you've killed off all the fish and marine life. But that would have eventually translated to the island food chain and slowly it would have caused them other problems.
@@FanFickChick1992 I hear you. We will see what happens.
26:44 The ocean needs to be reconquered? That is the stupidest thing I've ever heard. Acting like people own the ocean even though we don't even live in the sea.
I'm glad you warned me this comment was in the video. I got as far as the sea is littered with sharks. Now I will go no further.
Great comment. We’ve never conquered the ocean so how could we reconquer something never conquered
So I wasn’t the only one who got upset with that line
Spread your fingers wide open and you can see that once upon a time we humans used to live in the ocean most of the times !!! If you think I'm wrong compare it with your mates and see if they are all the same !!!
Remember, we have explored only 5% of the whole ocean. Just thinking about this is just terrifying.
that dude was very eloquent about his shark attack.
+Richard C he was fully aware of the risks involved. He didn't blame the sharks or anybody. Humble guy if you ask me.
Dumb, true. But still humble.
god created what the people think. as there is no prof that god is real or fake, that is why people say that and why religion is a thing. i do not believe that god created everything but people are entitled to believe what they want that is the great thing about the world.
God invented swimming pools? Did God invent the wheel and light globe aswell? Here I was thinking it was a famous inventor. Dumb puppet!
Richard C you have already demonstrated your lack of brain cells here Richard. please move on.
I really like how the survivor of the attack looks at the whole situation.
R.I.P for the little guy who died .
Ride In Peace Elio
Yes RIP, very heartbreaking story from his father... :(
he was at my middle school.. 1 year older than me.. I remember all the cries at school, he was a really cool guy and i wish i had met him before and befriended with him..
@The Bee Guy The fuck is wrong with you
... Elio's father, and the images of Elio, sure had me in tears more than once. I admire and envy surfers greatly; I totally lack their passion and courage. But when I was a little kid, what seemed to me to be a blonde, tan mountain of muscle must have seen the longing in my eyes, and gave me something I'll never, *ever* forget. He put me on his board, paddled out, instructed me on what we were going to try to do when a good wave came along ... and when one did, I was *soooooooooo* obedient, and he was incredibly gifted, and he got me up onto his shoulders for the ride of my Life.
I'm 66 now ... and if I'm allowed time enough to relive my entire Life as I pass on, I'll hold as closely as I can onto that sunlit afternoon when I was flying, and free, forever.
It is obviously very sad when a surfer, diver or swimmer lose their life to a Shark, but the ocean is their domain, their world, and the risks are always present, the sharks are not to blame, if you want to play in their world, you know the risks.
Instead of trying to control everything, people should have the freedom to risk their lives if they want to. Freedom is God-given. If we want to take chances with our lives, its our right to. Does everyone who swims in the water get attacked? No. People should have the right to make their own choices. Otherwise, our freedoms will be taken from us, as well as the ocean.
@@susiearviso3032 freedom does not mean you can simply walk into a tiger’s den. People should have the right to make their own choice but those choices have made millions of species suffer. Look what we’ve done to other animals just for the sake of our freedom.
@@indielove_2433 Oh yes it does mean we can walk into a tiger's den. Or a shark's den. If we want to risk our lives, for whatever reason ... that freedom is our own.
Plenty of ocean, plenty of uninhabited beaches, there is no issue claiming areas for ourselves free of predators. All the weak and useless individuals commenting on this video live in areas where apex predators have been pushed out, it is part of the natural order. Yet they sit behind their keyboard acting life humans are a disease and animals should reign supreme....what a joke😂
@@susiearviso3032 there is a fine line between freedom and stupid idiocy
Just leave the damm sharks alone especially where many live
A fish biologist, Culum Brown said this
“We do know that sharks don’t like to eat people,” he said.
“Studies show they respond strongly to the smell of seals and fish, but not humans. The trouble with sharks is that they are inquisitive and when checking out a potential prey item they typically come up and have a nibble.
“Of course, if a 4m white shark has a nibble on you, it’s likely to be life-threatening. If they don’t like what they taste they leave.”
So what do you do with the empirical evidence where sharks have been gutted to find a single yet entire remains of a person?
Abbas: As an avid waterman, that is scary shit.
Great Whites are warm-blooded.
@Abbas aboud And you believe the Daily mail. Says it all.
The answer is very simple as why more attacks are happening around the world. We are over fishing the waters and the sharks are resorting to other measures. Not the sharks fault, its humans.
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8:43 this man is what we need more on planet earth
If you get in the ocean you open yourself to the predators there, it's not the sharks fault they're doing what they've evolved to do. No reason to kill them
If the predators choose to prey on humans they open themselves to the possibility we kill them for revenge, or for fun, or/and we sell them for meat. No reason not to kill them.
If Yiannis chooses to make a stupid comment he opens himself to the possibility of being ridiculed. No reason to take him seriously
HUMANS ARE NATURE TOO DUMBASSES. I find it completely idiotic how some people say.... but beautiful sharks evolved to to that... that's what they do... yes that is true.... SO WHAT? Are they some sort of God because of that? Life is not supposed to be a Disney movie idiots, humans can do whatever we fucking want. "oooh humans ruining animal lives, killing a few species, I hate hum... BAM meteor destroys 90% life on Earth because this ain't a Disney movie"
That guy who got his leg bit off just wanted to seem shark friendly because he knew that's what most people do nowadays. Most people became soft beta pussies who think we owe something to this planet. In reality, thinking rationally instead of dumb and emotionally, the only reason why we truly care about Earth is because we live in here.
Rafaela B., you seem angry, maybe take a chill pill?
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I'm not really angry, I just like caps locking key words and phrases, a good method of showing my disgust at how soft and beta people became.
Surfed all my life. Most in Humboldt Ca. Seen several Great Whites in close proximity to me. Had several friends/acquaintances bitten. Any real surfer knows it is a part of the greatest sport on this planet. Keeps crowds down too. Without wilderness we are less as humans
Whatever stupid.
I grew up swimming and surfing at the shark bite capital of the world. It's always a possibility that you'll get bit but like you said, it's the risk we willingly take on. It amazes me that any body could have the view of wiping out sharks in their area. They obviously have no clue how detrimental that would be to all the surrounding ecosystems
If there were a place that continuously put free food in front of me, I'd hang out there too.
yup. same here
That's why I still go eat at my parents house for dinner
You win the internet for today!
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They don't purposely go for humans though. That's why they generally spit us out
Not sure how 18 people attacked and 7 killed in 5 years constitutes a crisis. Pretty sure more than 7 people have died on the island from non shark inflicted injuries in that time period.
Death by a shark have much more impact on people than death on the road, which is far more common.
Hence, tourism drop in those lands, which cause direct economic problems to people living of it there.
You can compare this to airplane crashes. Air plane is by far the safest to take if you wanna go from A to B. But, even if accident are very rare, each of them is talked about for many many years, compare to cars.
Same here.
Chino XL Did you really just comment on the video and not watch it? It’s affecting the islands tourist economy and lives of the citizens living there. Which most definitely would consist of a crisis. Next time try to watch it and comprehend, it’s really not that hard...
Are you an idiot? His comment comes straight from the documentary. And he's right. Morons live in the middle of an ocean, make a living exploiting that fact, then complain that sharks are the problem. I would also not call it a crises. If they want to swim in an environment that's that natural to them, it's on them to protect themselves. Not to mention 18 people being attacked in a year is nothing amazing. Florida has more attacks on avg a year than this place...
It's a fucking ocean, one that has always had a large number of sharks. They took the dumbass risk of creating a business based off a dangerous activity. That's like me moving to the african safari and saying, "i want to create a tourism business to show african wildlife to tourists. if they want to see it though, they have to go walking around to enjoy the sites with nothing to protect themselves." Then when lions attack the tourists and you start losing business, you want to exterminate all the lions and blame them.
Stop thinking so simple-mindedly. It is a crisis. It doesnt become a crisis because 7 people died, it becomes a crisis when the island is seeing; tourism (one of their biggest incomes) rapidly decrease, the most popular and favourite beaches are shut from the public, more control is needed over the general public, the government is needing to intervene on peoples lives, many surfers and swimmers are not allowed in the waters, the island is seeing a loss of GDP resulting in less economic activity, and MANY other things that just result from this. Obviously 7 people dead isn't a crisis, but what is a crisis are the things that come from it which are impact hundreds of thousands of people's lives (literally).
who gives a flying fuck about their economy, or their business or the people there, there are literally thousands of islands, find a new one to destroy if you cant co-exist with the wild life. Every fucking thing man puts his hands on gets fucking destroyed. I for one hope their economy crashes, everyone goes poor, famine sets in and everyone leaves. Problem fucking solved.
Never had a shark try and get me on land, so ill stay out of the water.
I just don't get why people take that risk. I'm fine looking at the ocean, on the beach, feet in the sand.
Texas Jaco indeed, it’s almost like a death wish, especially on reunion island. I feel so bad for the dad of the kid that died.... even before that happens I don’t understand how kids are allowed to do it there.
Chevis Cardoos I definitely get that, having semi-grown up in the water. But not with your kid. It’s one thing to be OK with risking your own life.... but to each his own ...
@@cheviscardoos Aren't u scared shitless,?! when ur in the water? I mean u can't do 360° turns the entire time🤣. Maybe I've watched way to much shark week and Jaws. For years I thought, well if I go to the ocean. I'lI just go in knee deep and be fine. Well that got all shot to hell, in one episode of shark week .when this dude got his calf muscle chewed off 🤣. I would be petrified the entire time. There wouldn't be no point for me to get in. I would ruin everybody's time at beach. Yelling and screaming shark🤣. When something harmless like seaweed. Would brush against me🤣. I don't like sand either. It always seems like the sand. Never wants to come off all the way. Then it likes to travel in places. that's never been exposed to the sun🤣. It's like my meow meow. created it's very own all natural littler box. That's a deep space for stubborn sand. that doesn't want to come out of 🤣. It's just the safer route to take. U mean to tell me 3 great white sharks. Were spotted and it didn't make u ,wanna get out of the water? U my friend have the biggest set of balls ever🤣. I would be a world wide phenomenon, had it been me. Cuz that day history would've repeated itsself. Jesus, would no longer been the only one, who's walked on water 🤣. Hell with the amount of adrenaline pumping inside me. I'd probably would sprint across it. I don't like to swim in fresh water either. cuz I can't whats underneath me. It's good old eye burning chlorine for this gal🤣. I promise I'm not a buzz kill. I don't suck the fun outta everything. I'm adventurous just not when it comes to. Water with stuff that can eat me.
Texas Jaco honestly i couldnt read what you said cause there was so many emojis maybe ease up a bit on em 😂
My respect to the young man who lost his leg. It didn't make him bitter and want to kill all sharks. My heartfelt condolences to the people who have lost loved ones to shark attacks. But it is time to move forward and figure out how to protect our swimmers and surfers who find the ocean such fun. Good luck to all and let's find a good fix for both.
I disagree the oceans are the shakes domain not humans. If people want to swim there then they should respect the sharks home after all its the only one they have.
@@LightYerPipe
@@LightYerPipe
yeah the the woman Deputy in red shut down the screaming man... interloper
@MrBoon You would screw over the entire ecosystem they live in. Terrible. Just make people wear shark electric guard. Seems to work and should be developed.
Fix...alarmed drones. problem no more
That shark attack victim is such a cool guy. We need more awesome people like that.
How terribly sad, my heart goes out to Elio"s parents and friends.
The man who lost his leg honestly has an amazing outlook on life 💚💚
In 1996, toilets injured 43,000 Americans. Sharks injured 13.
Azrael Stromcloud when toilets strike back
Azrael Stromcloud lol 😂🤘
That's a real toilet crisis. Even Elvis Presley fell victim to the toilet. It's time we did something about these toilets!
ze bathzroom is an asassin lol
Except toilets don't bite your fucking leg off.
Solid documentary. Showed how complex this situation is. My heart goes out to the people who lost loved ones in the water.
Most of the people can't understand that Sharks are primary for the ecosystem, so for them.
xlReap only good shark is a dead shark. Good for ecosystem? The ecosystem says f sharks
@@staywoke2198 ignorant
Seti oh yeah the ecosystem participants really love getting chomped on my sharks gtfo
This would be a valid statement if your profile picture wasn’t x
Big Boy Roy x was never good..at all
I really appreciate the balance of views presented in this documentary, it really highlighted how complex the situation is.
I like how they portrayed both sides of the argument, it's becoming increasingly prevalent in today's journalism to have extreme bias to one side. I hope people realise that it's not as simple as 'Just don't surf', or 'Just get rid of the sharks' because none of these ideas will ever work if they don't make comprises with the other one. There is also a lot of comments about 'The sharks are just doing what they evolved to do' but we are just doing the same, The community on Reunion island has evolved and grown over time and created a deep and beautiful culture based around the sea. It's like going to an un-contacted tribe and making them conform to your culture and your traditions, humans are animals too and although we have a vastly higher intellectual capability, we are still animals and as animals no matter how far we advance, we will always be subject to our primal instincts, and as humans we need the meta-physical (Culture, Community, tradition etc) just as much as the physical requirements in order to survive and live a full and bountiful life.
Rusty ftr this is by far one of the better comments I’ve seen here hands down very well articulated 👍🏻
I think that’s the biggest pile of bullshit I’ve ever read
As humans we only ever destroy what we take for granted. We need to live in harmony with nature and not destroy it.
I want to preserve my pain until i die because it reminds me of my love for him. Spoken like true peaceful warrior.
A love from a dad to a son, is the most powerful bond in nature
u need a girlfriend son...to much hate in your bitchass heart
not good for the body, but good for the soul, which may turn out to be good for the body. good, good man. lost a good boy he did. i pray for his health and happiness shouldering that. I sympathize truly.
Sorry I have to do this but click on the link Sir.
You may exercise your right to refuse.
You also have the right to remain silent.
And you may contact your lawyer.
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I live in reunion island, we have a beach or sharks do not come. And it's rare a man dies here by a shark, we have panels to inform the surfers not to swim if he dies, it is not the fault of the shark. I live here and you can die most often by a bee than a shark
I recommend you reunion island, it is a place to relax, chill - (it is called a The Reunion Island, a small paradise -research on youtube ) you have 4% to die by a sharks
4% sounds like alot lol, thats every 25th vistor dying from a shark, haha.
But I would love to come visit.
Netro XiDe I know it's so ridiculous. The number of people that are killed by sharks every year are Solo that other means of death which you think we're rare are more common. I used to live in a part of Florida that was considered the unofficial shark bite capital of the world. yet I'm pretty sure we had years where nobody died and if we did it was no more than one or two
Now I want to see those bees your talking about
Been there last year, was one of the most beautiful vacations i’ve ever been on
Thats 4 people out of 100 people.. you sure you have the right statistics?
These people are absolutely insane...…My heart beats for the people the died for shark attacks, especially the young boy. My question is, why are these people complaining about shark attacks as if the Sharks were breaking into their house and robbing and killing them??? Then they have the nerve to want to Reconquer the ocean...colonizer mentality at it's finest.
They're French. The rest of the world should fall over taking care of their complaints.
We cant even conquer the ocean what do you expect? Kill all animals in the ocean and have no food after eating them all?
Who every uses the word colonizer is automatically a pathetic weak victim hood consumed pee on,with no right to an opinion because it shows how utterly sheltered and ignorant they are
"I lived here for 20 years", "I lived here for 60" BOOM REKT
That was funny! The dude responded "so what?" Hahaha fawking idiot
Another poor me video. Surfing and any other ocean activity is just a recreational choice and sharks live in the ocean so quit whining.
people are dumb, shark territory but still want to go in. no matter what warning signs, they'll jump in.
I mean it sucks but I have to agree. Im not some crazy animal guy but were already taking all the land, cant get mad when a shark bites in shark infested water. Thats the risk you take. Plus they can surf on the other side of that island if theyre worried about the reserve area.
More people = More shark attacks
The coast belongs to humans.
@@TheCoolhead27 really? Tell that to an orca or other large preditor when you see one.
See how that goes.
2:48 is that a whale shark? damn you for killing the friendly giant.
thats exactly what i said when i saw it
I think it’s a Leopard shark
I don't think is a whale shark
@@hex9077 i encourage you to search "leapord shark"
@@matheusmarques7009 I also encourage you to look up what whale sharks look like because that is one
The sharks are just doing what they have been doing for MILLIONS of years. They have a rule; if it's in the water, it's food. Simple. And if they can find food around Reunion Island, well, that's where they will go. And they do NOT differentiate between fish and mammal. Being human does NOT put you off the menu. Humans in the water are food. That is shark logic.
Uh yes they do haha. Please follow Culum Brown's work, he is a fish biologist, and maybe then once you've done some research you can argue on this subject.
Sharks don't attack humans out of aggression, it's usually because they mistake us for seals. And you have a higher chance of dying to a dog than you do to a shark.
Sandra Nelson the sharks DO NOT target us humans
@@vriis They are carnivorous predators, if they're hungry, and you're in the vicinity, you will get nipped, simple. It's like going out into the african wild trying to pet animals, then all of the sudden wondering why the giant jungle cat is eating the shit outta you. There is no root cause, you entered a predators territory, that is the cause, lol. There quite literally is nothing to study here.
Sharks do not want to eat humans. We are not in their food chains, however tiger sharks are known to be very experimental eaters. But most sharks do not bite humans intentionally. It’s just a case of mistaken identity. Lying on a surfboard or bodyboard makes humans look exactly like seals, sea lions, and sea turtles, all favorite prey of large sharks (bull, tiger). In addition, the splashing of surfing/bodyboarding makes the shark think the potential seal/sea lion/etc is struggling, hence it is easier to catch. Sharks usually take a bite to investigate, realize it’s not what they wanted, and leave. But because their bites are so massive it can cause major blood loss, and death. Sharks do not intentionally bite humans.
- BS marine biology
Another fact: when lost nets are floating in the water, it tugs on the coral and pulls it out from its root. Coral is SUPER IMPORTANT, in the ocean.
I think you might have missed the gist of the story that was presented.
I was so happy the 10 foot tiger got away!!
Leave the sharks alone, that’s their territory. If they start walking on land then they are in our territory and we can talk about the killing.
We eat them they eat us. Not a contest guys.
+Alex Morales such a stupid excuse. Meat is fucking Meat, they aren't picky or stupid.
chunky soup they don’t eat us...
haha exactly,I was about to say why is it so weird when they eat 18 of us per year and not weird when we eat 250.000.000 of them per year,where's the problem?
we eat them thats the problem. we corrupt the economic
Shark lovers, we just got to hope and pray, that the fishermen who are catching the sharks and told to kill any over 10m are a little..sane. Like maybe if its just barely stretching the tape measure to get 10m they let it go, and live.
we are not killing them for food, at least the scientists aren't. I hope that the fishermen are not being paid per head of shark they kill and haul in, by the french shark researchers, basically by the taxpayer at that point. Because that would create a positive feedback loop (which would not be good for the sharks.)
We just have to hope that the researchers they are good, and that the fisher man are not all about profit, and are paid for their time, not their results. Because to pay them for their results would be a very bad practice. In this case, sharks are not really able to be sold at market, besides the shark fins. And i think that is banned in most first world countries anyways at this point aside from East Asia. So, because the sharks cannot be sold, the fisherman really couldn't turn a profit then for the ones they haul, they just have to chuck them. But if the scientists paid them for the numbers of heads they brought back, and they also could be sold that would be making a good situation out of a bad one. Not good for sharks, but good for the economy of a bad process of killing sharks simply by fear and discriminating by length alone.
Wow, i started writing this and had hope, but man there is just no reason for them to go easy on the sharks with the public fear mongering idealogues who have the masses in their clutches to go ape shit on shark populations.
Its not going to end well. i can tell you that.
Lol, this guy sits there missing a leg and several fingers. He then proceeds to explain how his shark attack was a "really good experience".
Because life threatening experiences open a beautiful outlook on life most don't know about.
there probably arent many people as strong as that dude
Anthony McDevitt
The Guy who lost his leg understood that he was the sharks domain, he didn't blame the shark for it does naturally.
LightYerPipe I mean you don’t have to blame the shark for it to still be a shitty experience
He should be humbled . God allowed him to keep his life.
I feel for the father. He’s enduring so much pain.
maybe he should have watched his 12yr old then on the most shark infested island on the planet while surfing.. "he never went alone.. but that day he did" ..and exactly on that day the shark was hungry.
They just found a new source of tourism
Cage diving in shark waters
Trueee
Yes they could be the next Australia for shark cage tours. You are totally correct
Yep bait the sharks in with blood and let the sharks associate people with a meal.sounds like a good way to thin the people out..
Lol ya not on my bucket list. Supposidly a shark has a keen sense of taste and smell and can distinguish between us and the food. However they also test using their teeth. I will stay on land thanks
raagul selvarajah ...I’ll pass!
That island looks incredibly beautiful.
I live here and I confirm you :) a shark makes 60 attacks all over the world by years and 1/10 is deadly and humans kill 100,000 sharks per year
Abbas aboud Well because they would defend there Territory, that would be flooded by 7 billion humans, I mean just imagine that. The Ocean doesnt belong us.
I also thought the guy with one leg was awesome. It is amazing how some people can emerge from trauma with so much resilience.
This docco is a bit silly. You buy the ticket you take the ride. Its their ocean, not ours.
dudersmart now you're silly too..
SkankHunt 42, did you buy it on Craigslist?
Actually it's our ocean to fool
Ricky spanish, how are you going to fool it? I’m very interested
Whatevenhappenshere fool iccalling somebody a dummy or an idiot
Who down votes this documentary? It is very well done, whether you like sharks or not. People are so hard to please nowadays.
fuckin people move to the middle of an ocean and then complain there's sharks
right?
Legit thought the same thing.
lol
that's the hubris of humans. Think the entirety of the earth was provided for us. No, many other life forms know how to live in harmony with it without destroying it.
We, humans, don't respect nature and we think that the PLANET is ours, but it's not...I really feel for the families that have lost someone, but this is a world problem, not only sharks, we dont respect envioroment, animals or even other humans and we pretend to fix the problem by killing "sharks" when the problem is human itself. When animals are hunted in certain areas they look for a new one but we manage to change nature, be the hunters not the prey, and we should understand that this behaviour chage all the ecosistems
I do believe the planet is ours but not solely ours. We share it with all the other living beings inhabiting it. It being ours should give us that much more incentive to take care of it, and when we take care of it should be in favor of all living things on this planet
👏🏼👏🏼
Just watched a more recent documentary on this island and they have a theory that a recent water plant project within the time the attacks has spiked might have diverted rain runoff that used to drain on the other side of the island towards the populated beaches. This creates more murky waters which these sharks like. Before it was known that most of the sharks were more likely to be found on the other side of the island because that was the more murky water. It's a theory but it might explain the sharks migration towards the populated side of the island.
I would say that's very correct. Bulls and tigers love those conditions especially bulls they travel up brackish rivers and they can go deep into those types of rivers. We have a river that is fed by the ocean on both ends you can go to the place where the two meet here in my home town and follow our longest river all the way to Tampa Bay where it ends. The other is shorter and still draws water from the ocean but ends up ending not that far from here.
Sounds plausible. Surfers know to stay away from river mouths for this reason (and some others, such as debris and sometimes creatures washed out through the river also attract the sharks).
Sharks were there long before humans came around. It's not the sharks fault, it's the humans fault.
Dustin Wallace build that wall !!
SkankHunt 42, you seem angry. Are you okay?
Dustin: Does not matter who was here first. It is natural selection at its finest and we are the most advanced species on this planet.
HUMANS ARE NATURE TOO DUMBASSES. I find it completely idiotic how some people say.... but beautiful sharks evolved to to that... that's what they do... yes that is true.... SO WHAT? Are they some sort of God because of that? Life is not supposed to be a Disney movie idiots, humans can do whatever we fucking want. "oooh humans ruining animal lives, killing a few species, I hate hum... BAM meteor destroys 90% life on Earth because this ain't a Disney movie"
That guy who got his leg bit off just wanted to seem shark friendly because he knew that's what most people do nowadays. Most people became soft beta pussies who think we owe something to this planet. In reality, thinking rationally instead of dumb and emotionally, the only reason why we truly care about Earth is because we live in here.
Rafaela B. Aye bitch ... stp putting this everywhere.. you sound dumb .
I find it funny that they put captions on this guy even though he's speaking very clear english. 6:41
Some people have English as a second language and any little shift in accent confuses them.
Same.
Devon Rebel its not such a big deal though
Devon Rebel It's not that clear
Underwater bodyguards for surfers... i smell a reality show.
Such an interesting video but a hard topic. The ocean isn’t ours and like my bio teacher says as soon as you step into the ocean you’re on the menu but the ocean is such an amazing place how can you not go in. And surfing plays such a huge part in people’s lives it is their life how can they give that up
It sucks that there are sharks being killed and humans being killed but we can’t change nature
If you go in, you shouldn't complain whatever happens. They don't come on land and bite us, do they? Nope!
GOD FORBID THEY CANT SURF ANYMORE!!!!! KILL EVERYTHING!!! JUST DROP A NUKE IN THE WATER ... SURFS UP BROS!!!
we CAN stop kiliing them!!! Also, I am an ocean biologist. We are Not on any ocean creatures menu. Sharks mistakingly will test bite to see if we are edible. We are not on their menu.
Kind of like walking along in africa daily ,unprotected, and wonder why you got eaten by lions, hyhenas ,wild dogs, jaguar ,hippo, etc..
We can change nature. We should kill some sharks.
Respect for the guy who lost his leg
@NEGUS MBARKA why you say that
“No sharks at all” the ocean is their world, swim at your own risk.
If you lived next to lion pit would you go in it? The human answer will be lets kill all the sharks so we can surf.
Do you know the location of every shark in the world when you walk into the ocean? No? Then you're entering the lions den, literally, you fucking dumbass. Next time try not to look cool kid.
SkankHunt 42 okay that’s your opinion but it’s still kinda like going into the lions den when you swim in the ocean.
Iraq Lobsta!! 45 wht he said makes sense. You the one looking stupid .... idiot.
Any of you been that close to being shark nuggets, I have! 6 foot Hammerhead! Followed me all the way to shore, then followed me( and my two boys) a little over a mile. Throwing himself on the shore. We pushed him with boards back in the water once because he couldn't get turned around. They do not give up on a meal that easily when they get that big. I learned in front of my boys and other beach goers - respect. You want to share space with any animal large enough to swallow you... You best be ready to forfeit. I don't surf that area anymore. Walk it? Yes! Small sharks will come as far up as possible for smaller fish, nuzzle your feet! I don't touch them anymore either. Too much confidence is a dangerous companion!🖤
@Iraq Lobsta!! 45 No, You can go AT YOUR OWN RISK AND IF YOU GET BIT, DON'T GRIPE AND MOAN AND PUT YOUR SAD STORY ON TH-cam. THE END.
I understand as a father, the pain and grief, and the resentment, at the same time... But blaming the sharks, its only,fueling an already bad situation, for the islanders.
And once again, the sharks are the ones Who again, gonna pay the price.
As a surfer myself, for 40 years, everytime i enter the water, iam aware, of the risks that might, come with it. And if something happens, its my full responsability.
Specily if you know, that area, have sharks, you enter the water, at your own risk. Its a question of being, aware, and responsable.
After all, the see, its sharks home, not ours, and they habbits, are far older than ours.
Killing sharks Will never be a solution, But a final solution, to the sharks.
PS: My simpathy, for the family, of that Child. Truely. RIP.
I laughed when the guy threw the inflatable shark 9:58
Drones are better spotters than having divers in the water near the surfers.
Not for Reunion Island. It has proven to be dramaticly unefficient. As it resulted in several serious shark attacks including one fatal.
In South Africa, with great white sharks coming on a regular slope, with dark back on white sands, yes, drones and shark watchers outside of the waters are a very efficient solution.
In Reunion Island, we're dealing with bull sharks and also tiger sharks, coming from very steep slopes over coral reefs, hiding in complex labyrinths and coral caves.
I've worked for nearly a decade on this issue in Reunion.
The studies showed that drones are not able to prevent sharks from being close to people. Many Times, the sharks were there, people monitoring the drone pictures and even AI programs not able to spot them at time.
People underwater create a stress for bull sharks. They really don't like to be seen. They rely a lot on stealth. You break that, they will not be at their best. They percieve territorial occupation under the water as potential predators and threat to them.
It works if they fear people underwater identifying them as spearfishers. They're not affraid of them but fear them and keep them at distance. A kind of mutual respect and fear.
But we witnessed that these animals have great adaptabilty skills and tend to get used to the underwater watchers... The sharks come more and more closer. They're just loosing their fear, understanding there is no threat after all. We already had to evacuate several times.
Chriss, from Reunion Island.
Friendly.
@@bonbondesel thanks for this interesting comment. It's amazing how smart they're for "just a fish".
I was wondering has anything changed about the situation since this documentary was made?
Have any new solutions been found to work and if there's change in perception of sharks in the community?
Also the classy women in the red suit sparked my interest about what is Reunions native residents attitude towards the issue, is it true that older generations weren't going into the ocean as much?
cheers
@@ikkoichigo hello.
Sadly the situation has not changed a lot. It's just a little bit less crazy as more and more people invest in individual shark reppelents and go in the water only in very specific conditions. It lowers a little bit the risk.
But all nautical activities are still banned on the whole Island except in the lagoons. The problem is more and more, bigger and bigger bull sharks enter in the lagoons. Making the authorities ban it also more often but not permanently.
As a local myself, from a native family, I can tell you that it's totally false that the locals did not enter in the water. The women in red hurted so much so many people and played with racist stereotypes.
The truth is more complex. Our people always had a complicated relationship with the ocean.
Due to the story of slavery, the majority in the past feared the sea.
But almost all the coasts were villages of... Fishermen. These people were in the water everywhere the attacks now happens without major issues at their times.
It was traditional fishing and not nautical activities. Recreative use of the ocean was not very developped.
There was a lot of drawning and some shark attacks. Most of the population of the local were farmers or sugar cane producers. So the population going daily to the ocean was not dominant.
Nautical activities were seen as introduced by strangers or people from France. It begun during the late 70s. In the mid 80s it was already popular and native people already had appropiated them nautical activities. Little by little.
I'm forty and when I was 13, nautical activities were not bound to exterior people. It was very popular and I practiced 20 years almost weekly in the zone of the attacks without any shark issue.
But older generations not coming from fishermen villages still believed native never go to the sea despite the obvious origin of their sea food... Denial.
These people represent many many votes. Politics don't care about historical rightness.
It's easier to think that if something bad happens and there are strangers, so that's their faults.
Adding to that, a sociological study showed that the majority of the population unconsciously have a bad representation of people going in the sea because in the past, they were people serving the people who having slaves.
Regarding to the shark representation in the population, there is still a taboo and a stereotypical view of the animal.
Seen as an angelic fish or a bloody monster.
Both are false. These are wild predators.
The real problem to me is that they blamed and destroyed small traditional fisheries in the name of ecology. While the same instances pollute and overfish in the Indian Ocean.
Traditionnal fishing never hurted the environnent and made thé dangerous sharks fear the zones where human were.
For all this zone, fishing has been banned for too long. It's a green business. I'm for a marine réserve which means regulation and preservation. Not ideology and politics to earn huge amounts of credits.
The elite of my Island is corrupted. They blame the victims and put sanctions on innocent people while polluting and overfishing.
And it works well. It's very difficult for the population to des what's behind thé certain in such emotional topics.
A classic story... Sadly.
I think there is no way back. It's over. It's been ruined for too long. WE won't get back to a balanced environnement.
@@bonbondesel Thank you for this in depth replay, it was very interesting to read about Reunion matters from a local point of view. I wish you all the best, and hopefully some day I myself will be able to visit and experience your beautiful island.
@@ikkoichigo thanks ! Happy new year !
Reunion Island still remains a beautiful island and the mix between Asian, Indian, African, European people for 300 years makes it unique.
You'll enjoy ! You're welcome.
shark belongs to water,,.man belongs to land,we inter shark space so.death is equal
Wish they had the same mind set as dude who got bitten.
How you get mad at "people" for being in their home? The irony of staying terrestrial
Je comprends cet homme et je ressent sa tristesse ! Il a raison de ne vouloir pas oublier ! Respect et amour pour lui....
I rarely leave comments and likes, but i simply feel too obliged. The interviews were brilliant and the underwater and the aerial shots were amazing. Big like and happily subscribed.
My heart goes out to all who have suffered pain and loss associated with shark attacks. Being from Florida in the U.S., I am fully aware of the danger involved in swimming in the ocean. I don't swim anymore, either in salt water or fresh water sources. If I want to swim, I swim in a pool. There's just too many critters in the water for me to feel comfortable.
Humans have felt comfortable and relatively safe in the ocean for a very long time, but times are changing now, and the ocean, unfortunately, is not our domain. Just like any other aspect of mother nature, we are not truly in control.
We must change our behavior, not change nature.
Hot take: don't go into the ocean if you don't want to get bitten by a shark.
Problem solved.
Poor man, Elio's father. It must be torture to live each day with that kind of pain. That said, the risks are clear. When you go in there, you become prey. It's just the way it is.
I want that job of just swimming around and looking after the net all day
What the father said is true, You dont want the pain to go, its the closest you can feel to the loved one youve lost.
We are too emotional and act to aggressive, even without a high number of shark attacks you should be aware of the danger and not mad at the result, we as a species have killed off a large chunk of land predators, killing is not a solution, it destroys nature and eco systems.
Killing absolutely is a solution, nature is constantly shifting and nature will be here with or without shark species that attack humans.
@@christopherwillson nature will be here when we are gone is more like it genius
@@JasonVectrex_187 Both, not just if humans are gone. You overestimate how important these sharks are to the ecosystem and how fragile nature is.
The pain that father (and mother I’m sure) are suffering, knowing his son suffered, it’s just unbearable. 😭
Indian Ocean ‘Littered’ with sharks...The world is littered with humans more like.
That's why....it's natural for shark if they want to harvest human if they want..but scientist proof they don't like human at all except we human already deprived their food untill don't had choice to take on human...
Human says shark kill human - 1-5 years only 7 fatality
Shark says we been hunt down million in number every years...
Stupid human
This was a good insight. I'd never even heard of this island. I feel for those who have lost love ones however, the ocean is the sharks home. Killing them is simply wrong.
You could say that about any fish
Love how the citizens are so feisty, much like their counterparts in France.
FreedomBliss 2012 yeah the French went there in 1700 with some slaves out of Afrika to plant stuff.
Tangui Siquel.....I salute you. You are spot on saying the shark was doing what it has always done and these attacks are caused by humankind. You are an inspiration and a kind soul. Bravo!
Knowing the history of Reunion island it's hard not to think the sharks are nature's revenge for exterminating half of islands native species.
"the ocean needs to be reconquered." i think the loss of his son made him lose his marbles a little. that being said, i think shark nets might be the best way to solve the problem. give the people a couple of beaches that are 100% safe, and surfers that want unprotected free waters will simply have to take the risk - like elsewhere. knowing surfers they're mostly fine taking that risk.
staxstix build that wall
very good, factual, and comprehensive ; bravo !
I’m sure it’s an easy explanation. The sharks are probably just tired of so many smelly French people in the ocean. Lol
but were loosing all our reefs I think the health of our oceans is more important then a recreational hobby sadly
20:11 All this drama because humans are so arrogant they think nature can be controlled. Just stay out of the water. Surfing is not a useful skill that benefits humanity. It's a stupid hobby. Find something else to do...like go back to France and surf there.
Masha Mitchell obviously coming from someone who’s never surfed the open face of a wave or been in a barrel before 😂
I can't even imagine how brave those diver guards are. Wow
WOW so much respect for the guy who lost his leg. Not blaming the sharks at all but understanding that its a human impact because the sharks have been doing the same thing for millions of years and because of this sudden change its obviously a human thing. wow wow wow so much respect for that man
Stupid fool.
u have to marvel at the arrogance of humanity lol.
You're on the internet mad by humans dumbass.
James Banner
What the fuck does the internet have to do with human arrogance?
James Banner, Humans can be both technologically advanced and arrogant. your comment is dead.
@Homo Sapien. How is my comment dead?
James Banner The fact that you used this argument before, perhaps? At least, in my experience. Perhaps this one was first lol Still, humans are capable of many things, and not all of them are so fantastic. The internet, for example, is very much a mirror of its creators- both awesome and disturbing, brilliantly creative and mind-numbingly idiotic. We aren't the only creative or impressive species on this planet, after all.
Chinese kill sharks on an industrial scale, literally, for shark fin soup. Don't say humans do, that's too general. Chinese do. Bull sharks of 11 ft in length are commonly reported in Australia and at least one 13 ft, so I don't think the reunion bull shark is larger. Not a chance
And the numbers have continued to increase since the documentary posted.
Humans are entering the sharks domain. Very erogant to not have respect for the ocean and the inhabitants of it.
3:50 makes me cringe.
"What are you talking about? I've lived here for 20 years and we've never had any issues."
"I've lived here for 60 years."
"So what?!"
???
The Reef has a concentrated amount of shark food since it's one of the few or only places where fishing is outlawed, I assume that's why the Reef has the most shark attacks?
Correct me if I'm wrong
Everytime I go to this comment section I get so pissed off ! People don't understand that there are beautiful lagoons all around Reunion Island where you have NO CHANCE of being attacked by sharks ! The only shark attacks happened outside of the lagoons,most of the time in forbiden areas.
Feeling the fathers pain of losing a son. No parent should have to see their child die. May God comfort the family wherever they are in 2019.
It is probably best to just remove ALL life from the ocean so man can engage in his important leisure activities without the prospect of danger.
It's there ocean, not ours.... people need to deal with it, We steal enough of there food from fishing....what would you do in your home?
Yes, it fucking is, or atleast the shore. We as humans have been exploiting the oceans/shores for food and other valuable resources since the dawn of time. It's not the most pretty fact of humanity, but it's our's, if we perceive something as a threat in something we exploit or thrive in, it should be in our basic instincts to deal with it or atleast control it. These people have every right to be furious.
Did a shark fucking eat your grammar book?
I just watched a video on a fish sauce factory. Just that single factory uses 100 tons of sardines a day. 100 tons that would have been food for sea creatures, just so you can flavor your pad Thai.
False.
Arven Tahtyan English isn't the only language on earth. Did a shark fucking eat your knowledge?
If put you in the sharks shoes/fins. You’re living your life, eating dead animal bodies, and eating prey, they you see, a seal, you’re pretty darn hungry so you take a bite, damn, that’s no seal, then you swim away, and their leg is gone, days later, you are back and there are weird boats, divers with harpoon guns, etc. and they’re chasing YOU out from your home. Now, put a human in this situation. But instead, it’s aliens.
Respect for the guy who lost his leg and couple fingers. He might be the only person I've ever heard of who's been attacked severely, and yet doesn't blame the shark's. He knows the shark was just doing what it was born to do. Still, not exactly an easy thing to forgive. Good luck buddy
I don't know if you realised from his speech, he had a near death experience, and very likely met God, and received knowledge about the meaning of life. These are called NDE, and there are 100s of nde on TH-cam, check them out. That is why he is not angry, even grateful.
surfers are choosing to take the risks then the population are killing the sharks as revenge..bizarre
43.000 people injured in 1996 by TOILETS and ONLY 13 SHARK INJURIES THAT YEAR! SORRY BUT THAT IS HILARIOUS. WHAT ARE U A PLUMBER BY TRADE?😂😅
fred uncle if you watched the documentary, you might have seen that not every one is in favour of killing sharks. Saying that french people are arrogant assholes may be disproportionate. I grew up here and always thought that sharks belong to the ocean, it does not give us the right, as humans, to kill them in their natural habitat. Please don’t put everybody in the same box. Also, don’t speak about something you don’t know a single thing about.
Sharks - we reduce tourism
Cornona - hold my beer
He said he’ll see it coming,I don’t think he can swim faster than a shark can lol
Well if he does indeed see a shark coming, simply resting his arms and legs on the board would greatly limit the chance of loosing one of them. That’s not stupid of him, and he knows of the risks anyways. Surfers will always go into the water knowing they can loose a limb or their life so there’s nothing wrong in trying to anticipate the risks when possible.
I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISLAND BEFORE, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL PLACE.
VERY TOUCHING STORY OF THE SON WHO PASSED SO EARLY ON IN HIS LIFE BY A SHARK. HE LOVED LIFE and HIS BOARDS !!!
RIDE IN PEACE !
LISA 🌼
MYRTLE BEACH SC 🌴
Lisa Michele representing from Myrtle Beach! I like it! I'm from Surf Side!! :)
Just accept that your order in the food chain changes the moment you set foot in the ocean, jungle or woods.
Thank you guys for all the efforts and risks you take for ensuring the surfers and swimmers remain safe!
Isn't that a bit distasteful to put and AD right after a father is talking about his son being mauled to death by a shark? Just saying vice, could have picked a better spot to edit that in...
He said that in terms so he could bury his son...
I have the perfect solution, stay out of the shark infested waters. Child puts had in fire, gets burned, child has to learn, fire equals burn, ocean/sea equals shark bites, it’s their home and they’re hungry.