Every time Hal uploads I'm like "Yes! Hal is back!" I think no matter the topic he'd upload I'd enjoy just listening to his content. That poor daughter having that as her last memory of her Mom had to be terrible to come to terms with.
I've read a few recent articles about shark attacks that happened in Australia, the Bahamas and Mexico where the victims were in fact killed by a shark. I find it fascinating that at the end of every one of these articles it states either that sharks are not dangerous to humans or that the likelihood of being attacked is extremely low, say lower than being hit by lightning or whatever stat they use. We have no idea how many people are killed by sharks every year if you consider 3rd world countries and such were these things are not reported.
The same day that this happened, and having recently moved to Maine from Oregon, I was chatting with a friend about sharks being in the waters of Midcoast Maine, and was told no, there are no sharks in these waters. I doubted that, and also spoke with a kayaker that same day who said they never consider sharks, Well that was the day that poor woman was killed by a GW. I think my friend and the lady kayaker I met now have a different view of what's in the water out there.
Yeah, that reminds me of the time my boyfriend & I went camping in Oregon years ago & when we first got there, I asked if there were snakes. He said no there's not any snakes here,don't be silly. So we walked on down to the river only to see a huge Diamond Back Rattler sunning itself on a big boulder 😮😂 !
@kathykirkham1956 I can tell you with certainty that there are GW sharks off the Oregon coast. My former co-worker was salmon fishing in Winchester bay. He was watching a seal swimming about 100 ft. from his boat when suddenly a Great White that he estimated to be around 15 ft. long breached with the seal in its mouth. It frightened him so badly that he upped his anchor and got off the water.
Felt terrible about this attack, and anout the ones in Cape Cod. People are so brave! Good for those people who went out there in a kayak right away to try amd help.
so amazing that people muster the bravery to do that, like the guy holding her whie a 15 foot shark circled them !!!! The utter terror both faced...dear Lord. If it was one of my kis or sisters & I was right there I know I'd fight the devil himself for their sakes but I'm not sure how I'd react if a stranger was out deep, you know, cause Iwon' go deep already due t fear of sharks all my life....
I like your thinking behind the mobile cages for abalone divers being a requirement. Im in the construction business and i need heavy equipment to do my job. Did i want to spend 10s of thousands of dollars on excavators and skidsteers, absolutely not but i had to. These people should look at it the same way its a necessity. You cant put a price on safety and making it home to your family
I live in Maine and was harassing Hal to mention this back when it happened which he did. Crazy to think that it’s been so long thanks for covering again with more detail.
I live right by where this happened, even closer if by water, and there are pretty much no details to be had from any reputable sources. There was plenty of hearsay ofc but I couldn’t find anything that went into detail and I could’ve literally been attacked by the same shark if I made the quick trip to Popham beach… it seems very odd there’s little to no detail but hey, we’re a tourist state… can’t have you fair-weather visitors thinking you’ll be eviscerated by a great white so let’s just not go into detail since nobody cares if the local bums become shark shit
Great whites are very common in the summertime in New England. Scientists tag sharks 🦈 there and track them. We have about 4 great whites offshore here in Central Florida right now. I'll stay on the beach ⛱️
Yeah... I moved to Florida from Cape Cod. I grew up being told there were no great whites on the Cape. I was told the same thing when I moved to Florida. All sharks can swim wherever they want in search of good hunting spots.
@Pensacolavixen Sharks 🦈migrate like other animals. The Gulfstream is like I95 for fish. I used to find sharks teeth on the beach. It's interesting to see how different each species is
@@sallydaniel1023 yes, I agree. My x used to drive boats from New England to Florida and said there were certain times of the year when the water was thick with migrating sharks.
As a surfer, I would definitely like a tracking/warning system. And I personally would be one of the surfers that actually got out of the water if a warning was issued!
I live in Maine and I remember it spread like wildfire. That stuff doesn’t happen here. We all joked our whole lives that nothing Maine can kill you unless you’re allergic to bees or something. Ofc we have bears , coyotes, wolves etc. nobody has ever been attacked by those here. Hit everyone kinda hard.
❤ Maine.... Except the mosquitos. Canoed the Saco River many times. I never had the courage to swim in the Atlantic up there. Don't you get Orcas too now??
@@Pensacolavixen yeah but never seen unless you’re out in the boat. I swim in the Maine water both fresh and Sea. Yeah mosquitoes are pretty invasive in the summer. But if you’re camping , just need a fire.
Same in Mexico ! the rumor is that there are no sharks in the Pacific Ocean on the Mexican coast !!???! Since décember 2022, lready three deaths due to sharks
I hunt the Alagash every fall, the black bears up there are heavily hunted, so they know to avoid people for the most part, moose on the other hand will mess you up if you're not careful. Since I never walk into the woods up there without a rifle and a radio I tell myself I'm at the top of the food chain, but I acknowledge that there is a food chain, and I'm on it. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but bears, moose and sharks'll kill ya.
Not meaning to corner the discussion here, but we just had a non fatal incident reported in Sydney Harbor 29th January. A female kayaker sustained serious leg injuries near Sydney harbor's Elizabeth bay. Authorities are claiming that this was a Bull shark attack.
I think you're on to something regarding missed opportunities for a meal. Makes sense to me that they might get frustrated and hungry. Like you said, a person makes an easy meal that will have to do when the other food can't be had
I tjink Ive died amd gone to heaven.... So many videos this week. Im so happy Hal. I love your show. Younare the best. Keep up yhe womderful vodeos...❤❤❤
My dog swims at the lobster boat dock just past where she was hit. Julie was projectile pushed out of the water, please also note she was swimming next to the boat lane. Said another way, the fish/lobster boats enter and exit right there. Bailey’s has a skinny harbor. Popham beach (summertime has many Sharktivity app pings) is a stones throw away. Boothbay and Newagon Harbor are a stones throw from Popham (also have Sharktivity pings as they swim toward Lubec). All the tuna fisherman in the Midcoast have great white sightings in the summer. I moved up here from Cape Cod, my hubby born and raised on the docks of Chatham, Cape Cod. Climate change and seal numbers rising, plus Chatham’s researchers tagging them= raised awareness/more sightings. My best guess is that shark followed a boat in and was loving the deep, dark harbor.
Hal, I’m a huge fan of the channel. Probably a dumb question, but is that a green screen behind you? Also, I’m working on a shark video right now, and I plan on giving your channel a huge shout out. You deserve more credit than you get on this platform.
Hi Bob! I'm a huge fan of U toooooo! So glad to see U here. Isn't Hal great ❤ I love U guys. Until then I will be looking forward to your new Shark story toooo😮😂❤!
@@teresadvorak6145I’ve always been a shark nerd, but stuff I’ve read since I was a kid never sat right with me. Hal is the first person to put these into words.
It is one of about 5 backdrops i bought in Amazon. The mako is my fav but very out of focus as they blew it up. I have 2 up at a time and switch them up every now and then.
Red shirt looks great on you. An excellent color for you. Should wear red mor often Hal. Saying glad to see you . Fan's from Wichita Falls Texas !! Love your shows. Always anxious for another one. Appreciate your hard work putting these together, the time it takes you to research the attacks. Thanks 😊
Just wondered about those warning systems, how used are they if they only detect tagged sharks? What percentage of sharks are tagged versus not tagged? It would definitely be better than nothing but certainly not 100% safe I would think.
The cooperative shark tagging program tagged 229,000 sharks over a 52 year period….. and it’s estimated that we pull 100 million sharks from the ocean each year. I’d make a shot in the dark, ballpark guess that less than 1% of sharks that are currently alive have been tagged. So I can’t see it being effective……. I wonder if sonar like the kind used in fish finders coupled with software to identify sharks could be an option, it’s super easy to identify a shark using side scan sonar (not many fish 6’-20’ come into the shallows other than sharks)
Problem with the acoustic tracking tech is A) it only works on sharks that have been tagged and B) the tags themselves have a finite lifespan based on battery life (typically seems to be a few years or so). What percentage of the total White Shark population could we conceivably keep tagged with active units? Seems like a good tool for collecting research data, but minimal impact on safety. Too many sharks, too few tags.
I new Hal would get to it sooner or later, sad one hope she went quick which is probably how it played out. The warning system is something I thought we woulda implemented long ago
gets pretty hot during the summer months on the east coast and midwest... makes since the water is warm in Maine in July which is tail end of summer. With August being normally the hottest month of the year....
Those sensors in Maine sound like a brilliant idea, I really hope they work, just making it safe for everyone, it won't make any difference to me because I won't be going into the water!!
Another great single attack show Hal. 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈 I agree that they need shark attack prevention methods like those receivers because both humans and (especially) sharks, can come out alive. There is one flaw that I see in your theory about white sharks. If they resorted to humans as food because they can't catch seals, then how come the number of people consumed by sharks doesn't go up? If seals get away that often, and the sharks turned to humans for food because of that, how come people aren't consumed by white sharks more often? If a shark consumes a person, There's usually a cause behind it. Like out of desperation for food. Are you saying you think the shark that did this was desperate for food?
I think when people are consumed by sharks unless someone sees it happen or records it then it’s likely to be chalked up as missing/presumed drowned because there’s no evidence of what happened. Like Cameron Robbins was eaten on video by several sharks and people argued that he drowned. Or Simon nellis I don’t think if the shark that consumed wasn’t recorded/witnessed by multiple people it would have been labeled a “drowning”
Right now i think in California there are an abundance of prey to choose from, seals, sea lions, elephant seals and it is why there are no consumptions there as over in Australia and SA, just a theory i have not looked into yet
I wish they'd stop automatically claiming sharks get confused by wetsuits or surfboards. Or do some in-depth testing to determine what they can differentiate between seals & ppl.
A question for people from America or Australia etc. When you hear these stories from Hal and watch these videos. Do you just jump into the sea normally or are you careful? And if so, aren't there any thoughts going through your head? I'm from Russia, we don't have such topics. But I've always found it interesting how people from the following countries deal with the topic
I think for many years the media downplayed the danger of sharks. We were always told sharks don't eat people or sharks won't bother you. I am more careful now, and I've told my children to be careful and avoid ocean waters deeper than your waist. I took more chances when I was younger because I was told it was safe to do so.
I had two close calls in Manatee and Sarasota counties in the 1990s. I seldomly swim and stay with a large group in shallow water when I do go swimming.
Yeah, I would also need a mobile cage if I were ever tempted/talked into fishing on the bottom. Sounds like it's good money but it seems to me (w/o looking too deeply into pricing) as though the cage would take a while to pay off but would eventually pay for itself. I would STILL get a case of the browns if I were down at the bottom in the cage and a GWS either bumped it or bit on it. Not ashamed to say I would sh*t myself.
No. Attempt to eat. It seems the kayak got to the victim fast enough that if the shark was out to consume it probably was chased off. If it turns out there was no feeding i will change it
When i was a young man id visit family in orleans on the cape/(cape cod) id swim at a place called gorilla rock back then. Ive seen all the big white sharks cruising there now, it gave me chills to think of how much i swam there when it was mainly stripers.........whoa times have changed even in the ocean it seems.
I agree with you completely, Hal, regarding all the mistaken identity theories. I believe that the animal knew that Ms. Holowach wasn't a seal. However, I can't see where it was attempting to predate? It appears that poor Ms. Holowach succumbed within moments of the attack, but the shark did not return to retrieve the remains. Also, the rescuers, that only traveled 60 ft., did not see the animal circling their kayaks, or near them? I think that this was just one very angry shark that brutally attacked her and just took off.
I am going by the speed to which the kayak got to her, along with not having proper description i am assuming there was a large bite taken from her. If i run across info that is different i will change it accordingly
The Great White is highly interested in a mammalian heartbeat and any heart signature similar to a seal or sea lion will be of interest. Human beings are relatively weak swimmers compared with other aquatic mammals and therefore probably generate a lot of interest from the great White population when within hearing/pressure range. They probably zero in on just such heart signatures(including ours)from up to a kilometre away. I am sure that when confronted by an unusual heart signal and body presence(pretty lean and small) they will weigh up the odds before attacking, no matter how inept and vulnerable we may initially seem. A mouthful of bones is probably not their first choice, but when you haven't bagged a juicy seal for a couple of days, then a bite sized snack might be worth it, especially when the nearest seal or sea lion traffic is offline for the moment.
I think we are as capable of swimming as a seal is at flopping around on land…… and I think you’re right about sharks catching people when they’re really hungry like the shark that ran into Heather Boswell in the middle of the open ocean, I think he was migrating and hungry and bit the first guy before biting heather and then puppy guarding her from getting to the boat and bit her again….. that shark was trying to get a meal…..it bit 2 people 3 times and ate her leg. Same with Simon nellis, that shark bit him in half and then ate the rest of him… had it not been recorded I think it would have been labeled a drowning because there was no evidence of his existence left.
@@jeepguyoffroadlife My guess is and it's only a guess, is that to a GW, thin or obese individuals look like pretty low pickings compared with a seal or sea lion. But worth investigation for sure. The first and foremost attraction for the GW would be the mammalian heart signal and the only real inhibition would probably be the 100 million+ years of genetic survivor caution, when faced with an outlier. Hence the common exploratory, but for the swimmer often fatal, test bite. The admixture taste of neoprene and/or fiberglass, must also cause some GW reassessment of the situation. This link to famous surfer Wayne lynch gives a pretty clear(and entertaining) demonstration of just how circumspect a GW is before going all out and just how avoiding being potentially, fatally beached by a surfbreak, would be a high priority to Great White navigation too. A definite No no! See below. th-cam.com/video/dJ-rj_O9gbw/w-d-xo.html
@@jeepguyoffroadlife I almost guarantee there are no stats on a fatty-bo-batty being more likely to be attacked…. I think it’s a solid theory that landwhales could be more likely to be consumed instead of just getting one bite because they are soft like seals.
Thanks John! I am fascinated by white pointers as my perception of them is their in a unique class. Meaning aside from their size , the fact they at times stock their human prey for prolonged time lines corrolates with higher intelligence. Even how they attack is unique in they evolve and adapt to shallows , deep waters and at times their attacks are so brutal they seem to be in their own class of shark beyond all others.
They also hang out by the Isle of Shoals off New Hampshire. Saw a picture of one. Also, one of the biggest Great Whites ever recorded was caught up in Nova Scotia. Not far from Maine.
My heart goes out to anyone involved in a shark attack... it's a sad reality, such a hideous death "may" happen if you go into the ocean. Lots of way to die, I think a shark attack is a total nightmare that some actually realize as they're dying. Are lifeguard towers equipped with drones ... to REALLY watch out for swimmers?
Sounds like a win win win. Imagine just as the candy on top all the insane amount of data and behaviors breeding patterns knowledge we don't have about these animals that we would learn
Hoping to find some answers eventually if there are trends. Currently it is everything most experts say. Avoid jetties, docks, river mouths, post rain murky waters, if there are baitfish or any other active fish in the area including turtles. Staying in relatively shallow water. Those all help but i just stay out of the water myself.
I heard about this attack, and I never did study it! This one just seemed to fly right by my radar as far as all the attacks I study....I need to read up on this one because it is rare for a GWS to attack in the colder Atlantic waters and especially in a cove.
Maybe if your in the ocean you become fair game for the big predators. Simple as that, same on land really. There seems to be a lot of attacks we probably will never know about but if theres one thing ive learned theres a lot more we dont know than we do. I would never go in the open ocean or sea. Anything could be in there. Thankyou Hal, ❤
We're in their territory so I mean how can we say anything. If we humans were made for the water then we'd be designed for that. Perfect example of the seal having that ability to avoid certain death and people do not have that ability unless your special. I'm doing alot of research on the "Great White" and I think ,just my thought I think it's really a Grey White or Gray White. Again I cant find anything about this but it makes sense that somewhere along the way it was misinterpreted as a Great White? HAL , what do you think?
Every time Hal uploads I'm like "Yes! Hal is back!" I think no matter the topic he'd upload I'd enjoy just listening to his content. That poor daughter having that as her last memory of her Mom had to be terrible to come to terms with.
Yes, I could listen to him read the phone book!
You look good in red, Hal. I think red's definitely your color!
Always good to see a post from hal, i wouldn't go swimming where there was sharks unless a system like that was in place.
I've read a few recent articles about shark attacks that happened in Australia, the Bahamas and Mexico where the victims were in fact killed by a shark. I find it fascinating that at the end of every one of these articles it states either that sharks are not dangerous to humans or that the likelihood of being attacked is extremely low, say lower than being hit by lightning or whatever stat they use.
We have no idea how many people are killed by sharks every year if you consider 3rd world countries and such were these things are not reported.
And if nobody was there to witness an attack, it never happened.
@@Pensacolavixen😂
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Yep & many people just go missing, presumed drowned, also there's been a lot of empty boats found, they are recorded as boating accidents.
Also, they've cut open Sharks & found People parts & all kinds of stuff 😳 😮
@@MissChris5 PERFECTLY SAID.
Awesome Hal....Thx bud.... Heart goes out to lady's family
Good idea Hal about that shark alert device
Like hearing bout that noninvasive shark alert system 👍
As a resident of NH I was looking forward to this recap.
The same day that this happened, and having recently moved to Maine from Oregon, I was chatting with a friend about sharks being in the waters of Midcoast Maine, and was told no, there are no sharks in these waters. I doubted that, and also spoke with a kayaker that same day who said they never consider sharks, Well that was the day that poor woman was killed by a GW. I think my friend and the lady kayaker I met now have a different view of what's in the water out there.
Yeah, that reminds me of the time my boyfriend & I went camping in Oregon years ago & when we first got there, I asked if there were snakes. He said no there's not any snakes here,don't be silly. So we walked on down to the river only to see a huge Diamond Back Rattler sunning itself on a big boulder 😮😂 !
As a rule never listen to anyone do your own research. Great Whites can pretty much pop up anywhere along the American coastline.
Wow. Wonder what the kayakers do now. Stay closer to shore i would hope.
@kathykirkham1956 I can tell you with certainty that there are GW sharks off the Oregon coast. My former co-worker was salmon fishing in Winchester bay. He was watching a seal swimming about 100 ft. from his boat when suddenly a Great White that he estimated to be around 15 ft. long breached with the seal in its mouth. It frightened him so badly that he upped his anchor and got off the water.
I dont understand why people deny that there are sharks in New England they can be found as far up as Canadá.
Awesome show as always Hal! So glad you're continuing with the show, I love it and always look forward to new episodes
Great episode, Hal! Hopefully those devices will become commonplace down the road.
Appreciate the content Hal, love the videos and the way you make them! I enjoy every one!
Horrendous for both mother and daughter. RIP Julie.
Love the shark alert device and abalone cage idea.
Horrific for the daughter to witness 😢
Felt terrible about this attack, and anout the ones in Cape Cod.
People are so brave! Good for those people who went out there in a kayak right away to try amd help.
Yes. It has to be tough what rescuers see in these attacks
so amazing that people muster the bravery to do that, like the guy holding her whie a 15 foot shark circled them !!!! The utter terror both faced...dear Lord. If it was one of my kis or sisters & I was right there I know I'd fight the devil himself for their sakes but I'm not sure how I'd react if a stranger was out deep, you know, cause Iwon' go deep already due t fear of sharks all my life....
I like your thinking behind the mobile cages for abalone divers being a requirement. Im in the construction business and i need heavy equipment to do my job. Did i want to spend 10s of thousands of dollars on excavators and skidsteers, absolutely not but i had to. These people should look at it the same way its a necessity. You cant put a price on safety and making it home to your family
Can never be too safe✌️☮️🖤
I always enjoy your show, Hal. Thanks for this episode!
Hey Hal! Great coverage! Thanks for this video! ❤ Love you lots friend!
I read the attack happened just 20 yards off shore! Not far at all. So sad for her daughter, family & friends plus the community. -
I live in Maine and was harassing Hal to mention this back when it happened which he did. Crazy to think that it’s been so long thanks for covering again with more detail.
RIP not a huge amount of details on what happened just that it was bad and she's gone, and so we have it...thank again Hal
I live right by where this happened, even closer if by water, and there are pretty much no details to be had from any reputable sources. There was plenty of hearsay ofc but I couldn’t find anything that went into detail and I could’ve literally been attacked by the same shark if I made the quick trip to Popham beach… it seems very odd there’s little to no detail but hey, we’re a tourist state… can’t have you fair-weather visitors thinking you’ll be eviscerated by a great white so let’s just not go into detail since nobody cares if the local bums become shark shit
Thank you, Hal from South Africa 🇿🇦
Thanks a bunch for the upload man!
Great whites are very common in the summertime in New England. Scientists tag sharks 🦈 there and track them. We have about 4 great whites offshore here in Central Florida right now. I'll stay on the beach ⛱️
That's relatively recent in terms of the Northeast but for the past five or six years we've had great whites right off the coast
Yeah... I moved to Florida from Cape Cod. I grew up being told there were no great whites on the Cape. I was told the same thing when I moved to Florida. All sharks can swim wherever they want in search of good hunting spots.
@Pensacolavixen Sharks 🦈migrate like other animals. The Gulfstream is like I95 for fish. I used to find sharks teeth on the beach. It's interesting to see how different each species is
@@sallydaniel1023 yes, I agree. My x used to drive boats from New England to Florida and said there were certain times of the year when the water was thick with migrating sharks.
@@Justicia007 It's not recent. You didn't hear about the attacks in the 70's off Mass and Jersey?
Short but informative video Hal, awesome as always! Remain blessed and keep the videos coming 👍 👌 ☝️ 🫵
As a surfer, I would definitely like a tracking/warning system. And I personally would be one of the surfers that actually got out of the water if a warning was issued!
Another Great show Hal!!!
Great show. Looking forward to seeing your next one!
As always Hal good show, as a kid I had all the books Shark Attack, Myth or man eater etc never get tired of reading them. Not as good as your show.
I live in Maine and I remember it spread like wildfire. That stuff doesn’t happen here. We all joked our whole lives that nothing Maine can kill you unless you’re allergic to bees or something. Ofc we have bears , coyotes, wolves etc. nobody has ever been attacked by those here. Hit everyone kinda hard.
❤ Maine.... Except the mosquitos. Canoed the Saco River many times. I never had the courage to swim in the Atlantic up there. Don't you get Orcas too now??
@@Pensacolavixen yeah but never seen unless you’re out in the boat. I swim in the Maine water both fresh and Sea. Yeah mosquitoes are pretty invasive in the summer. But if you’re camping , just need a fire.
Same in Mexico ! the rumor is that there are no sharks in the Pacific Ocean on the Mexican coast !!???! Since décember 2022, lready three deaths due to sharks
I hunt the Alagash every fall, the black bears up there are heavily hunted, so they know to avoid people for the most part, moose on the other hand will mess you up if you're not careful. Since I never walk into the woods up there without a rifle and a radio I tell myself I'm at the top of the food chain, but I acknowledge that there is a food chain, and I'm on it. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger, but bears, moose and sharks'll kill ya.
@@katiamontana871 Ocearch see for yourself.
You are the man hal!
I live in FL and no longer feel safe in the sea even in shallow water.I think I will stick to the bathtub.😁
Great show Hal 😊
Not meaning to corner the discussion here, but we just had a non fatal incident reported in Sydney Harbor 29th January. A female kayaker sustained serious leg injuries near Sydney harbor's Elizabeth bay. Authorities are claiming that this was a Bull shark attack.
Heard about that!
Yes, looked like a bull bite. Very deep in her calf. I guess the photo leaked. Someone sent it to me
I think you're on to something regarding missed opportunities for a meal. Makes sense to me that they might get frustrated and hungry. Like you said, a person makes an easy meal that will have to do when the other food can't be had
I have been fascinated by sharks since the age of five.
Become an Abalone diver at the farallon islands,its fun!-Hal
Me too. Sharks, Whales and tornados were my 3
@@SharksHappen Cool. Sharks, orcas, and the Vietnam War are my 3.
Same. It all started with me watching Jaws at 5 years old 🦈😆
Smyrna Beach needs the solar notifier.
I tjink Ive died amd gone to heaven.... So many videos this week. Im so happy Hal. I love your show. Younare the best. Keep up yhe womderful vodeos...❤❤❤
Great show!
My dog swims at the lobster boat dock just past where she was hit. Julie was projectile pushed out of the water, please also note she was swimming next to the boat lane. Said another way, the fish/lobster boats enter and exit right there. Bailey’s has a skinny harbor. Popham beach (summertime has many Sharktivity app pings) is a stones throw away. Boothbay and Newagon Harbor are a stones throw from Popham (also have Sharktivity pings as they swim toward Lubec). All the tuna fisherman in the Midcoast have great white sightings in the summer. I moved up here from Cape Cod, my hubby born and raised on the docks of Chatham, Cape Cod. Climate change and seal numbers rising, plus Chatham’s researchers tagging them= raised awareness/more sightings. My best guess is that shark followed a boat in and was loving the deep, dark harbor.
Big Up Hal ! You are da 👑. Sharks Happen #1. ❤️ 🦈
Damm straight,donate!( Anjou Rule)- Hal
Thanks Hal
My man Hal back at it again with the quality content!
Hello again Paul!
Thank you Hal.
Hello. Good Evening Hal 🦈🦈 Happy Shark Tuesday 🦈🦈
Huh… meter on 0 and I click Like.. meter STILL ON 0! Boo-Hiss @TH-cam! Not cool to treat the Dev’s this way! 😡
Thanks Hal! Good video
Hal, I’m a huge fan of the channel. Probably a dumb question, but is that a green screen behind you?
Also, I’m working on a shark video right now, and I plan on giving your channel a huge shout out. You deserve more credit than you get on this platform.
It’s a poster, or similar
@@kaudsizhe has so many 😅
Hi Bob! I'm a huge fan of U toooooo! So glad to see U here. Isn't Hal great ❤ I love U guys. Until then I will be looking forward to your new Shark story toooo😮😂❤!
@@teresadvorak6145I’ve always been a shark nerd, but stuff I’ve read since I was a kid never sat right with me.
Hal is the first person to put these into words.
It is one of about 5 backdrops i bought in Amazon. The mako is my fav but very out of focus as they blew it up. I have 2 up at a time and switch them up every now and then.
Another great video Hal! Can you go over the situation with merch and where to get it? Thanks.
Yea,no problem.let me get my order book and ill get right back to you.- Hal
Will get into that in my next full episode. I have put it on hold for now.
I hope these shorter, single incident videos are doing well. I like both styles - the longer, combined videos and ones like this.
Great show Hal
Great show Hal 👍👍👍👍
Hal I watch your videos all time,you do a great job….
If you wanna know more about magnets just ask Jessie Pinkman 😂
Thank You love the videos ❤
Red shirt looks great on you. An excellent color for you. Should wear red mor often Hal. Saying glad to see you . Fan's from Wichita Falls Texas !! Love your shows. Always anxious for another one. Appreciate your hard work putting these together, the time it takes you to research the attacks. Thanks 😊
Just wondered about those warning systems, how used are they if they only detect tagged sharks? What percentage of sharks are tagged versus not tagged? It would definitely be better than nothing but certainly not 100% safe I would think.
The cooperative shark tagging program tagged 229,000 sharks over a 52 year period….. and it’s estimated that we pull 100 million sharks from the ocean each year. I’d make a shot in the dark, ballpark guess that less than 1% of sharks that are currently alive have been tagged. So I can’t see it being effective……. I wonder if sonar like the kind used in fish finders coupled with software to identify sharks could be an option, it’s super easy to identify a shark using side scan sonar (not many fish 6’-20’ come into the shallows other than sharks)
Million dollar question.
@@SharksHappen Thanks, Hal. Was just sincerely curious. I love your show!!
Hey there, Hal! Great info! This show has been enlightening.
Problem with the acoustic tracking tech is A) it only works on sharks that have been tagged and B) the tags themselves have a finite lifespan based on battery life (typically seems to be a few years or so).
What percentage of the total White Shark population could we conceivably keep tagged with active units? Seems like a good tool for collecting research data, but minimal impact on safety. Too many sharks, too few tags.
True on both counts.
What an awful way to Die! Poor woman and I can imagine her daughter s trauma
More more more. Consuming content. Love it.
I new Hal would get to it sooner or later, sad one hope she went quick which is probably how it played out. The warning system is something I thought we woulda implemented long ago
How could the water be warm in Maine? The Gulf Stream?
Global warming???
I think it depends on the person’s definition of “warm.”
Not Caribbean warm, for sure.
gets pretty hot during the summer months on the east coast and midwest... makes since the water is warm in Maine in July which is tail end of summer. With August being normally the hottest month of the year....
@@TheGrmany69 Or Florida hot 🔥 The water temperature gets into the 90s here. It's gross
Those sensors in Maine sound like a brilliant idea, I really hope they work, just making it safe for everyone, it won't make any difference to me because I won't be going into the water!!
Another great single attack show Hal. 🦈🦈🦈🦈🦈
I agree that they need shark attack prevention methods like those receivers because both humans and (especially) sharks, can come out alive. There is one flaw that I see in your theory about white sharks. If they resorted to humans as food because they can't catch seals, then how come the number of people consumed by sharks doesn't go up? If seals get away that often, and the sharks turned to humans for food because of that, how come people aren't consumed by white sharks more often? If a shark consumes a person, There's usually a cause behind it. Like out of desperation for food. Are you saying you think the shark that did this was desperate for food?
I think when people are consumed by sharks unless someone sees it happen or records it then it’s likely to be chalked up as missing/presumed drowned because there’s no evidence of what happened. Like Cameron Robbins was eaten on video by several sharks and people argued that he drowned. Or Simon nellis I don’t think if the shark that consumed wasn’t recorded/witnessed by multiple people it would have been labeled a “drowning”
Right now i think in California there are an abundance of prey to choose from, seals, sea lions, elephant seals and it is why there are no consumptions there as over in Australia and SA, just a theory i have not looked into yet
I wish they'd stop automatically claiming sharks get confused by wetsuits or surfboards. Or do some in-depth testing to determine what they can differentiate between seals & ppl.
A question for people from America or Australia etc.
When you hear these stories from Hal and watch these videos.
Do you just jump into the sea normally or are you careful?
And if so, aren't there any thoughts going through your head?
I'm from Russia, we don't have such topics.
But I've always found it interesting how people from the following countries deal with the topic
Me personally I don't go in the water anymore. A pool is just fine for me
I think for many years the media downplayed the danger of sharks. We were always told sharks don't eat people or sharks won't bother you. I am more careful now, and I've told my children to be careful and avoid ocean waters deeper than your waist. I took more chances when I was younger because I was told it was safe to do so.
I question stepping over a puddle after Hal's shark attck posts lol. I fear big water and aviod it.
I live in Perth Australia and I used to swim not anymore no way
I had two close calls in Manatee and Sarasota counties in the 1990s. I seldomly swim and stay with a large group in shallow water when I do go swimming.
Thx Hal ☘️
Yeah, I would also need a mobile cage if I were ever tempted/talked into fishing on the bottom. Sounds like it's good money but it seems to me (w/o looking too deeply into pricing) as though the cage would take a while to pay off but would eventually pay for itself. I would STILL get a case of the browns if I were down at the bottom in the cage and a GWS either bumped it or bit on it. Not ashamed to say I would sh*t myself.
Agree with you 100% Hal 👍👍👍
Always enjoy Hal❤
I’m from Maine and predicted this attack 2 years before it would happen.
I’m confused at your explanation “attempt to predate” and “not” did you reverse those two meanings? Ty!
No. Attempt to eat. It seems the kayak got to the victim fast enough that if the shark was out to consume it probably was chased off. If it turns out there was no feeding i will change it
That's awful!!! I couldn't even imagine swimming with my mom and watch her being up killed by a real life monster!!!!! So sad!
And seeing her body on shore bitten in half.what a hell of a story to tell your friends at the fraternity !!
Animal. Not monster.
When i was a young man id visit family in orleans on the cape/(cape cod) id swim at a place called gorilla rock back then. Ive seen all the big white sharks cruising there now, it gave me chills to think of how much i swam there when it was mainly stripers.........whoa times have changed even in the ocean it seems.
I agree with you completely, Hal, regarding all the mistaken identity theories. I believe that the animal knew that Ms. Holowach wasn't a seal. However, I can't see where it was attempting to predate? It appears that poor Ms. Holowach succumbed within moments of the attack, but the shark did not return to retrieve the remains. Also, the rescuers, that only traveled 60 ft., did not see the animal circling their kayaks, or near them? I think that this was just one very angry shark that brutally attacked her and just took off.
I am going by the speed to which the kayak got to her, along with not having proper description i am assuming there was a large bite taken from her. If i run across info that is different i will change it accordingly
No mistaken identity, just Hungary.
The Great White is highly interested in a mammalian heartbeat and any heart signature similar to a seal or sea lion will be of interest. Human beings are relatively weak swimmers compared with other aquatic mammals and therefore probably generate a lot of interest from the great White population when within hearing/pressure range. They probably zero in on just such heart signatures(including ours)from up to a kilometre away. I am sure that when confronted by an unusual heart signal and body presence(pretty lean and small) they will weigh up the odds before attacking, no matter how inept and vulnerable we may initially seem. A mouthful of bones is probably not their first choice, but when you haven't bagged a juicy seal for a couple of days, then a bite sized snack might be worth it, especially when the nearest seal or sea lion traffic is offline for the moment.
I think we are as capable of swimming as a seal is at flopping around on land…… and I think you’re right about sharks catching people when they’re really hungry like the shark that ran into Heather Boswell in the middle of the open ocean, I think he was migrating and hungry and bit the first guy before biting heather and then puppy guarding her from getting to the boat and bit her again….. that shark was trying to get a meal…..it bit 2 people 3 times and ate her leg. Same with Simon nellis, that shark bit him in half and then ate the rest of him… had it not been recorded I think it would have been labeled a drowning because there was no evidence of his existence left.
I wonder if there is stats on if obese people are more likely attacked verses thin and boney..? Just a thought.
@@jeepguyoffroadlife My guess is and it's only a guess, is that to a GW, thin or obese individuals look like pretty low pickings compared with a seal or sea lion. But worth investigation for sure. The first and foremost attraction for the GW would be the mammalian heart signal and the only real inhibition would probably be the 100 million+ years of genetic survivor caution, when faced with an outlier.
Hence the common exploratory, but for the swimmer often fatal, test bite. The admixture taste of neoprene and/or fiberglass, must also cause some GW reassessment of the situation. This link to famous surfer Wayne lynch gives a pretty clear(and entertaining) demonstration of just how circumspect a GW is before going all out and just how avoiding being potentially, fatally beached by a surfbreak, would be a high priority to Great White navigation too. A definite No no! See below.
th-cam.com/video/dJ-rj_O9gbw/w-d-xo.html
@@jeepguyoffroadlife I almost guarantee there are no stats on a fatty-bo-batty being more likely to be attacked…. I think it’s a solid theory that landwhales could be more likely to be consumed instead of just getting one bite because they are soft like seals.
Thanks John! I am fascinated by white pointers as my perception of them is their in a unique class. Meaning aside from their size , the fact they at times stock their human prey for prolonged time lines corrolates with higher intelligence. Even how they attack is unique in they evolve and adapt to shallows , deep waters and at times their attacks are so brutal they seem to be in their own class of shark beyond all others.
Binoculars guy sounded creepy lol 6:35
just recently returned to ur channel, have u done any shark attack cases in Korea and Japan? just wondering
Have covered 2 or 3 in Japan so far. Harada being the one that comes to mind first.
They also hang out by the Isle of Shoals off New Hampshire. Saw a picture of one. Also, one of the biggest Great Whites ever recorded was caught up in Nova Scotia. Not far from Maine.
My heart goes out to anyone involved in a shark attack... it's a sad reality, such a hideous death "may" happen if you go into the ocean. Lots of way to die, I think a shark attack is a total nightmare that some actually realize as they're dying. Are lifeguard towers equipped with drones ... to REALLY watch out for swimmers?
Ohhh Good! Here's a shorty from Hal !!!!!❤😮😅
In so cal the alarm would be constantly going off. We have white sharks near shore on a daily basis.
Sounds like a win win win. Imagine just as the candy on top all the insane amount of data and behaviors breeding patterns knowledge we don't have about these animals that we would learn
How can they keep the attack info from us like that. How can we learn from them?
Hoping to find some answers eventually if there are trends. Currently it is everything most experts say. Avoid jetties, docks, river mouths, post rain murky waters, if there are baitfish or any other active fish in the area including turtles. Staying in relatively shallow water. Those all help but i just stay out of the water myself.
What we need is automatic underwater harpoon turrets.
Lol
So you would go swim in the ocean if there were sensors?
Nope
This happened about 6mins away from me (I live in Brunswick, ME) and it was a very messed up day around here. People were grim and sad.
I think we have these in Australia. We get live updates on where sharks are etc
Hey Hal, a guy posted in your last attack video, he lost his leg and dog killed in a shark attack South Africa
What was his name?
😂 that dude was for sure a troll. Look at his comment history.
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@@skycloud4802 greenrush4313
It waa s girl and her name was Ilene Magillacutty
Hi Hal 👋😃
Probably a black wet suit/seals. The rocky shoreline of Maine nice cool water sounds like great white heaven to me.
Water temps in Maine certainly are not 73 degrees.
I’m a former Maine fisherman and still have friends who are. There were several dead seals reported around the area that summer from shark bites
The air bubble curtains seem to be effective.
I heard about this attack, and I never did study it! This one just seemed to fly right by my radar as far as all the attacks I study....I need to read up on this one because it is rare for a GWS to attack in the colder Atlantic waters and especially in a cove.
Maybe if your in the ocean you become fair game for the big predators. Simple as that, same on land really. There seems to be a lot of attacks we probably will never know about but if theres one thing ive learned theres a lot more we dont know than we do. I would never go in the open ocean or sea. Anything could be in there.
Thankyou Hal, ❤
RIP 🥀 🦈🏴
Do You think sharks go to shore when they are desperate for food ?? Any thoughts on this.
Yes. Or following food, seals, fish, bait balls.
@@SharksHappen in rockaway beach and Long Island we been having a lot more activity close to shore.
We're in their territory so I mean how can we say anything. If we humans were made for the water then we'd be designed for that. Perfect example of the seal having that ability to avoid certain death and people do not have that ability unless your special. I'm doing alot of research on the "Great White" and I think ,just my thought I think it's really a Grey White or Gray White. Again I cant find anything about this but it makes sense that somewhere along the way it was misinterpreted as a Great White? HAL , what do you think?
That would make sense. The white stands out but naming them after their colors originally is something i never thought about til now.