Chumming has always been an issue in Cape
Town that has been enlightened by the constant shark cage diving that takes
place nears our shores. The companies use chum to lure sharks in for customers
to view and this affects the shark activities near our bays. The sharks become
disorientated and aggressive searching for the scent of the blood coming from
the chum. Once they’re on this track they lose sense of reality and only have
one thing in mind and that is to find where the scent is coming from.
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| Shark Diver Magazine, 2007. Mako Shark Pictures [image online] Available at: http://www.sharkdivermag.com/mako-shark-pictures.html [accessed 21 April 2012] |
Chumming is used anywhere in the world
where there is potential sea life to attract. Whether it is used for fishing,
attracting animals for tourist viewing or to document and learn about the
mysterious marine animals that live so differently to land dwelling animals.
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