Who needs Scientific Evidence?

Overall chumming is the reason for this negativity towards the species, even though it is not scientifically proven, the amount for attacks that occur around times when chumming, create quite obvious evidence. …. Says. “Scientific evidence? Plain simple mathematics says, you chum; they come, therefore resulting in increased shark activity. However, once again, I opt to sit on the fence a little bit here. We humans are depleting the ocean of its spoils, interfering with eco-systems and it’s cycle of life. When will we stop? When there is nothing left for sharks to hunt and the risk of an attack is 100% each time you swim/surf/dive/body board?” 20summing, 2012. Shark Attacks and Chumming, whose to blame? [online] Available at: http://www.20summing.co.za/?m=6&idkey=948 [accessed 21 April 2012].

 It is not necessary to endanger more people before stopping the chumming. If the chumming was handled carefully and cautiously, away from popular beaches and surf spots- like they do at the Neptune islands in Australia – it wouldn’t be so widely blamed for the increased number of sharks near our shores.