MR> I know there was a dive operator going into Santa Cruz area for shark 
MR> dives, which brough in Blue sharks and Great Whites, But the E.P.A. 
MR> thefisherman, and the surfers in the area complained until they 
MR> stoppednow that dive operator does overnight liveaboard diving in 
MR> Monterey,You go and park you car in Monterey on the wharf where the 
The local fellow who does "shark" dives takes the boat out a couple of miles 
from the big tourist beaches and chums the water over a submerged pinnacle.  
I think I saw a 20/20 piece on an operation like the one you describe, which 
sounds a lot like what YBS is doing up here.  If we have another year where 
the open water sharks are coming in close to the beaches I have no doubt that 
someone up here will decide that it's the shark dives that are pulling them 
in.  On an interesting note though, the sighting that I desacribed to you 
occured less than a feww hundred yards off where this operators moors his 
boat.  He goes from his mooring, chums and dives then comes back to his 
mooring.  If I didn't know better it would seem to me that the operator had 
something to do with the shark being that close to shore, as it does to the 
general public.
 
MR> Although I'm sure it would be an adrenalin rush to be in a cage doing 
MR> ashark dive But I had the adrenalin flowing for years as an emergency 
MR> Dispatcher and E.M.T. for an Ambulance company so I don't know if I 
MR> need the adrenalin rush anymore.
Not that kind of rush anyway.  I'm going back to getting recerted as an EMT-B 
after some time away from the whole EMS thing.  National board testin is in 
July.  I'm not sure I'm up to dealing with it on a daily basis either but 
we'll see.  There is a real need for good volunteer EMS in my area.
 
Any good diving around Santa Cruz?  I have a friend out there that I may go 
visit sometime this year.
 
Be wet and well.
 
Dennis
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