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#622
Sharks, lights, and night diving.
Matt65 - 7/31/2008 1:45 AM
Category: Survey
Replies: 61

Ok, the Mythbusters say it is "Plausable" that the lights used during night dives actually attract sharks, what do you think?
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Coho - 8/10/2008 11:36 AM
[Choose #2] Actrually, I have no data at all - and oipinion surveys are not confirming data.
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OHWceta - 8/08/2008 1:30 PM
[Choose #2] I’ll have to try that.
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Kemperite - 8/07/2008 5:08 PM
[Choose #2] I have seen a study that says HID lights put off a frequency that attracts their attention.
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Dorkfish - 8/05/2008 8:49 PM
[Choose #2] This is partly due to the electrical vibrations from the bulb rather than the light emission itself.
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flaski - 8/04/2008 5:12 PM
[Choose #3] I think it’s good, Abuddy and I will try it on 8 /16 in the gulf, I will let you know if we make it.
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AirOn - 8/04/2008 2:20 PM
[Choose #2] Sharks like electrical impuses, they also like metal.
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Bobo - 8/03/2008 9:37 AM
[Choose #2] anything is plausable, espcially when you can not directly communicate with the subjsct.
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NWKatShark - 8/02/2008 9:20 PM
[Choose #2] Sharks are attracted by the OTHER fish.
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rustymich - 8/02/2008 5:42 AM
[Choose #2] Mine got the attention of some sand sharks they were just interseted in it...
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Kevin_in_nj - 8/01/2008 1:24 PM
[Choose #2] the sharks may have been there, you just couldnt see them w/o your light.
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Ladysharkdiver - 7/31/2008 11:22 PM
[Choose #2] They use the lights to find food.
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akdiver27 - 7/31/2008 11:20 PM
[Choose #2] fish are friends not food
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LVDiver - 7/31/2008 10:09 PM
[Choose #2] Their experiment made it look plausible, but I’ve never noticed it imperically.
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divershaun - 7/31/2008 6:41 PM
[Choose #2] the only thing i can think is that they may get curious of the light and come check it out
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GenoMc - 7/31/2008 8:47 AM
[Choose #2] I think the lights make it easier for them to hunt, not that they need it.
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ScouterJT - 7/31/2008 8:15 AM
[Choose #2] there certainly was a behavior change with the lights
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scooba1981 - 7/31/2008 2:32 AM
[Choose #1] I never had one attracted to me. I guess I just wasn’t her type...