Shark Scientist Reacts to SHARK ATTACK Videos: 3!

[@theresacaron4238]

Completely agree with you on Ocean Ramsey. One of these days she'll piss off a territorial shark and find out the hard way that predators need to be respected. Other so-called "experts" dealing with different bear species, mountain lions, tigers tragically met their maker. Oh well, she'll eventually learn what not to do.

[@pietropes1322]

Exactly - 2 things can be true at the same time - Yes, Sharks are not mindless killing machines but they are wild, predatory animals that can kill you - both are true. Timothy Treadwell thought Bears were completely safe to be around - he was ok for years then one night he and his GF were killed and eaten by a Bear......

[@ddraigmafon4725]

Which is why most true experts (i.e. real scientists, conservationists and animal behaviourists rather than self-proclaimed ‘experts’ and influencers) keep their distance from the wild animals they are observing and never forget that they are guests in the animal’s environment.

[@maxlutz3674]

Frankly, all animals should be respected and basically left alone. Rumor has it that in Africa plant eaters cause more fatalities than predators. BTW: In Germany people get killed by domesticated cows each year.

[@swirvinbirds1971]

I mean look at Steve Irwin... And it was a stingray that got him in the end. You keep testing the animals and yourself eventually you're gonna lose.

[@mrkipling2201]

There's that bloke who lives with lions and interacts with them really closely and thinks he's part of the pride. That has the potential to end badly.....

[@scarletbegonias2359]

I've been scuba diving since 1995 and I have only had two major encounters with pelagic sharks absolutely effing with me. One was a night dive off of Southern California and the other a daytime wall-dive off of Utila, Honduras. During the wall-dive my buddy and I were about 60ft down on a sandy outcropping along the wall looking at Sea Horses when a large aggressive Hammerhead showed up. I was scanning the blue and saw it cruising up the wall towards us, my buddy was focussed on the Sea Horses. The shark came right in and I immediately hit my Tank Banger, a large bead with a rubber band around my tank used to get other diver's attention. I snapped that bead and the shark immediately did an about-face and swam off 30ft before spinning around and coming right back. I snapped it a second time and it spun around and this time only swam 15ft away, before turning back. That's when I had the sinking feeling that this thing wasn't as afraid as it was a moment ago... We huddled against the wall on the sandy shelf with out knives out and calmly breathed as this thing assessed whether or not it could eat us. My buddy described it as 12-14ft, but I would say just slightly less than that, but definitely the size of my dining room table or more. The night dive was absolutely terrifying. A miscommunication between my buddy and I left us both separated from one another in about 70ft of murky CA water around 10PM. I was along a reef outcropping when I realized that there was no sign of Gary. I turned off my lights and held my breath to see if I could see his lights or hear his regulator, but no sign of both. I started heading to the surface when I paused halfway up, about 35ft from the surface in 70ft of water. I turned my lights off again, held my breath and slowly spun around doing pirouettes scanning the murk looking for Gary. That's when I got drilled by a very large shark. I was being shoved as I lay over the snout of this thing, it was huge, I'm 6'1" and I was folded over the snout as it drove me away from the reef and over the open sandy bay. I distinctly remember my regulator violently fluttering in the current as this thing pushed me along. I was wearing a Steal-95 Tank, and I swung my hip around and smacked the shark in the head with my tank, it made a loud thunk sound. That beefy shark turned away and I saw the side of it for half a second, before I swam to the bottom of the ocean at about 70ft. I had my lights back on and my knife out as I lay on my back sweeping my lights all around expecting this thing to come back, which it never did, but goddamn was I chitting myself. I had to immediately remind myself not to use up my air-supply and to get ahold of myself. That's when I realized that I was no longer in the protection of the reef. I quickly composed myself, glanced at my compass and started heading back to shore. In hindsight I should have made my way back to the reef, but I wanted out of the water, so I headed towards shore. I tried swimming upside down so that I could scan my environment, but I was way too clumsy, so I had to make the decision to roll over and swim more efficiently with very little visibility forward half expecting to get bit any second. When I finally got into about 6' of water near shore I felt incredibly lucky until I realized that there was not sign of Gary. He should have been at the surface by now after being separated for 10 minutes. He should have been up after 1 minute, but still no sign of him. After a few moments he popped up about 100 yards out, and swam over to me with a huge smile on his face and a back full of Lobsters. He wanted to grab our second tanks and go back in, but I only agreed to do the second dive if we drove 10 miles south and that's what we did.

[@Judgement_Kazzy]

I love that "boop the snoot" is genuine and fairly reliable advice for defending yourself from a shark

[@SHARKBYTES]

100% always boop the snoot in these situations

[@ShepherdsCreek]

That first video was really just a case of incredibly bad luck. Poor woman. I'm glad she survived though!

[@SHARKBYTES]

100% wrong place wrong time

[@dudumuricy9948]

The first i remember from shark week

[@OpinionatedChicken59]

Would you also consider it bad luck if you walked into a lion cage and got your leg torn off? It's blatant foolishness to dip one toe in the monster infested soup ocean!

[@SHARKBYTES]

@@OpinionatedChicken59 damn the ocean is one big lion cage in that case 😂

[@j.a.b.nijenhuis8124]

@@OpinionatedChicken59 true. It’s like a human being somewhere in the alps, clearly just asking for a bear attack

[@gooseberryjam1683]

I really appreciate the fact that you acknowledge that sharks can still be dangerous and that it's best to stay away because even if you do everything right, at the end of the day sharks are large predatory animals with lots of sharp teeth. Amazing video, keep up the good work

[@SHARKBYTES]

Watch from a safe distance 😁

[@bwestacado9643]

​@@SHARKBYTES And for the love of God, stop peeing while swimming, surfing and diving! The theory of them being triggered to hunt by uria is a very logical one

[@Jfreire16]

Agreed. The shark propaganda messaging has gone too much in the wrong direction. Went from mindless killing machines to humans are completely not on the menu of a shark and shark attacks are just 100% a mistake in identity so let’s go swim with sharks and have a grand old time. The reality is the answer is always somewhere in the middle of the messaging. Shark attacks are rare, but opportunistic predators and if given the opportunity and hunger they will prey on humans and consume them. Humans can get attacked for a whole host of other reasons: test bites, defensive bites , etc. Why I agree ocean Ramsey is a terrible example for people. She reminds me a lot of Timothy Treadwell “Grizzly Man”. Sharks aren’t harmless stuffed animals. They are apex predators and can be very dangerous and unpredictable and as you say best observed from a far.

[@melissawright5716]

Can you please move your head out of your interesting video, please. Thank you.

[@painterlypotts]

The guys with the nurse sharks absolutely got me, omg. The way he just...throws it. Throws it AT someone. I'm sure it's mostly a reflex/out of anger/pain but omg, it's like the start of a skit. Hopefully they won't do that again. Happy new year!

[@The_Original_LBSwanson]

I've always been really freaked out by that first video. Something about seeing her trying to get away and being in the sharks mouth out there in the open ocean just gets under my skin. I will say that the last video is a real good example of why you don't harass the wild life.

[@SHARKBYTES]

It’s a pretty horrific one isn’t it!

[@Justicia007]

Jaws level!

[@pompommania]

Yeah same. First off open ocean freaks me out. Meeting a shark there would be the cherry on the cake.

[@monadougherty6219]

Heather Boswell wasn't on a navy ship. It was a research vessel - noaa ship discoverer. I've met her as one of my friends was her roommate on the ship and my ex boyfriend was there as well - he got her out of the water. And i worked on the ship prior. She's very brave.

[@Justicia007]

I watched the Mick Fanning attack live, and it was incredibly scary. He was very shook up, and his friend and fellow surf competitor Julian, came to his aid despite the great white in the water...amazing footage

[@kkjjqrysdgadff7782]

Sharks will very, very rarely continue an attack with another animal around. They'll even stop seal attacks if another seal comes nearby. This is especially true of Great Whites as ambush predators, they are at their most vulnerable while attacking and their instinct is to flee at any sense of danger.

[@kkjjqrysdgadff7782]

And they certainly wouldn't turn and attack the new animal after already expending energy on an attack.

[@victory8928]

@@kkjjqrysdgadff7782yeah seals and especially sea lions can put some nasty injuries on a great white so the GW doesn’t want to risk it.

[@andrascsoman7584]

Bro this channel deserves much more attention, your content is the best👍🦈 Also happy new year everyone!

[@SHARKBYTES]

Thanks András - that means a lot!

[@drualasdove]

I’m amazed that last diver didn’t turn the water brown 😂 the surfer one definitely had me holding my breath, I was certain it would end with a missing foot or something. Spear fisher was super lucky and smart with everything action he took during the attack. I didn’t see any fish on him either so I’d bet it was a territorial attack rather than a predatory thing.

[@Operngeist1]

it's probably in his wet suit 🤢

[@SHARKBYTES]

Definitely looked like a few “back offs” in there

[@epaulettepup2379]

I’m so glad this channel is getting more attention. This has been my favorite channel for a while and it’s exciting that people are getting evidence on why sharks are awesome. Have a sharky day everyone 😁🦈🌊

[@SHARKBYTES]

Everyday is a sharky day on Shark Bytes 😁

[@Sheila612Miller]

​@@SHARKBYTES nerd lol

[@314a3]

I also found you through the Ocean Ramsay video and appreciate all of the videos I bingewatched since yesterday. Thank you for being objective and openminded. Analysing attacks and just getting their behaviour explained is such a joy and to be honest calming to me. They are not evil or gruesome but great predators that have the potential to be fatal.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Welcome to Shark Bytes - glad you’re enjoying it!

[@vinca43]

Mick maintains his composure after getting slapped by the shark's tail at 7:28. Impressive and glad he got away unscathed.

[@luxbrumalis823]

To answer your question about which shark encounter freaked me out the most , I will ALWAYS say the Heather Boswell attack. It's the first shark attack video I ever saw and the screams and the reaction of her colleagues, as well as watching her frantically swim away from that freaking HUGE shark....ugh it will always disturb me! Btw, I thought your opinion piece on Ocean was very fair and honestly you're just stating what the majority of marine biologists and pretty much anyone who understands the risks of close interactions w apex marine predators are thinking ! I very much enjoyed that video and it was news to me that I had been misinformed about the fact that that was not ,in fact, a pregnant Deep Blue , but just a different White Shark who had just finished chowing down on a whale carcass. 🤣And THAT is exactly why Ms. Ramsey is dangerous ! Tha kind of misinformation can cause someone to get killed cuz they think swimming w Whites is totally fine, not knowing that those sharks were basically in a food coma and pretty much sleeping lol Anyway, much love Kristian 😊 I'm always excited to see a new upload from Shark Bytes . Pretty sure ur the hottest marine biologist out there too 😅🤣

[@davestationuk7374]

I always get the feeling the sharks had been fed before hand in her videos

[@bibaswanmukherjee7237]

i think its mrs, shes married.

[@mar-nyan]

some of these are really scary! often the “shark attack” videos are just examples of people being stupid and basically asking to be bitten, but the surfer and spear fishing videos where sharks attacked completely out of nowhere were terrifying 😨

[@mar-nyan]

that little nurse shark though… it’s such a cutie that even fully knowing how badly it can end i’d have to fight the urge to get closer and pet him 🥹

[@victory8928]

Agree, lil’bebe is so cute but I would have try to just take a photo and then pet the photo. Don’t mess with wild animals, even the most cute and gentle ocean pupper can bite you if they mistake a finger or such as food or feel threatened

[@MsFoxy-bo4uc]

Love the new branding Kristian. Also love that you are able to say "Yeah these are not monsters but they are still dangerous creatures. Please give them some distance and respect" ( not a direct quote).

[@Wrathlon]

That little nurse shark was like an ocean house cat - Its not any threat to your life and is smol but its going to make you regret pissing it off. That last one the shark is like "HOW THE FUCK DO YOU LIKE IT WHEN I GRAB YOU? DOESNT FEEL GOOD DOES IT?"

[@hippolyte90]

Gotta admit the clip with the nurse shark made me laugh. The divers thought such a little shark wasn't dangerous and he really showed them. There seem to be alot of clips of divers getting attacked by 'harmless' sharks, like nurse sharks, because divers can't keep a respectful distance. Remember the photos of that influencer who was attacked by a nurse shark while being photographed surrounded by them? Same thing.

[@freeanimals594]

Happy New Year Kristian! 🎊🥂🎉 I've watched the attack on Heather previously. Glad she survived, but sad the shark was killed. I'm sure they thought it was for the best. Maybe it's because other ppl were still in the water. I'm very puzzled as to why anyone would go into the ocean on a kayak! Lastly, the nurse shark looked bigger at first. Surprised it was so small!

[@bitsbobs8158]

I remember watching a shark documentary in the late 90s. It featured the video of Heather being bitten. Shark experts said they thought the shark saw the shadows of the boats in its territory and wanted to lay down its dominance. Not sure how true that it is, but that's what some American shark expert said in the late 90s.

[@fuzzyboots123]

I was gonna comment about this doco (or at least a similar one). We watched it in school. I don't remember why we were watching it, but I very clearly remember Heather & their theory about the boat causing the shark to go back towards her

[@Blubberous]

I only discovered your channel a couple months ago and have absolutely loved the content. I went to my friends house party for new years eve and specifically remember getting drunk and talking a lot about sharks and also your channel 😅

[@SHARKBYTES]

Hahahaha, Shark Bytes NYE promo - I love it!

[@galeotheshark]

Happy new year Kristian! Looking forward to more sharky content this year! I love your channel so much! there's not a lot of channels in yt that are specifically about sharks so having you here is a blessing! Thank you for also informing the general public about sharks. With the amount of misinformation about sharks in the internet, your videos are really helpful. Hope you'll have the best time in 2023! Btw love the new logo!

[@TheBWWaterfront]

The "Sharks Happen" channel by Hal is definitely the best oral attack presenter. This guy is also good. I believe they work together sometimes. But is this a plagiarism of Hal's format? I hate to see someone successful or working trying to be who gets cut by people that steal his idea. I wanted to watch the diver attack but your face was enlarged into the center of the screen? I think it is ok to watch attack videos where no-one gets seriously hurt or killed. I did not feel comfortable watching that girl get attacked. There are some things that should be kept private. Like Dawn getting killed at Seaworld. Well keep trying. :)

[@SHARKBYTES]

@@TheBWWaterfront we’ve been doing shark scientist reacts to shark attacks ever since Shark Bytes began, so I’m not convinced this is plagiarism. Hal takes you through incidents on the GSAF, I look at incidents where videos have surfaced of this happening. The face in the centre of the screen is to deal with copyright, which would often block me from uploading the video at all. Fortunately it doesn’t happen often, but occasionally it does.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Glad you like the logo Galeophobia!!

[@MCrvngraddip2013]

That nurse shark bite left a smiley face. ☺️ 😂😂

[@zullysantacruz7434]

Happy New Year Kristian! I love your channel and how passionate you are about getting the correct information about conservation. So thank you. 😊 The Heather Boswell attack had me on edge 😮

[@SHARKBYTES]

Happy new year! Thanks for supporting the channel 😁🦈

[@SkunkApeMeg]

The Heather Boswell footage has always freaked me out. How deep the water was adds to it

[@Emilyreadsandwrites728]

Happy new year Kristian! I’m so glad the channel is getting more attention and I’m obsessed with the new logo. That last clip is the craziest in my opinion. Who tries to ride a shark??? Like. Really. 🦈 Thank you got the wonderful content, as always! 🦈❤️

[@SHARKBYTES]

Thanks Emily! Happy New Year 😁

[@cdub1934]

In Heather Boswell’s attack, did you notice the shark was closer to her head at first, but turned to bite her in the legs as she was fleeing? I’ve seen sharks trailing victims before. Can you explain that? Ty!

[@SHARKBYTES]

I think it’s probably got something do with approaching from behind, like most wild predators will do with their prey

[@drualasdove]

Happy New Year! Love the new branding, logo is really sharp!

[@SHARKBYTES]

Thank you - i love it!

[@tobypurvis910]

Happy 2023 to Shark Bytes! That first clip is unbelievable, lucky to survive really. Also love the rebrand - props to Joe Priv 😊

[@christofferthorsson607]

so what I'm gathering from this series "don't be an idiot around sharks"

[@SHARKBYTES]

This is a big tip 😂

[@jb8331]

Happy New Year! Curious to hear your thoughts on the Mexican government closing Guadalupe Island to tourists. I know negative human-shark interactions can result in people getting injured, but in these cases it was the sharks that were in danger! Anyways, keep up the amazing content!!

[@SHARKBYTES]

I’ll look into maybe doing a video on this JB

[@kw7378a1]

I love that you reacted to some of those infamous clips. I always wondered why the sharks attacked in those.

[@rebeccajones6719]

Happy new year! Dying at Piers Morgan - I knew you reminded me of someone! Poor Heather Boswell, she went through a lot of people's worst nightmare. How big do you think that shark was? The fin looks pretty large.

[@mommyshark1124]

I read it was a 15 foot female.

[@rebeccajones6719]

​@@mommyshark1124yeah that's big enough lol!

[@karenmurray351]

Loving the new logo Kristian and wishing you a very Happy 2023 🥂🥳🦈

[@punk24]

Wow he said a mouth full huh😂. Anyway AWESOME video as usual and no matter what anyone says Ocean uploading videos of shark riding is horrible and if she is actually a scientist and riding sharks then definitely shame on her. She's gonna get someone less knowledgeable killed if it hasn't happened already. Again thank you and Happy New Year. The last guy in the video was a complete idiot and that white shark was feeling very generous that day🤣🤣

[@SHARKBYTES]

I think you’re absolutely right Penny

[@pamelajackson6954]

Happy New Year, nice logo.

[@keysersoze8648]

Being a long-time scuba diver there's a couple of things I would never do, and one is never jump in the water in the middle of the ocean just to swim around. There's not a whole lot to eat that far out so anything swimming around out there is probably going to be hungry.

[@JohnWilliams-hw9yn]

Happy New Year Kristian! Every success to you and the channel in 2023. I really like the new Shark Bytes logo, not that there was anything wrong with the old one. That’s a compilation of some terrifying unfortunate incidents, and one utter stroker emulating numpty influencers to go and mess with an apex predator. That last clip is like trying to put a saddle on a lion and expecting it to end well.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Was so happy I could find that last clip after last weeks Ramsey episode 😂

[@surfrider986]

I'm loving the new logo, very cool 😃👍

[@surfrider986]

Another top notch video thanks, Kris😃Can't remember if you've covered the video of the Bruna Gobbi attack off Piedade beach, Recife, she was in the process of being rescued from drowning when a shark took a bite out of her leg - unfortunately she didn't make it.

[@SHARKBYTES]

I’ll look into this!

[@surfrider986]

@@SHARKBYTES Sorry, the beach was Boa Viagem, not Piedade -both are in Recife tho'. There are a number of YT videos of the aftermath of attacks on swimmers off Piedade Beach. Ironically these beaches translate roughly as 'Good Trip' and 'Mercy' - they're both notorious for the numerous shark attacks that have taken place there.

[@Jacksonoaks8]

Loving this channel I just discovered. Man two who was spread fishing is so lucky but also so smart! He didn’t freak and swim away face down legs towards shark but faced the shark and swam away while watching the shark so he could keep it in sight and counteract its follow up attacks. Man. This is why I don’t go in the ocean. I was in the keys in waste deep water looking at shells and rays by myself once as a preteen and had a parent scream shark at me and saw an 6-10ft dark fish swim right past me (it was really dark so maybe a nurse?) and I walked on water and never got back in and it’s been 20 years. Ugh

[@maciekillebrew2614]

Your commentary is very entertaining. You are very talented and creative with your explanations and thoughts!

[@SHARKBYTES]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed the video 😁

[@SCZ1111]

Sharks are like the cats of the sea Perfectly fitting that I always call my cat a little shark, the way he prowls around the house and likes to get bitey haha

[@cain5217]

Happy new year fella. Keep up the content and have a productive 2023 👍🏼

[@SHARKBYTES]

Happy New Year! Can't wait to come at you all with some more content

[@tracieday8661]

I appreciate having a professional break down these encounters.

[@ShepherdsCreek]

I'm curious about your thoughts on The Malibu Artist! He isn't a shark scientist but he does work with shark scientists.

[@SHARKBYTES]

I’d love to collab with Malibu artist, I did reach out for a collab with him a while back when the channel wasn’t as big. But he didn’t seem keen on me commentating on any of his videos. Perhaps I should reach out again soon.

[@ShepherdsCreek]

@@SHARKBYTES please do! I'd love to see a collaboration! I'll bug him too lol

[@adamhickey396]

Happy New Year Kristian! Really looking forward to your content in 2023! For me, the freakiest will always be the free diver with the spear gun. The way the shark comes out of nowhere and then appears again and almost gets into his side is so horrifying. With this one, I do think it may well have been territorial as I imagine if it was a predation attempt, the shark would've attacked him right from the get go, much like what happened to Sam Kellett. I believe, as well, that the shark was just attempting to head butt the person in question and not once tried to bite him. Still, very gnarly! For the first time, however, I think I have found something which I disagree with you on 😂 With regards to the Heather Bosewell incident, you commented that the shark in question may well have never seen a human being before. I, personally, would say that it is entirely possible the shark may well have seen humans before as (if I am correct on my facts), GW sharks are coastal animals and I would imagine that if it was in the middle of nowhere such as this individual, it was in the process of migrating to another coastal spot to either hunt or even mate. I, therefore, would postulate that it may well have encountered human beings before. In the end, however, I also believe that such a notion is irrelevant as such a shark in the middle of the ocean would not care whether the intended prey it has encountered was a human being or not. To the shark, the person in question, this case the man and later Heather Bosewell, was a easy meal. That would be my only quibble. With the final video, I think this is a great example as to why people like Ocean Ramsey should respect sharks and stop doing what they are doing. One da, it will, quite literally, come back to bite them and the result will not be as "fortunate" as this case. The kayak one was pretty incredible and I was thinking the same as you with regard to it being so close to shore. Imagine jumping from one of those docks! And as for the nurse shark video... well... need I say anything else? Again, thanks for delivering such fintastic content! Whenever one of your notifications pops up, I stop whatever it is I am doing and watch and am never disappointed. You are definitely in my Top 3 KZbinrs and you deserve to grow!

[@SHARKBYTES]

I think you could be absolutely right with the white shark stuff Adam. It may have seen humans before, but we’ll never know. It definitely would have been hungry though out there in the open ocean!

[@adamhickey396]

@@SHARKBYTES Most definitely. Out of curiosity, are there species of marine life that actually spend their whole times out in mid-ocean, not just on migration? The one that comes to mind is the Oceanic WhiteTip and perhaps the Blue Shark.

[@HenrythePaleoGuy]

Great video! It's incredible seeing this footage, and how potentially potent they can be.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Some wild footage in there for sure Henry!

[@owenhollifield5201]

Sharks are amazing animals and the best advice for them and us is to admire them from a distance.

[@kcgunzz3416]

Ok. I'll stick around for those next two videos. Love your content.

[@krisorgan]

My god these clips are absolutely terrifying, I can’t imagine the terror.

[@patkelly8309]

Happy new year fella. I subscribed to your channel last week I think, probably on the strength of the Ocean Ramsey vid, which I thought was very fair and balanced. Pretty cool that Steve Backshall responded. I'll have to go read his comment. I asked a question in one of your videos but it was a random vid from couple years ago which you probably havn't been notified of so I'll ask it again if that's ok? Q: Living in the middle of the Irish Sea as I do, what are the chances of meeting a large predatory Shark if i somehow found myself lost out at sea? Let's say 25 miles off the coast of either Cumbria or Northern Ireland. Thanks mate. Keep up the great work.

[@ReadyMadeLobotomy]

yay! I love awareness being brought to people messing with sharks in THEIR homes. Sometimes it is a simple mistake, but a lot of things can be avoided if people didn't antagonize nature! Wonderful video as always and love the new brand!

[@Breeanna73]

Just off the coast of port Lincoln here In South Australia. 2 weeks ago there was a whale carcass. That attracted great white sharks feeding frenzy!

[@turtlejeepjen314]

Eagle eye here. I HAD noticed, looks great!!🙂🙂

[@SHARKBYTES]

Glad you like it!!

[@jennifer4art]

Found your channel recently & am enjoying learning more about sharks. I do have a fear of sharks, probably growing up with the Jaws movies didn't help. Do you have an approx size of the nurse shark in this video? It looks tiny, like 7 or 8 inches, but I'm no expert. I understand sharks can do damage to humans no matter the size & just curious of this sharks size. When I saw the man grab the shark, it looks like it's really tiny. Keep up the great content, enjoying real views on sharks! Thanks!

[@OneAmancham]

Happy new year! Glad you get more attention. Well deserved. Love the new logo and look. Great work. Love your attack videos. It's really interesting to hear your view on those close encounters and attacks. Most shark attack videos tend to sensationalize the situation and demonize the sharks, sadly. I really love your channel and hope you'll have an exciting and successful year ahead of you. Looking forward to more amazing videos :)

[@nathanjones1008]

Man..some of these are just terrifying.

[@scottthomson9813]

"An over zealous white shark". Classic line.

[@DawnstealerGaming]

I think one of the thoughts on the first one, at least what they were thinking back in '94, was that the pointer was actually reacting to the smaller boat in the background, seeing it as a potential competitor and then went for the swimmer to avoid losing out on the easy meal. But...yeah - stick with your group

[@TheStarcruiser]

You enter the water you enter their world at your own risk! Greetings Kristian/Cornwall from the Southern Great Barrier Reef Queensland -Great content 🦈👍

[@Nick.Colemann]

Would you consider doing a video to give your opinion on the various new products to dissuade sharks from humans. Like Sharkbanz 2. Ocean Guardian Freedom surf, shark shield freedom, the raidator diverter surf suit, shark stopper I'd be interested to listen to what your view as a shark scientist is of these various devices.

[@fdcdrifter]

I watched the Mick fanning one live! I was shocked!!

[@hardmcshaft7931]

That last clip reminded me of that scene from '50 first dates' when rob Schneider says. Sharks, they only bite when you touch their private parts

[@DelphineIgnia]

7:50 yea, that's the caudal fin. You can see a few seconds before what I believe is the dorsal fin before it looks like the shark thrashes to the side.

[@Benji-jj2bg]

Happy new year brotha! New subscriber here.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Happy new year Benji! Welcome to Shark Bytes

[@MattiaTamos-pm2bc]

The tiny nurse shark is less scary than getting your Regulator yanked from you lol

[@ourcorrectopinions6824]

Subscribed because you're educated and balanced in your assessments. Really cool channel. Cheers!

[@mtathos_]

happy new year mate, nice new logo in hope of nicer newer intriguing content. Sharkbytes only goes up from here! also right on time for my usual smoke lol.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Enjoy brother ✌️💨

[@jscatt6123]

Happy New Year Kristian! Thanks for another great episode!

[@FluffyFaven]

I love the look of the new logo!

[@pamelajackson6954]

Appreciate and agree with your analysis. Question: spear guns I remember on Discovery or Nat Geo they said that spear gun ping when shot was acting as a dinner bell to sharks. Is there any research if this statement is accurate? Could that sound be a learned behavior that the shark can get an easy meal? Or is it the trashing of the injured fish that brings in the shark? Thanks great show!

[@SHARKBYTES]

I’d have to look into this Pamela, although I’m not aware of any research on speargun sounds attracting sharks, I think it’s more likely to be the writhing fish on the end of the line.

[@factchecker472]

Happy 2023, Kristian! It seems crazy that people would risk spending 90 minutes swimming in the open ocean like that. There's a very interesting interview by Heather Boswell describing her attack and Tracking Sharks did an interesting analysis on it. Unsurprisingly Hal from Sharks Happen in one of his videos took exception to the Tracking Sharks presenter's suggestion that the shark may never have seen a human in one of his nonsensical rants: 'I hear something that breaks my brain, I can’t even deal with it. Never saw a person before that? That probably takes the cake for the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. I would bet that he would have a hard time finding a single marine biologist to back up that ridiculous comment. I mean that one’s worse than any one I’ve ever heard.' Well, he sure lost that bet, huh? I wonder what percentage of GW sharks have not seen people before, I would imagine a fair number as there are many seal/sealion colonies where people don't usually swim? Maybe as we track more sharks we'll have more detailed information on sharks' long term migration patterns?

[@NidoKnight]

I think the craziest part about the one with the Great White and the Green Kayak is how fast the shark came out of nowhere and then vanished just as fast.

[@AnnabelChick]

I’ve been out paddle boarding and had what happened to the kayaker happen to me. No bite or anything but definitely a serious scare (also super cool). You don’t really appreciate how powerful great whites are until you meet one face to face

[@malloryfraney1683]

Just subbed. Awesome video and great info drop.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Glad you enjoyed it Mallory, welcome to the channel!

[@matthewwalker5430]

Hey Kristian - I know you tried to reach out to Ocean Ramsey and she ignored you but have you tried contacting Forrest Galante about doing a collab on KZbin? I think it would be really interesting to hear you guys together. I know you've been critical of Forrest in the past and, if I'm honest, I 100% agree with you - at least from the impression I got from his TV series stuff. However, he does a podcast called "Wild Times" and I've warmed to him hugely after listening to it. No doubt he makes some statements which I am not entirely in agreement with him on & I suspect you might also take issue, but I also think you guys would also find a lot of common ground and 1 thing I've learned about Forrest since listening to him is he is not so full of himself that he cannot be self-critical nor afraid of debate. He's actually a pretty funny guy and both you and he are partial to a sneaky beer or 2 whilst recording so, at the very least, it'd be fun to see you guys raising a glass together. You should try reaching out to him. They discuss lots of really interesting Shark stuff on the Podcast also and Forrest stated quite strongly how he wishes Shark Week would focus less on what he called the "sexy" sharks such as White Sharks, Tigers and Bulls and that the most interesting sharks are actually the more obscure, less 'sexy' ones which Shark Week tends to avoid - I know you would agree with him on that. Anyway, Happy New Year, hopefully 2023 is a good'un for you and the Shark Bytes channel

[@PADS62]

I remember seeing the 1st attack on Heather in 1994. Of course it was on the TV local news because the internet was not anywhere near what it is today and no one I knew had anything close to cable. (Yes youngsters, it was the dark ages. 😂🤣😅) Waaay back then, the most things people were doing was goofing around in chat rooms. But it was scary as crap when her footage of the attack was shown on the news! 😳😕

[@magsseath1136]

Ur so cool 2 watch & so knowledgable, thank you so much, I have to watch about sharks & attacks, I cant help myself. Keep up the good work, ur awesome ❤🐎

[@alexandragarcia8776]

The spear fishing video had me so tense 😬

[@aaronsmith1280]

Another great vid just found your twitch to

[@SHARKBYTES]

I’ll eventually get back on there and play some more games soon!

[@rottweilerfun9520]

Special K in the house ! Happy New Year ! The new logo is sweet.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Happy new year! Glad you like the logo

[@stevedurden3691]

The first one was during a swim call for a NOAA ship based out of Seattle. I knew someone that was aboard the ship. Captain broke protocol by allowing the swim call to go on that long.

[@SHARKBYTES]

90 minutes does sound like a long time to be swimming!

[@stevedurden3691]

@@SHARKBYTES Sorry I cant find the sources. For either the NOAA regulations or the after action report for the NOAAS Discoverer.

[@jasminecollins897]

Have you covered the poor guy who was completely eaten by a white shark recently? Some onlookers filmed it, but I can't remember where it happened.

[@danielmoore9214]

There was actually another shark the following year at the surfing venue in SA

[@lizardkeeper100]

the spearfishing one was wild but I know there are many freedivers that when they go out carry a speargun just incase a shark gets frisky with them.

[@kevinmitchell2441]

Happy new year and thank you for what you're doing

[@aquakirby5198]

I rewatched the Ocean Ramsey video after finishing this one and I feel like you need a shirt that says "Ask Me About Glucocorticoids" 🤣

[@SHARKBYTES]

hahahaha shark bytes merch

[@aquakirby5198]

@@SHARKBYTES lol yes!

[@ashleymarie804]

I was happy to hear a real scientist talk about Ramsey as I am not a professional and just saw her videos wondering what the heck was going on there.

[@vindolanda6974]

In the Boswell attack the first bite seems to have been a test bite. In an interview she described it as very light, ''like a puppy''.

[@roguekayl]

I'm know expert but was the last but one video not a leopard shark. I know they are similar but i thought nurse sharks are bigger, grey and no markings. No hate just a question. Love your content and cant wait to see the next 💜👋🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

[@MrMalvolio29]

PS I also looooove Your periodic “sneer” someone had criticised in another video

[@SeattleJeffin]

One wonders if Heather was attacked by a great white on a migration. The incident happened mid Pacific.

[@SHARKBYTES]

Could have most definitely been travelling, and likely not eaten in a long time

[@davestationuk7374]

The bullshark specialist got his calf removed on camera , in a 1 second attack in 1-2ft of water . Had been studying them for years but took 1 attack to change his life

[@elezeiaz]

Happy new year Kris! I said in a previous comment this lady never went into marinebiology like I wanted to as a kiddo and got a degree in biomedical laboratory sciences instead. Well, happy news! This year, with inspo from you, I'm going back to school, marinebiology here I come. Hope you'll have great year yourself Kris. Thanks for being such a role model!

[@SHARKBYTES]

This is amazing news! Go at it with everything you've got

[@JoeyOutlaw]

I really enjoy the way you break these down from a scientific perspective but you also keep it real and call it for what it is. Your not demonizing the sharks but your also not being completely one sided and defending the sharks like almost every other shark scientist claiming it’s always mistaken identity or an accident. You call a straight up attack with no other obvious reason besides trying to eat a human an attack and a clearly territorial attack a territorial attack and I really respect that about you. Love this channel looking forward to the next video. 🚨HIT THE SUBSCRIBE & LIKE BUTTON 🚨

[@SHARKBYTES]

Thanks for supporting the channel!! 🦈🦈😁

[@beebomouse]

I 100% agree with you!

[@garlandhummel9197]

Ever considered doing the OG video of Henri Bource? Dude was filming stuff with Ron and Valerie Taylor back in their “man against beast” era and before they became shark advocates/conservationists (“savage shadows”) and lost his leg (part real footage, mostly of the aftermath, and a lot faked/recreated VERY poorly…like the approach and bite itself, although I think there might be a few seconds of actual footage with a shake and rip) to a white shark at the Percy islands. 1966, like a decade before Jaws came out. Might have inadvertently played into the shark scare of that whole period of time. I think the footage may have even pre-dated “blue water, white death.” A whole lot of f*ck around and find out…pioneers as they were, they did some dumb stuff and hurt some animals along the way…and one paid for the shenanigans with a limb. I just think it would be interesting to do a “let’s watch with a shark expert” to see a retrospective on what they did. Another more contemporary one which might be cool would be “Near Miss” by Ron Elliot…I think he is in a small club of dudes who have been hit on a few different occasions by great whites, like Rodney Orr (dudes named Ron and Rodney must have a statistical disadvantage in being attacked by sharks).

[@garlandhummel9197]

Ron Elliot is the maniac in the viral video from a few years back getting bumped/buzzed on the back of the head by a great white. He set that whole situation up, there wasn’t a second diver. He intentionally turned his back on that shark, that shit was a selfie! Absolutely terrifying.

[@kirjom2505]

Could you make a video about what to do when you see a shark in water or how to avoid shark attack?

[@SHARKBYTES]

I do believe we have one Kirjo, the eye research paper video. Perhaps about 6 months ago?

[@romdozer]

New logo is sick!

[@SHARKBYTES]

Cheers Rom!