Marine Laws Flouted For 'the Jaws Experience'
September 21, 2006 @ 12:37 PM (EST)
Source: Iol.co.za
Some South African shark cage diving operators, eager to give their clients a hyped-up "Jaws experience", are feeding Great White sharks and knocking them on their snouts to get them to open their jaws.
This was an observation made by researchers Ryan Johnson of the University of Pretoria and Alison Kock of Iziko Museums in a two-year study into shark cage diving...
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