THE COMMENT ON THE SHARKSPOTTERS BLOG

I thought it maybe a bit silly not to copy that comment onto this blog. This is it:

"I am part of the False Bay Kayaking community centred in Simonstown. We Kayak, as do the Fish Hoek Surfskiers, almost exclusively in the general area between Millers Point and Kalk Bay. As such we interact regularly with all the natural residents of the bay. Those of us who use False Bay, or any part of the ocean regularly, including (particularly surfers and divers) are sensitive to and aware of the pleasures and dangers which it presents. All too often my real sense is that the casual Saturday swimmer is cut - off and distanced from what goes on beyond the foam. Without wanting to sound arrogant we need to develop a connection with the environment - that connection breeds both respect, tolerance and understanding in what is otherwise an alien environment. When it is experienced as alien there can be only a limited understanding and any experience is filtered through the only environment of which we have experience - land. My earnest hope is that more of us will take the step, in whatever way, to begin to experience the ocean holistically as more than just a pretty sight or a place to cool off on a Saturday morning."