Due to measures taken during this Covid19 frenzy (closures, quarantines, distancing), the balances of nature have been disrupted a wee bit. Not just in relation to how us as humans may or perhaps may not be coping with this situation at hand, but rather the effects it has had upon our environment.....and it's other inhabitants as well.
We have seen plenty of examples globally of various forms of land, air, and sea life venturing out of what we would like to view as "their areas", while they see this same exact process in a diametrically different light. Good bye humans, we want "our" space back.
With this in mind, would it not be fair to say that SHARKS could also play into this dynamic? With the RD experiencing record high temperatures in the last several weeks, and the regional Sea Surface Temperatures rising, along with the beach areas having been closed to most activities, what would prevent SHARKS from entering closer to our shore lines? Historically, not much to worry about regarding the Selachimorpha, but alas, these are not historically similar times. After all, they are well known to frequent the Mona Passage. A brief journey westward towards the Punta Cana/Bávaro region, or perhaps those lovely northern coastal "Everything _______" towns is not totally out of the question, or is it? I would not want to be that first person to go running full speed into the turquoise waters. You may come back with a lot less than just missing your speedo. Food for thought.
We have seen plenty of examples globally of various forms of land, air, and sea life venturing out of what we would like to view as "their areas", while they see this same exact process in a diametrically different light. Good bye humans, we want "our" space back.
With this in mind, would it not be fair to say that SHARKS could also play into this dynamic? With the RD experiencing record high temperatures in the last several weeks, and the regional Sea Surface Temperatures rising, along with the beach areas having been closed to most activities, what would prevent SHARKS from entering closer to our shore lines? Historically, not much to worry about regarding the Selachimorpha, but alas, these are not historically similar times. After all, they are well known to frequent the Mona Passage. A brief journey westward towards the Punta Cana/Bávaro region, or perhaps those lovely northern coastal "Everything _______" towns is not totally out of the question, or is it? I would not want to be that first person to go running full speed into the turquoise waters. You may come back with a lot less than just missing your speedo. Food for thought.
