I’m on the Cape, and hear about this often.
On the one hand, people are coming to see the sharks. But, on the other, they don’t actually want to see the sharks eat seals or swimmers.
It’s a balancing act. Influential players are the Chamber of Commerce and the save the sharks and seals (at the same time) naturalists.
I keep thinking the movie, “Jaws.”
When I think of some of the various groups affected by the sharks and seals; fishermen, business owners, bathers, surfers, tourists , biologists, property owners, seal haters shark haters, seal lovers, shark lovers, businesses that can make money on miigations, politicians, shark viewing boats etc.
You can see any public meetings to address the seal shark issue is going to be very contentious. - Tom
People, whales, sharks don’t care. The Good Lord didn’t give any real brains, just teeth. They’ll take a bite out of anything.