[Equine1952]

This is a shame. The more we know about these animals the better. People thrashing around in the surf look like seals feeding and swimming. The Great Whites are a risk a swimmer assumes until we find a way to move the seals out. Predators seek food. It’s their job.

[JPJones]

“This is a shame. The more we know about these animals the better. People thrashing around in the surf look like seals feeding and swimming. The Great Whites are a risk a swimmer assumes until we find a way to move the seals out. Predators seek food. It’s their job.”

Children playing in a park look like rabbits to the wolves. Wolves are a risk young park goers assume until we find a way to move out the rabbits. Predators seek food. It’s their job.

[Capt. Tom]

The more we know about these animals the better.

We at least have biologists off their asses and out of their labs and out on the water now. - Tom

[Inyo-Mono]

From my reading, Great White sharks don't really differentiate between seals and people, it's all prey to them. They don't think "Oh that's a human being, not a seal, I've made a mistake." See the chapter on sharks in The Book of Deadly Animals by Gordon Grice.