The answer is no. These are Lemon sharks (Negaprion brevirostris) fish eaters.
But that has not stopped the Seychelles gov from engaging in the largest Jaws style shark hunt in recorded memory in an attempt to prove to their tourism base that they do not have a "shark problem."
To the Seychelles credit and a country that depends of 50% of it's GDP to tourism dollars they had to do something, but an old school shark hunt targeting every shark species within 20 miles of an attack site?
That's not in keeping with modern tourism values, nor does it fully recognize the intelligence of today's tourist who understands more about sharks now than 20 years ago when a full court shark hunt was de rigueur.
The Seychelles even went to the extreme lengths to hire several South African Shark Mercenaries to hunt down their Killer Sharks.
What has transpired over the past several weeks in the Seychelles has been a farce.
At first this was not a shark attack, then it was deemed a shark attack, then the animal without any scientific proof was identified as "not a local." From there various sources within the Seychelles gov said this was a white shark, again no proof was offered, but it worked nicely with the desperate storyline that the Seychelles did not have sharks in its waters.
Along with this weeks Lemon shark haul, Seychelles shark hunters also came back into port with two large Tigers, so much for the Seychelles storyline that they don't have sharks in their waters.
It's evident that the Seychelles have no clue how to deal with their sharks, even though these animals have been living in a peaceful coexistence with swimmers for the past 30 tourism filled decades.
At this point all that can be done is to watch the unfolding disaster and plan for the next gov reaction to a shark attack. We can learn from the Seychelles media disaster as a case study on how not to react and deal with the aftermath of a shark attack.
While shark attacks are unfortunate, and deaths from shark attacks tragic, they remain rare events and we can do a lot better than South African Shark Mercenaries, and media reports that attribute attacks to species that most likely no where in the region at the time of the event.
Cephalopodic Horror - The Horror!
Far be it for us to suggest that any particular culture should abstain from "playing with food," but then again the following video is just plain gruesome.
The science behind this is simple, freshly dead cephalopods can be reanimated with a healthly dose of salt found in most soy sauces.
The results will make even the most hardened Zombie Apocalypse fan wince:
Are These the Killer Seychelle White Sharks?
Dear Bamahas West End - We're Thinking of You
If Hurricane Irene models are correct the next 24 hours will be a rough one for the good folks in Freeports West End.
Freeport is especially dear to us because we stage all of our Tiger shark diving operations from this wonderful island and from the West Ends Old Bahama Bay Resort and Marina.
We made a choice a few years ago to have divers fly to the island and spend time at the resort to put back into the Bahamas economy, suffering from one of the worst tourism downturns in recorded memory.
This week the Bahamas will suffer another hit. Hopefully it will be a glancing blow from a Cat 2-3 hurricane and our hopes and prayers are with the people of Freeport and the local business folks who we have come to know.
Hang in there guys we're looking forward to seeing you all again in a few weeks and if you need anything feel free to contact us.
Let us know what we can do to help!
Cheers,
Patric Douglas CEO
www.sharkdiver.com
www.sharkdivers.com
Isla Guadalupe 2011 White Shark Season - Quick Report
With our first few expedition trips away to Isla Guadalupe this season divers are writing back to update us on their experiences. Chuck lives in Arizona and when not diving with sharks he's usually found whitewater rafting.
Chuck and his cousin Georgene are now an "Official Shark Divers" having spent the last three days in the company of our amazing white sharks at Isla Guadalupe and witnessing first hand white sharks jumping clear out of the water right next to our boat.
We call it a shark breach, Chuck calls it amazing:
This is from an Arizona desert rat who never ventured deeper than the shallow end of the swimming pool.
First day on Guadalupe the sharks circled the boat and you could hear the "Jaws" music in the background, but none came to the cages.
Next day started with a complete jump out of the water by a 15 foot plus sweetie name "Chugie" (sic) and the fun began."Chugie" gave a second jump that day... sharks o'pleanty all day. No more fins, just beautiful Great Whites coming to the cages for the next two days. Mark, the chef, put 4 pounds on me. The entire crew was fantastic and the trip will be a "bucket list" topper.
Thanks so much "Shark Diver" for a memorable and wonderful trip...CHUCK SHUMWAY
Great White shark carried out fatal Seychelles attack?
Strange though it may sound to folks who know white sharks, apparently the Seychelles gov has proof that a recent well documented shark attack was that of a great white.
Now we're not conspiracy theorists, but when you look at this a little closer somethings rotten in Denmark.
We point to the fact that almost from day one Seychelles gov officials said repeatedly that the shark involved "was not one of theirs," hoping to shift blame to a "rogue shark theory".
The recent discovery of a white shark tooth and confirmation from South African experts seems to back the gov assertions that a rogue shark is in the waters of the Seychelles, an island nation that relies on tourism revenues for 50% of GDP.
No mention of the typical tropical species like the tiger and bull sharks that frequent the waters of the Seychelles - there goes Occam's Razor.
We would like to see the tooth and find out who the SA shark experts were who signed off on the "rogue white shark" in Seychelles waters, anyone know who these folks are?
The whole thing doesn't sound right, and when it comes to high profile shark attacks in major tourism waters shark attack experts fly in by the truck load and everyone has a theory.
The hard facts are sometimes harder to come by.
Can A Magnet Repel A Shark Attack? No, No, No and Ah, No
Take it from us, we're experts, we know sharks. We also know shark feeding events commonly known as "shark attacks" and there's nothing on this planet short of prayer that will "Repel a Shark Attack."
Sharks are wonderful predators with a simply fantastic suite of senses designed to confirm when or not a shark should make an attempt at feeding. If these triggers are set, either by mistake, poor visibility, or by predatory design there's nothing some rare each magnets can do to save you.
Did you read that Shark Shocker guys?
This video is one of the best examples of bald faced shark hucksterism we have had the misfortune of seeing in a long while and a complete disservice to the swimming public at large:
shark diving, shark conservation and things we find "amusing." 
