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	CDNN: Shark kills tourist during interactive shark feeding dive in Bahamas Powered by CDNN - CYBER DIVER News Network by LUTHER MONROE - CDNN Safety News Editor Despite pumping more than a million dollars into its campaign to legalize shark feeding, PADI, DEMA and various dive industry insiders bent on supporting the status quo failed to prevent a ban on so-called "interactive" diving in Florida, which banned fish feeding in 2001.  European attorney on holiday in the Bahamas died after he was attacked by a shark that was manipulated with fish bait to perform for thrill-seeking scuba diving tourists. Markus Groh, 49, of Vienna, Austria, was diving off the 70-ft M/V Shear Water dive boat when a shark suddenly attacked him. The Shear Water dive boat is owned and operated by notorious shark feeder Jim Abernethy of "Jim Abernethy Scuba Adventures", a Florida-based company that attempted to evade Florida's ban on shark feeding dives by moving its shark feeding tours offshore... Go to full CDNN News Report >>> Shark Feeding: Dive Industry vs Environmentalists Powered by CDNN - CYBER DIVER News Network Shark riding stuntman and hotel developer Jean-Michel Cousteau demonstrates why "Son of Cousteau" is a box office bomb! With virtually unlimited resources, dive industry heavies, PADI, DEMA, Skin Diver, Rodale Inc. and Jean-Michel Cousteau defiantly goose-stepped into Florida to the free enterprise beat of chumsickles, money and lawyers. Two years later, they hobbled back out of the state, their reputations as environmentally responsible organizations in shambles after a stunning defeat by a grassroots coalition of divers, dive operators, sport fishers, eco groups, environmental activists and ultimately, a highly critical press and angry public. Dive into CDNN's Shark Feeding Special, the definitive source of authoritative and comprehensive news reports on key events that led to Florida's decision to ban all marine life feeding in state waters... Go to full CDNN Special Report >>> What CDNN readers are saying about 'Shark kills tourist during interactive shark feeding dive in Bahamas' and 'Don't bite the hand that feeds you' 08-08-20 Jianli - Professional liar Eric Cheng is incapable of telling the truth... 08-07-22 Bill R - Shark accident? Are you kidding me Erich Ritter? 08-06-19 Jianli - Dirty duet from shark baiters and shark finners... 08-06-15 Annie D - My shark diving epiphany... 08-06-13 GB - Jim Abernethy is guilty of provoking a lethal shark attack... 08-06-11 Raoul - Shutting down Jim Abernethy's shark hara$$ment tours... 08-06-06 Fred - Petition to have Jim Abernathy's CG License revoked... 08-05-27 Paul B - Comment on Bahamas shark feeding death... 08-05-25 Eric B - Jim Abernethy's dead customer tops for Darwin Awards... 08-04-23 DD - Comment on tourist who died on Bahamas shark baiting dive... 08-04-13 Jianli - Underwater photographers are dead last on credibility... 08-04-11 Diana C - I'm nervous about swimming near Bahamas shark feeders... 08-04-10 Jenny R - I am learning about sharks in school... 08-04-07 KJ - Eric Cheng's dirty self-promoting masturbation... 08-04-03 Gary E - Lions, tigers and sharks — Oh my... 08-03-20 Theo - Shark feeding dive killed somebody — who really cares? 08-03-20 Jacob C - Shark feeding is a rush and shark fin soup is delicious... 08-03-13 Adriana B - Bahamas shark attack: we all lose... 08-03-12 Mick - You can feed attorneys to the sharks WH... 08-03-12 Annie D - 'Shocking journalism'? No OJ, actually it's 'biting' satire... 08-03-11 GB - Congrats Jim Abernethy, you put the demon back in the shark... 08-03-11 Kurt - I've known Jim Abernethy for over 30 years... 08-03-10 WH - Too bad we can't feed the attorneys to the sharks... 08-03-10 OJ - Shocking journalism: Erich Ritter - Tooth & Nothing but the Tooth... 08-03-10 Mike - A fed or baited shark is a dead shark... 08-03-10 Raoul - Re: the impetus for shark feeding is money not conservation... 08-03-10 Fran - If you love sharks and want to save them, please them alone... 08-03-10 Rachel - Thanks Jim Abernethy — now I understand sharks... 08-03-09 Carl - Shark feeding apologists: same scammers, same lies... 08-03-07 Camille - Canceled Bahamas trip... 08-03-07 Shar - It was a bull shark according to the news media... 08-03-07 Shar - I don't like the government dictating what I can and cannot do... 08-03-07 DM - Shark feeding dives are the ultimate adrenaline rush... 08-03-07 Shar - Let's not pre-judge anyone based on one accident... 08-03-06 Kate - I remember Jim Abernethy's cowardly 'no comment'... 08-03-05 Chad - Can you ban everything that has any risk? 08-03-05 L Allen - I know it's a bad idea to feed wildlife for many reasons... 08-03-05 Marion D - The impetus for shark feeding is money not conservation... 08-03-04 Andrew P - Shame on you Jim Abernethy... 08-03-02 KC - Ban shark feeding and dolphin swims... 08-03-01 Karen - Wake up shark feeders... 08-03-01 Lee - I been on two shark feeds so far... 08-02-29 Paul A - No one made Markus Groh go on a shark feeding dive... 08-01-21 Tyler - FACT: sharks are not sinister but they are cold-blooded... 08-01-14 Mike S - If you're scared silly of sharks, just say so... 07-11-19 Steve - When shark diving goes badly... 07-02-12 David - A dive without sharks is boring... 06-08-27 AJ - Shark attacks down in Florida, up in South Africa--hmmmm... 06-08-08 Luis - Lifeguard loses foot after shark attack in shark feeding area... 05-02-28 Lance - Shark feeding teaches people bad things Shiela... 05-02-20 Sheila Peterson - Shark feeding vs shark finning... 05-01-24 Marion D - Real scientists don't do stunts for TV thrill shows... 05-01-20 Brian - To Erich Ritter: Repent and become more humble... 04-12-05 Geerten - (C)Ritters they bite!... 04-11-29 Dana Tatum - Cyber Diver announces Shark Spin winners!... 04-11-23 Monica R - Excellent review of the Ritter quack--thanks!... 04-11-07 D W - Hey Stupid! It's Time for the Nigel Marven and Erich Ritter Show!... 04-11-01 Marcus- Help stop shark harassment: Boycott PADI Project Aware... 04-10-28 Mia B/WildAid- Please help us protect sharks--DON'T FEED THEM... 04-06-22 Dan W - Thanks Erich Ritter - We just canceled our Bahamas holiday... 04-04-23 Sean Van Sommeran - Don't feed wild animals, especially predators... 04-03-29 Moppel - There's a big difference... 04-03-18 C - Stop hating sharks - Wake-up Call... 04-03-08 Matt Hermes - If you think shark feeding is a good thing, think again... 04-02-06 Edwin V - Re: David Graves dies on a Bahamas shark feeding dive... 04-02-06 Edwin V - Support quacks & grifters! Feed Erich Ritter to the sharks!... 04-01-29 Cynthia W - CDNN News: Authorities shut down shark feeding operator... 04-01-08 Moppel - Support Erich Ritter!... 04-01-04 BG - David Graves dies on a Bahamas shark feeding dive... 03-12-12 Pamela N - My husband asked Ritter, "Who will help you if you get bit?"... 03-12-05 Cyrus - Bahamas shark attack victim sues Our Lucaya resort... 03-09-28 Cole Farris - Shark feeding-------a return to Yellowstone?... 03-09-27 Ryan D - Obviously the dive industry has a horrible disease called DEMA... 03-09-08 Mark Yount - Feeding sharks removes the mystery... 03-09-08 Dennis Lypen - We should do shark feeding... 03-09-06 Robyn T - Shark feeding is lowest common denominator entertainment... 03-08-12 Luke - Learn to enjoy the random encounters without baiting... 03-08-11 Edwin - Shark feeding is an ugly business that exploits sharks... 03-08-08 Clayton Mann - Thanks to the science, we know shark feeding is wrong... 03-07-01 Teresa Ryan - More human contact--NO!  Leave them be!... 03-06-07 D W - "The shark made a mistake because of murky water": Hahaha!... 03-06-06 Brent - Erich Ritter is a con artist who exploits sharks for money... 03-05-16 Deena - Erich Ritter is a sincere person who cares about sharks... 03-03-15 Terry Gwynn - Want shark fins? Just follow the shark feeders... 03-03-02 Brent - Erich Ritter got what he deserved for cashing in on sharks... 03-02-28 Terry - Scuba Radio, Greg Holt put the shark feeders out of business... 03-02-13 Michael McCabe - Scuba Radio is CRAP, Greg Holt is a liar... 03-01-27 Ken Barrick - Sharks are fascinating animals that command respect... 03-01-04 Lee - C'mon--we feed other creatures in the ocean... 02-12-08 Cecil Eckstein - Stop shark feeders and shark finners... 02-12-07 Al - Shark diving is a big profitable industry but... 02-12-01 Jo - Shark feeding is an accident waiting to happen... 02-11-16 Barry Levinson - Shark feeding is dead wrong... 02-11-09 Ted Rhodes - Sharks are designed to feed themselves... 02-10-17 Cecil Eckstein - The business of feeding wildlife cannot be justified... 02-09-24 Dana Tatum - Time for Ritter to feed himself to the sharks again?... 02-09-12 Donovan P - Holt also spammed CDNN's newsletter signup forms... 02-09-10 David Martinez - Everything THE DOLT does is self-defeating... 02-09-10 Tim Griffith - More dirty tricks from Greg - THE DOLT - divemaster... 02-07-24 Randy - Bust Florida shark feeding criminals... 02-07-22 Raymond S - Nothing but chat room fodder... 02-07-21 David Martinez - Volker also lied about the MSG... 02-07-21 Tanya Reese - Sour grapes from a sore loser... 02-07-21 Barry Levinson - Volker's got a bad case of Cyber Diver envy... 02-07-20 David Martinez - Dan Volker is a lying dive industry whore... 02-07-20 Randy - Stop Florida's shark feeding criminals... 02-07-12 Kent Bonde - There you go again making dumb-ass assumptions... 02-07-11 Oscar Ventura - Get another mentor Kent... 02-07-11 Kent Bonde - Get a life Oscar... 02-07-08 Oscar Ventura - Ritter's claims are just part of his con game... 02-07-08 Kent Bonde - Both sides should focus on finning... 02-07-08 Dana Tatum - Ritter is a fraud, the nutty professor clowning around... 02-07-04 Mike Dolson - Shark feeding should be banned worldwide... 02-07-04 Oscar Ventura - Is this what they mean by bonding?... 02-07-03 Kent Bonde - Exit your classroom before opening mouth & inserting foot... 02-07-02 Oscar Ventura - Just another dumb Bonde?... 02-07-01 Kent Bonde - My observations are based on experience, not ignorance... 02-06-24 Martin Loren - JM Cousteau: Ocean ambassador or shark riding jerk? 02-06-24 Carl Bonde - Kinder, gentler sharks?... 02-04-13 Ben Davis - The shark did not make a mistake... 02-04-13 Aaron D - So what was the theme of the TV production?... 02-04-13 Terry A - Don't mess with sharks... 02-04-12 Bill Mitchell - Kill the violins--turn up the horns... 02-04-12 Tom Moyer - Ritter is a clown... 02-04-11 Barry L - So much for Ritter's "I'm tougher than sharks" macho act... 02-04-10 Tanya Reese - The accident happened--a shark bit off part of Ritter's leg... 02-03-30 Maurice Stanton - Ritter will get himself or somebody killed some day... 02-03-24 Dana Tatum - Erich Ritter is a quack... 02-03-12 Andrea S - Sorry Steve, the ban was based on scientific evidence... 02-02-06 Steve - The ban is based on emotion and not good science... 02-02-06 Phil Tate - I agree that chumming from piers should be banned... 02-02-06 Steve - The government is reacting with fear and no common sense... 02-01-20 Mark Schacht - Let the sea be wild... 02-01-20 Andie D - We can enthuse divers without fish-feeding and trashing sites... 02-01-20 Terry Flynn - Don't feed the animals... 02-01-16 Tim S - Let sharks be sharks, not 'disneyfied'... 02-01-16 Ted Renwick - The ban is a victory for the little guy, not big government... 01-11-30 Beth Edwards - I agree that shark feeding should be banned BUT... 01-11-30 Herb King - Now I know the shark feeding ban is justified... 01-10-02 Charles Hanford - Stop the McCarthyistic antics... 01-10-02 Nigel Perkins - The nature of the free market system... 01-09-27 Raymond B - Spencer Slate & Jim Abernethy are emotional fools... 01-09-07 Pam Osborne - Shark feeders should be prosecuted for murder... 01-09-04 Rush Reef - Stop being selfish--this practice does not help the fish... 01-09-04 Tod Bliven - Thinking we can turn them into pets has to stop... 01-08-27 Ted Rhodes - Calling Rodale an "industry whore" doesn't cover it... 01-08-27 Martin S Cirelli - PADI, DEMA, Rodale have completely lost me over this... 01-08-27 E Walker - After studying both sides of this issue, I must support a ban... 01-08-26 Jeremy M - Shark feeding operators are trying to tell you something... 01-08-25 Bill K - One cannot draw an easy correlation with any human behavior... 01-08-21 Cecil Eckstein - PADI feeding dives teach us what's wrong with humans... 01-08-20 Joel Feldman - Don't feed them, enjoy them... 01-06-26 William C Henss - Natural shark encounters are more exciting... 01-05-24 Helen Sykes - If divers want Disneyland, they'll go there... 01-05-24 Oscar O - What real benefit does man serve when he feeds a shark... 01-05-11 Ann Harris - Bob Dimond makes it clear why we should not feed sharks... 01-05-11 Randolph Gosnell - So now we're feeding sharks in the wild?... 01-04-26 Aaron Moore - Shark feeding is environmentally incorrect... 01-03-31 Fred Riger - If you don't want to see sharks fed, don't go... 01-03-26 Glen Davis - PADI members should boycott Project Aware... 01-02-26 J Murray - The PADI/DEMA agenda is all about money... 01-02-15 Dr W Alevizon - Rodale, Skin Diver & Sport Diver are industry whores... 01-02-10 Ron Silver - Why must $$$ drive our interactions with all living things... 01-02-10 Donald & Catherine Fairchild - PADI should listen to their membership... 01-02-10 Richard Ruth - Nothing more than tigers jumping through circus hoops... 01-02-08 Ashley Kramer - Suggestion:  Get your certification from another agency... 01-02-02 Grant Carr - More human contact will help protect sharks...   CDNN NEWS HEADLINES
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