screw you he is the hero

yeah, real fuckin hero, has to kill animals to make up for his lacking in more important areas. crawl back under your rock, Jason.

I am actually a very good frind of Vic's....He is a very interesting man and a lovely one at that. I belive that animal cruelty is not acceptable, however, in some circumstances culling needs to be allowed to create balance in the world that we are living in and that the future generations will be living in. There has to come a point when we can reach a happy medium in using all resources and this includes being able to create that balance I just spoke about!!!
Maybe the person who started this site should be a little bit more open minded and realistic about the things that are actually going on in this world. Your the type of person who wants to save all the creatures and we'll live in some fantasy land....Not going to happen. The fishing industry is taking away a sharks natural prey and yes, they are going to start attacking other species that they dont usually hunt, dolphins, whales, turtles...Humans! My opinion...Your a shallow minded arsehole, maybe you should take an interest fighting the people who torture dancing bears or the Japanese whaling!

Kate,

You obviously have no idea of how ecosystems work. Sharks don't eat people and Vic's ideas and theories are prehistoric and idiotic.

If you want to learn about skarks from people who have a clue, watch the documentary called "Sharkwater."

Thanks, SharkFreakMel.

Hell ya, Sharkwater.

Uh, Kate, if you haven't yet, you should check out the post I made especially for you and Jason.



--Sharky

""""He recently told an Australian newspaper that he was "certain" that the same Shark that killed Brian off Rockingham Beach last month also killed a snorkeler off Perth in 2005. """"


How on earth would Vic Hislop know that? Vic Hislop is over in Queensland over 3,000 km away from the beaches of Western Australia. Vic never saw either shark and probably hasn't even been to Western Australia in recent times.

Keep in mind that it was only a few years ago after a surfer was killed off WA that Vic Hislop said he was certain that the great white shark which killed the surfer was also 'teaching' a smaller bronzie how to hunt. The man is a looney tune. He doesn't even make clever remarks. Just excrutiatingly dumb ones. He has also claimed there are 'millions' of great white sharks out there off the coasts. Hilarious.

It would be awesome if Vic himself would pay us a visit. Ah... the Victoria Bitter would be on me. And then we would start glassing each other with the empties. Good times.



--Sharky

nice article! i completely agree! vic's a jerk!!! why would you ever want to kill sharks??

Vic won't show up here because I am pretty sure he can't read and write.



--Sharky

Mr. Hislop is a pathetic excuse for a human being. Nature suffers enough, it does not need a dumb prick who needs to make his money by slaying sharks reeking havok on her creations. He makes a big deal becasue sharks kill whales.......well whales kill krill! At least the sharks kill to feed, not to gain fame and support that poor excuse of a museum. Humans have caused enough damage.

Vic Hislop is a MURDERER! GREAT article! and Sharkwater is my fave movie! Really by killing sharks he is killing mankind too. Killing sharks causes other animals to over populate destroying the ocean ecosystem and throwing everything out of wack, then humans that depend on the ocean will start to die, and it will be all Vic's and people like him's fault!

Way to go, Amanda and Hank! Keep this post alive. I promise to circle knuckle-dragging throwbacks like Vic Hislop right to Davy Jones' Locker.



--Sharky

Do sharks kill human beings? Yes.
Do they present the volume of risk Vic claims? No.
Do sharks need to be protected from overfishing/slaughter? Yes.
Do sharks that represent a real threat to humans in a specific area (where attacks have taken place) need to be given carte blance protection? No.

If you are to suggest that humans consider themselves fair game anytime they are in the water you will never win reasonable people to your argument. You are simply preaching to your proverbial choir. Try to make coherent points, leading to valid arguments, and you might start to sound like something beyond a "knuckle-dragging throwback..." yourself.

Dear Chris, you obviously don't understand the point of The Chum Slick. Here is a snippet from a post last November:

I myself am an asshole. When I slander fishermen and photoshop obscenities on them I am guaranteeing alienating a certain audience...but then again, I never had much hope for that audience anyway.

I am trying to reach the internet tough guys, the porn addicts, lolcat freaks, anonymous chantards, meme forwarders, video gamers, 40-year-old virgins, pot heads, freelancers, comic book guys, furries, larpers. If I can alert them to an environmental issue or two with poopy pants humor and dick jokes, fine. Die hard Republicans, neo-cons, debutantes, Mormons, the humorless, Sarah Palin, trophy hunters...I don't have a chance with those people.

[The Chum Slick November 13, 2008]

I am a lot of things, a gas bag, a shit talker, a potty mouth, but I am not and do not sound like a "knuckle-dragging throwback." A "knuckle-dragging throwback" specifically implies an ignorant redneck.

The danger that Sharks pose humanity is so nonexistent and media Shark hysteria so overblown that we like to make fun of it. That is what we do.





--Sharky

People are reasonable? The great dearth of evidence appears to suggest otherwise. People are ridiculously uninformed, I will go along with that one.

Signed: Giant gas baggin, shit talkin, potty mouthed Clam

PS. Vic is a wanker of the highest order, his consistent self-rationalizing, hysteria promoting abuse of your 5th order of business undeniably attests to that!

Ive been looking for posts as interesting as yours for a while. It is nice to know you can find quality on the web. I've bookmarked your blog and hope you will continue posting such intersting posts

Yea Vic's a real dick should be eaten by one himself oneday his the scum of the earth

How can any one support his stupid ideas? They are not based on evidence at all! Has'nt he noticed that the overall shark population is down by nearly 98%? But remember children Vic has saved many lives...BULLSHIT! And Iv just found a group on Facebook supporting him, what the hell? If they are that dangerous, why am I diving with a great in south Africa next year?

his ideas are simply stupid,

if he got what he wanted we would soon have oceans that are shark "free", but then the entire eco system would fall apart, hasn't he EVER seen a friggen shark documentary? great whites are not the killer monsters that the movie JAWS portaits them to be, he is a dip-shit

Vic Hislop has the right idea. I don't know what his motivation is for his comments but it doesn't matter. If it comes down to me being safe in the ocean or a sharks safety, I chose my safety.

If killing a few sharks will keep beaches and humans safe then I'm all for it. No one is saying to wipe out the entire species.

And by the way, senselessly insulting someone just because you disagree with them makes you look real smart. Way to go.

Dr. Von NoBrain, do you live in the ocean? Perhaps with a friendly starfish pal? Because if you do not, then your safety in the ocean is pretty well assured. Look up some shark attack statistics and not media hype and maybe you'll understand.

It isn't "a few sharks" that die every year. Again, look up the statistics and you'll see exactly how many are killed accidentally, in tournaments, or for their fins. Entire species are already on the verge of being wiped out entirely, and it has nothing to do with anyone's safety. We are a far greater danger to them than they are to us, and that is an absolute fact.

If you want to co-sign on the destruction of the oceanic ecosystem, that's your business. But to make it a matter of your personal safety is arrogant and absurd.

Doctor of what? Mediocrity? Non-existent research methodology? Crumpet munching?

Just when I thought people are smarter than domesticated cattle, along comes Doc Von Dipshit to fuck it all up.

Doctor defined (1): a qualified practitioner, a person who gives advice or makes improvements, a teacher or learned person.

Doctor defined (2): change the content or appearance of (a document or picture) in order to deceive or falsify, alter the content of by adding strong or harmful ingredients, tamper with so as to affect.

Doctor defined (3):remove the sexual organs of so that an animal cannot reproduce.

Obviously you don't meet criteria for definition number 1. Definition number 2: looks good, quite the comfortable fit wouldn't you say? Definition number 3: let all of us more rational humans (and free-dwelling & unjustly vindicated sea creatures) hope so.

I personally had the pleasure of watching Vic get handed a cease & desist order after he dumped blood & chum off of a popular Victorian surf beach for 3 days straight. His excuse was he was saving surfers by chumming their beach to get yet another trophy to add to his pathetic excuse of a museum. Surfers filed the complaint on grounds of reckless endangerment. Then to add to Vic's follies, his freezer trucks refrigerator system broke at the public landing and he was handed another writ to remove it due to the rotting Great White Shark carcasses inside driving people out of a public use area.... while he just kept fishing & saving the World from the horrible jaws of certain evil death.

PS Rabid dogs in Mumbai kill more people monthly than sharks worldwide do annually. Doc? my fucking ass.... fast tracked ala 3 day mail delivery ? Honestly, you have to crack a book or two!

the fella how's guna jump in the water and swim with the great whites -'mate have you ever been up close"REAL-CLOSE"to a white shark.I have and his look with that big black eye of his will only tell you one thing -you are not safe.so your coment is ****ed

If you peel a banana, you'll attract monkeys.



--Sharky

Giant Motherfuckin Clam

Like I said, senslessly insulting people just because they disagree with you doesn't help you sound less like a "knuckle-dragging throwback..." as someone earlier put it. It is possible that you might have some anger issues.

Also as I stated before, I don't know what Vic's motivations are for his comments taking into account his profession. I see no point in hunting sharks for monetary gain nor am I for it. I do not advocate wiping out a species for monetary gain.

And I've heard all the arguments and statistics for shark attacks and to deny there is a danger of attack when swimming or doing other activities in the ocean is foolish. It is still my opinion, and many others, that human life comes before sharks lives.

Let me ask you a question. If killing 5,000 sharks, or any other number, meant saving one human life... would you do it?

It would seem that some people, not all, on this site are incapable of having a conversation about this. You should know you aren't giving conservationalists a good image.

And Giant Motherfuckin Clam, I can probably prescribe you some pills for your condition if you would like to get in touch.

Let me know.

Leading causes of accidental deaths in the U.S. per annum

No. 8 Complications of Med/Surg Care: 3,059 persons
Ummmm Where you wanna start Doc?

Keep your meds Pusher!

Doc, do you go into bad neighborhoods in your area? Likely not as a matter of course. But occasionally, most of us have to pass through or stop into neighborhoods that aren't savory. We know the dangers. It doesn't make us avoid them altogether. And we certainly don't say that we should kill the inhabitants of that area in order to make it safer for ourselves.

It is no different with sharks. You want to go into their neighborhood? You have to accept the risks that go with that. How arrogant of you to presume that you are entitled to kill these animals because you want to enjoy the water without having to run into them. Do you see the utter ridiculousness of this claim? It isn't about "saving human lives". How many people go in the ocean every day around the world without being bitten? The danger may be there, but that's the risk you run when you go into another animal's domain. It would be the same if you were on a safari and said, "Could you please kill the lion? It's nice and all, I really don't want it to eat me."

It comes down to this: sharks were there first. The ocean is their home, not ours. Our enjoyment of it is temporary; we always have to come back to land. What you are discussing is dangerous, disturbing, and, more importantly, ignorant. No one is wiping out "a few sharks." The rate at which they are being killed verges on irreversible. To ignore the statistics is to be so convinced of your opinion that you have no desire to discuss this. There really isn't much to discuss with the unreasonably paranoid.

Dr. Von Motherfucker, go to hell. You should watch Sharkman. He rode a great white and what did it do? Nothing. Wow! How terrifying. Thousands of whales are killed by Japanese but you don't see people going around slaughtering Japane people and putting them on some bullshit display for cash from idiots like you who know nothing. I'm not sure what type of doctor you are? A doctor of defending a stupid dipshit and talking like a fuck. And I don't care if I'm "sensessly insulting" you because you are "sensessly" talking bullshit. You are dumb and know nothing.

Dr. Von Nobrain - go fuck yourself. And Vic, if you're reading this - I hope you fuck yourself, too.

Thanks Mel, you're so patient with bad Doctors.
Makes me feel all tingly!

You're my heroine michaelmay.us/08blog/0103_sharkman03.jpg

Hey Doc, inspired I will respond to your mindless post in a non-vitriolic manner.

1) Your idea imposes sentimental ideas and human moral judgment on other species; that would mean an end to a great deal of natural selection;

2) It is fundamentally contrary to the history of life and would result in the ultimate bastardisation of the natural world to rid us of primary predators and keystone species out of sheer fear; and,

3) Perhaps most offensive of all, it PROMOTES the extinction and biological modification of tens of thousands or more of species that would also result in the total collapse of the global ecosystem.

I cannot help but feel that your ideas are amoral and utterly wrong. I might not like the sight of slow, lingering death and of animals being eaten alive by others, but I celebrate such processes as part of the natural world, and as a vivid illustration of evolution and adaptation. Death is part of life; we are surrounded by it. If I were religious I would regard predation, death, brutal selection and so on as part of God's plan.

If you walk on the plains of Africa, cut through the jungles of Sumatra, go for a stroll in your nearest wild area, or swim in any of the world's oceans, there are animals that may simply regard you as their next protein fix. As Mel so eloquently put it, you are entering their realm. That is just the way it is and the culmination of a long and amazing biological history that should to be heralded, respected and treated with dignity. Unlike terrestrial habitats, oceans are even more poorly managed with little effective regulation that can be enforced. Sharks are currently taking the brunt of the inevitable abusive behavior in an area that is certainly out of sight of most people and sadly out of mind of even more, with the exception of a few vocal individuals that truly care. The pomp of media has largely decided to vilify sharks as a simple means of providing shock entertainment, catering to their increasing viewership and upping ratings for financial gain while it grossly stigmatizes an entire family of animals that are comparatively harmless.

To make my point on harmless, here is an interesting blog for you: blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/01/17/toasters-deadlier-than-sharks/

I'll excerpt if the Doc can't type a URL or run a search. Faulty toasters killed 791 people last year; 592 people were killed by chairs, 9 by sharks. And then the follow on — people kill 100 million sharks a year.

By your reasoning, I do not by any means advocate the killing of 3,955,000 toaster manufacturing personnel, nor 2,960,000 chair builders. But we do seem to have a surplus of shark killings at a magnitude of 99,955,000 and again that would all be by your own reasoning. Please think about what you are saying, especially as an educated person that has taken on the responsibility of a caretaker of human health. Just know you are servicing and caring for the most efficient and ruthless predators on the face of this earth.

Anyway, I certainly wouldn't want to be culpable in any way for the demise of 15,295,000 medical practitioners in the US if your far-fetched reasoning should stretch to this absurd extent, although that would certainly end the debate on the right to health care currently raging. There wouldn't be any!

Oh Clammy, you make mah ladybits all warm and happy.

I could totally get on board with the Sharkman's friend's getup. That's an outfit for the ages. Especially the headdress. Fierce!

Haha yes, there is certainly a need for something to be done with the health care situation.

However you didn't seem to understand my logic and I certainly don't understand some of your arguments.

I fail to see how I am imposing human morals on other species.

You seem to think I advocate the extinction of all sharks because they are a danger to humans. That is not what I am saying. I am saying I do not have a problem with the killing of sharks or use of shark nets to control populations and keep areas near beaches safer for humans. That is completely different than what you seem to believe I am saying.

Anything that reduces shark/human interaction is a good thing.

Now from what I understand you seem to believe that sharks should never be killed for any reason, even for the safety of humans. I do not understand that logic at all. Where does your argument begin and end? How far do you take it?

Sharks eat a great deal of smaller fish amongst other things. Why do you not advocate those smaller fish rights to live in the ocean as well? Perhaps we should find ways to make these fish safer as well.

What about insects such as flies and spiders? Should insecticides be banned because they kill these organisms? After all by your logic they have as much right to be here as we do don't they?

What about viruses? We have done a great deal of research to find ways of killing viruses to the benefit of the human race. Is a virus not a living organism? Why don't viruses have a right to be here as much as we do? After all if someone dies from polio or any other virus is that not natural selection?

From what you are saying I should not have a job.

Or do these arguments of yours only apply to sharks and a select few other animals you believe are cool?

You seem to be saying that if somebody is killed by a shark it is no big deal because it is a natural thing.

I see shark nets and regulating shark populations in areas where they are likely to come into contact with humans as a good thing. Humans as a species have advanced to the point that we can use technology to our advantage to help us live longer and be generally safer. However your arguments lead me to believe we should not use technology to our advantage as it is not natural. We should just let nature take its course.

If you are on a safari and a lion decides that you are its next protein fix is it wrong for me to prevent it from attacking you or even shoot it to keep you from dying?

Doc, your argument is completely absurd, to the point where I have to hope you're kidding. Are you seriously advocating for the rights of small fish? The natural world has a food chain that, when balanced, keeps the ocean in prime working order. That's just how it goes. There can be no argument against that.

Regulation of the shark population has become the business of commercial fishermen and shark tournament fanatics. Unfortunately, they have now put many shark species on notice that they are now close to extinction. Being close to extinction doesn't mean that there are one or two left. It means that the numbers remaining are too few to bolster the population back up to normal numbers.

Yes, I do happen to think that sharks are pretty damn cool. But I also think that protecting our ecosystem is good, too. Yes, it is tragic when someone is killed by a shark, but sharks do not possess the ability to know that what they are biting is a human. They're not the ocean's answer to Charles Manson. The shark sees a shape, not a person. Yes, it is natural that a shark bites a human. That's why there are precautions that people can take. As the sentient beings, it is incumbent on the human to ensure his/her own safety. We're the ones who have to be on the lookout for them, not the other way around.

"Regulating" the shark population can only mean one thing: killing sharks. Sharks get entangled in shark nets and I'm sure most countries would not want to spend the money to send out teams in boats to untangle those fish. So essentially, you are advocating the killing of innocent animals so as not to inconvenience yourself. You want to go in the water and not worry about anything. It's like sleeping with someone who you know has HIV and not using a condom because you think you shouldn't have to worry about it, it's an "inconvenience". Is it their fault if you catch that disease, or your own for knowing the risks and throwing caution to the wind? The arrogance of that is palpable and frightening, and so is your argument.

Thanks Mel, couldn't have expressed those exquisite sentiments any better. Seems the world is there for Duh Doc to manipulate as he/she deems is fit for their own personal use only, sounds like a Hollywierd plastic surgeon to me.

Hey Doc, human overpopulation, unsustainable resource use, serial collapse of exploited fisheries, decimation of keystone species, apex predators roles in maintaining healthy ecosystems, .... do you read beyond the latest rhinoplasty technique? I do advocate ecological fitness (this includes everything down to guppies and viruses), it is best addressed through assuring the most sensitive upper trophic level organisms are insured a healthy existence in this world. Keep fishin Doc No Strand-o-brains.

And regarding your job security, I was merely pointing out that by your own self-imposed numerical logic that medical doctors would be an extinct profession if the rate of offing sharks, that you suggested, were applied to doctors per each unnecessarily lost life that is directly attributable to medical malfeasance. Go figure, you knocked yourself off with that perverse logic!

I think it is horrible what you are saying, Doc! So a shark is swimming along and you go "Oh no! A shark is mindiong it's own buisiness! Kill it! Kill it!" Obviously shark attacks will happen, but it's usually the person's fault!!! Giant Motherfucking Clam and SharkFreakMel, you guys keep telling the old bastard who is boss!!!

You guys are weird!!! Dr Von Nostrand, you rock! Sharks are horrible and must all be killed!!! They always attack humans, they are ugly and they are crazy evil killing machines. Fuck you sharky, go to hell. Vic is a fucking hero!!!! Down with the sharks, kill 'em!

Therapy is all I can say, Vic Rules! You obviously have no idea about how little people are actually killed by sharks! If Dr. Von Nostrand had a brain, he might be able to help with your problem!

Shut the fuck up, message to ^.

Way to go Vic Rules! I was under the impression that no one on Earth was more ignorant than Dr. VN, but you have proven me wrong.

Do you realize that Vic H needs to demonize sharks to sell admissions to his piece-of-shit museum, and portray himself as a hero?

Props to Giant Motherfuckin Clam and SharkFreakMel for you excellent responses; keep up the pressure on Vic and his douchebag diciples.

TimMan and "sharks are better than dr von nostarand" you guys are bastards.

(I've decided to shorten my name). Vic Rules, you are unbelievable. Your theories are prehistoric. Sharks are graceful creatures that have the right to live. Shark attacks are in fact very rare. You make Dr. Von Nostrand look like he actually has a brain, because at least he doesn't want them all to die. You still suck though, Dr. Von Nostrand, don't get me wrong. The thing is, you come wandering into their territory and they may feel threatened, but will usually swim away. However, if you start annoying it by swimming too close, touching it or cornering it, it may attack as it is not angry but scared. You've heard your mother say this a million times about animals, they're more scared of you than you are of them. That goes to sharks, too. Ok, I admit, I wouldn't want to go diving with a Great White Shark or Bull Shark any time soon and I'd be scared if I saw one, but I wouldn't just kill it because I'm scared. Vic Rules, you need to think before you type, becaused your comments are fucked up.

Latest Stats i could find are 2251 Attacks since 1580, and 464 of which were fatal. In comparison people have been killing approximately 100 million sharks per year since the 1960's

Alex Ferguson, you do realize that we can smell your troll pole a mile away, right?



--Sharky

Damn. I just made that other account to see how people react to it. The truth is, I love sharks and hate it when they get killed. Honestly. Give me a brek, okay. I knew I should have made a diferent email for Vic Rules! Now, back to Dr. Von Nostrand. You suck. Balls. I'll leave the clever stuff with Sharkfreakmel and Giant motherfucking clam.I can't think of anything smart to say. But really, how did you know about me?

P.S. Sharky, what the hell is a troll pole?

Ok, sharky. You got me. I made up Vic Rules to stir stuff up and see how everbody reacted. By the way, I do love sharks, not hate them. Also, Sharky, yo knew my nme from my email adress, right? You're not some phsycic weirdo who can tell who wrote stuff?

P.s. What the HELL is a freaking troll pole?

I just stumbled into this blog and am delighted to see so many Vic haters like me!! There's a facebook group that's for People against Vic Hislop, http://www.facebook.com/wall.php?id=186940582032#/group.php?gid=186940582032
So feel free to join us!!

P.S What right does Vic Hislop have to deem sharks as devils, man-eating monsters?

http://sharkattacksurvivors.com/ This is a site for a group founded by a shark attack victim and they work to save sharks, even shark attack victims know that the sharks are not at fault, "Who should speak up for the sharks better than the people that the sharks have spoken to themselves"

To all you weak pricks that mouth of about vic come down to his shark show and ask for me and see how tough you are without hiding behind a computer

Mark, I would love to come down, and you're a doll for extending such a marvelous invitation, but I don't want to get slapped by the shitstorm of crazy that your pal Vic spews every time he opens his rotting mouth.

And really, aren't you hiding behind a computer just by threatening those of us who see your buddy for the completely insane freak of nature that he is? Right, you're a real badass, aren't you? Bugger off, loser.

Mark, are you implying that violence will be used against those who disagree with Vic? You are quite the psychotic ass-wipe, aren't you?

Just thinking ... amazing that someone can type on a computer with just their knuckles ... but that is such an insult to knuckle draggers.

Hey Mark you throwback, be sure to give Vic a big kiss for us. Right on those gnarled Baked Bean teeth of his. Muahhhhh! And be sure to tell him it is from that Septic Yank that gave him a big heartfelt 'Fuck You, Ass Hole!' right to his face. The Four X's are on me.

Regardless of the obviously bosted ignorance of many, Vic is known as the global authority on big sharks. The very reason sharks are protected today is based on a theory that if land predators are endangered, the seas predators must be also. This is based on your way of thinking and isnt even close to reality... the fact is that many shark species are not at all endangered while many that are remain unprotected.
The fact of the matter is that there is little evidents... (zero conclusive evidents!) that says the white shark is endangered anyway. Most reports and research states "we just dont know that much about them". Vic Hislop however, has spent a lifetime studying these creatures... again, like it or not he is the global authority on the subject and your just an ignorant loud mouth typing away on the internet.
Please provide a link to the evidents your about claim exists... FYI- we both know it doesnt really exist.

I'll let Sharky provide the evidence (which is how you actually spell it), since I don't think I can post the links here, but really, Drew, Vic Hislop is the "global authority on big sharks"? The same man who, in his book SharkMan, wrote the following:

"They cruise around 24 hours a day tearing apart family-oriented animals such as dolphins and dugong, eating or maiming the young as well as their mother and father... Surely the creator must have realised the terrible imbalance and injustice and must have put me here to help and restore the balance and justice for all the gentle creatures of the sea".

So sharks are basically the plantation owners of the ocean? Splitting up families and breaking mammalian hearts from here to the West Indies? Go to the article entitled "Sharks Targeting Humans" at Edit International if you want a good laugh care of the "authority." The idea that the Creator made a mistake and had to send good ol' Vic to fix it is as arrogant as it is absurd.

Hey Drew, allow me to dispel these horrible myths about Vic Hislop for you:
Vic has singlehandedly formulated the most important fisheries ecology models, solely from eviscerating sharks, that have revolutionized the standards for establishing fishing limits and fishing methodologies. His numerous 'authoritative' research papers attest to this irrefutable fact and have added enormously to the scientific knowledge of shark biology, ecology and behavior. Vic is heralded in peer review journals with citations amongst every major authoritative body. In fact, Vic is so authoritative that authorities often simply shorten the word 'authoritative' by simply writing 'Vic'. Vic singlehandedly introduced the crotchless pink panty into the necessary equipment accessories of avid and serious shark fishermen worldwide. His brand line of 'Macho Shark Killer' nail polish, mascara and lip gloss is a necessary accoutrement for any real shark fisherman's tacklebox. Vic enjoys lounging in short miniskirts and see-through negligees that accentuate his manliness and determined shark exterminating demeanor, sequined leg stockings are often used to emphasize his masculine choice of silver high-heeled pumps with ankle straps. Vic will shortly be introducing a line of leather fishing chaps, white muscle tee with Greek Captains hat onto the "Vic's Fishing Chic" line of accessories and adornments. Vic only drinks a rendition of the Dirty Sanchez that is complimented with a peeled grape and served in a long-stemmed champagne flute. He has personally informed me that he enjoys the lingering aroma it imparts in his manly moustache rendering him apoplectic in anticipation of his next fishing excursion. Vic is an avid opera fan whose absolute most favorite is Strauss's Der Rosenkavalier noting that "the the young Count Octavian while dressed as a woman and pursued by the randy Baron Ochs allow the composer to investigate the complex fluidity of sexuality in ways that spoken theatre rarely does." Vic's shark fishing boat 'Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend' is an ode to his rapacious fondness for all things Marilyn Monroe; while Judy Garland memorabilia is a running theme in the boats fittings and heavily influences his choice of fishing ensembles' décolettage. This may explain why he blushes profusely if you whisper "Lions and tigers and bears, oh my!" into his ear. Vic enjoys macramé, floral arranging and is an astute interior designer with a penchant for using pastels in his overall color schemes. He uses the word 'fabulous' a lot while in private company and is great entertainment at cocktail parties, riveting the crowd with his unparalleled repertoire of showtunes. He brings the house down with his reenactment of Gypsy's "You Gotta Have a Gimmick" and can recite from all of Noel Coward's celebrated works from heart leaving a lasting and indelible impression on those who are lucky enough to witness this heartfelt remembrance to one of his most notable mentors. Vic prefers a light salad at lunch and often foregoes the heavier salad dressings preferring a strawberry infused balsamic vinaigrette, very light on the oil, of course. His most favorite karaoke song is 'Stand By Your Man' in which he imparts a veritable and uncanny similarity in both posture and libretto to Tammy Wynette in its execution. Vic is great fun in The Village on a Saturday night. Please follow your role model and get with the fucking program.

There is a recent news"Monster shark spreads fear off Queensland Coast" which is about a 5m great white taking a bite out of a 3m snared on a baited drumline great white, at the bottom of the news, there's a quote that goes like this "Hervey Bay shark hunter Vic Hislop believes sharks nets are too damaging to the overall marine environment. He thinks methods should be explored to scare away sharks rather than capture and kill them."

Ever since most of his supporters turn against him, (except some avid-fans that grovel at his feet) and the fact that white sharks are protected now in all Australian waters, it seems like he himself turned against his beliefs for the sake of glory, how's that for a role model (And I don't believe for one nano-second that he is interested in saving the sharks, but rather that its more about the whales, dolphins, turtles, etc...)

So follow your "hero" to the ends of the Earth, but calling him a global authority on big sharks is just insults to shark researchers EVERYWHERE, he is just a shark hunter, nothing more.

hey sharky vic is a hero and should consider running for pm so he could make killing great whites our national sport he also picks up plenty of young girls in there twenties not bad for a guy in his sixties

Sharkfreakmel Vic would love to take you out to show you all about catching sharks and later that night maybe go out for a big feed of flake you left wing fruit cake

Aw, how sweet that you're getting into the holiday spirit so early! Being the craaaaazy liberal that I am, I like to get my fruit cakes from this tiny gay-owned vegan farm in Vermont that burns effigies of Rush Limbaugh and Glenn Beck to fuel their ovens. It's just more eco-friendly that way!

Look, assface, if I ever did meet Saint Vic, I'm sure I'd go out on a boat with him once I talked to him long enough for my IQ to drop to his level. You, however, can go ahead and bite me yourself.

What do you know about sharks sharkfreakmel

Quite a lot, actually. Will there be a pop quiz?

Oh Oh!! I know what the questions for the pop quiz will be.
1: What is a shark?
A) Man-eating Devil
B) Mindless eating machine
C) Serial Killer
D) All of the above

2: Who is Vic Hislop?
A) A hero
B) A shark "expert"
C) The guy who would save our souls from the mean-sharkys
D) All of the above

There ya go:D

Alvin your a legend just like Vic I bet sharkfreakmel is a government assistted loser and is probably a big fan of Ron and Valerie Taylor who know not much at all

Gaint motherfuckin clam Gaint motherfuckin Wanker

Oh yeah, I forgot that sarcasm is undetectable on the web...
Vic is an aussie icon, I meant all that in a sarcastic way... Because to me, Vic Hislop is just a shark hunter, nothing special and definitely not a hero, or an icon for that matter. BTW, you're such a big fan of Vic Hislop yourself that you hallucinate that he knows what he's talking about, when in fact, he is just an egoistic maniac out for the fame and cash.

Vic is an aussie icon, I would like to post that same question, What do YOU know about sharks beside the "facts" that Vic Hislop stated??
"Shark researchers sit in their office doing research" Really?? From what I've seen, there are many researchers studying sharks who went out to sea to track em, tag em and even swim with them, there are also marine photographers, they can go up to sharks and photograph them, even great whites. If sharks really are the mindless man-eaters that Vic Hislop said they are, wouldn't these photographers and shark researchers be dead meat already?

Ron and Valerie Taylor each know more about sharks than Vic Hislop EVER could, for one thing, they know that sharks should be saved and conserved, not hunted to extinction.

Far be it from me to insult anyone forced to live on government assistance, and so sorry to disappoint, but the government doesn't help me in the slightest. I have a good career making money I earn all by myself. Yay me.

As far as Ron and Valerie Taylor are concerned, their shark footage is among the most studied and utilized in the world. If your friend Vic's theories are to be believed, the two of them would've been shark snacks a long time ago.

Oh, and it's "Giant Motherfucking Clam." Not "Gaint."

To: Vic is an Aussie Icon

...waiving around your Vic pom poms...is that yoyu Gary? Ha ha ha.....I hope so!

To Alvin and Sharkfreakmel have either of you two ever met Vic Hislop id say that you haven't because if you had you might find him to be a very nice guy who would give you the shirt off his back

To Vic is an aussie icon: That's really not the issue here. I don't doubt that he's a nice man, and I'm sure to his friends and family he's lovely, and a good provider, and all of that. But when it comes to this particular issue, I'd have to say that he is decidedly not a nice man, nor is he correct in the things he says. That's all this boils down to.

Being nice doesn't means he is right, a serial killer could be doing social work in the day but killing at night, he could give you everything he owns and still kill people, doesn't means he is right. The problem we have with him is not whether or not he is nice, but rather that he is incorrect in his ways and yet he still dares to spread his lies with the museums he operates.

Vic is an aussie icon: Have you ever went diving with sharks? Have you ever tried to tag one? Have you ever try to study more about them? If you do, you will find that they are majestic creatures and not some vicious man-eating stalkers that Vic made them out to be.

It seems as if while trying to fight out of my semi-retirement, The Chum Slick has become a place for Vic Hislop apologists to whine and grunt.

Thanks for keeping the faith Alvin and Mel,



--Sharky

Hi Sharky and Alvin

I think sharks are a majestic creatures, they attack because we are in their house,what would you do if an unknow person enters your house and upsets or thretens you?
I think the sharkse the same issue with us.

"I think sharks are a majestic creatures, they attack because we are in their house,what would you do if an unknow person enters your house and upsets or thretens you?
I think the sharkse the same issue with us."

If an unknow person was in my house thretening me or not thretening me I would definitely kill them. Or at least take off one of their limbs.

APEX Predators are need for the health of the oceans. This man sounds like the uneducated rednecks in the US who think killing apex predators leads to a healthier ecosystem.

I have just been on holidays and while at Hervey Bay came across the Vic Hislop exhibition ( I had previously never heard of him). As a diver and an individual facinated with marine life I decided to take a look. After 1 min of I figured what it was about a whole heap of media clippings sensationalising the few shark attacks that have occured over the last 20 years. Apart from a partially decomposing shark in a fridge and a couple of ancient films dedicated to disecting the beautiful creatures there was nothing to see.

I was very disapointed with myself for paying $15 to see a self declared 'expert' (very loosely used) paw through th stomach contents of a shark and make hypotheses on the life of the particular creature. I came out feeling all I had witnesses was some butcher making money through peoples fears and trepidations of what they don't understand. It also seems to Vic that any disappearance is to be attributed as a shark attack. I really don't feel this is fair.

As for the decomposing world record killer shark, it's pretty sad and I got so much more out of seeing smaller sharks at Sea World in a tank.

I am greatly saddened to find out that people with such ignorance exist. As mentioned I'm a diver a relish (though nervous) seeing these beautiful creatures in their own enviroment. Respect to those who get into the water to further understand sharks (Ron & Valerie Taylor - I have heard of them!) not those who know how to use a knife to go through the sharks stomach contents and call themselves experts. I'd like to see Vic do a fraction of what the Taylors have done. He is probably to scared to get in the water!

God vic is an aussie icon... i never knew there was such thing as a lowlife stupid aussie wanker... thats wat i get 4 thinking theyre all nice. Shaks rule keep it up guys oh and vic is an aussie icon... go crawl back under your rock, its the only place were ur welcom.Sorry about the text speak- too much time on facebook!!!

TO KATE A FRIEND OF VIC'S: He kills to keep the ecosystem in balance?! PLEASE! The only thing this demonic man is doing is killing sharks because they have been demonized by this world. Sharks are vital to the ocean and he's throwing the ocean OUT of balance. This man takes pleasure in hunting down one of the oldest and most graceful animals of the sea. And sharks don't attack humans because they look like a tasty snack, they attack because humans look like a seal or their usual diet or they are curious as to what you are. They give an experimental bite which can be horrific but is often superficial. When you are in the ocean you are in the shark's territory and they wont attack you unless they feel threatened. As for Vic being a lovely man, he's obviously caught up in the monumental lie that sharks are bloodthirsty monsters and without pursuing any other side of the matter, he is slaughtering them. THERE IS NO JUSTIFICATION TO THESE ACTIONS. VIC HISLOP IS AN ARROGANT, UNEDUCATED, AND CLOSE-MINDED IDIOT. HE HAS NO REGARD FOR CONSERVATION AND HE IS KILLING WITHOUT CAUSE. In my opinion Vic Hislop should be thrown in jail and saying that the fishing industries cannot be stopped is exactly what they would want you to say so Kate, for defending this man, you are arrogant and no better than the fisherman who go out and destroy our oceans without a care.

"The fishing industry is taking away a sharks natural prey and yes, they are going to start attacking other species that they dont usually hunt, dolphins, whales, turtles...Humans!"

To Kate:

You're just as stupid as Vic. No wonder you are his friend.

Sharks and Dolphins have a rivalry/hatred/whatever you want to call it for each other. Dolphins will kill sharks and sharks will kill dolphins.

Sharks will eat whale carcasses.

One of the Tiger Shark's favorite prey IS the Sea Turtle.

Humans get mistaken for seals, which ARE their prey when they're in their black wet suits and surf boards, or near seal colonies, ect.

And Sharks eat a lot of things, but if that is true, then why can't people just stop being selfish and let those fishes numbers increase in population? Do we really need that much fish? Doesn't the sea suffer enough? Go crawl back up Vic's ass, you disgusting excuse for a human being. He may be "nice" to you, but he is a horrible person to one of earth's oldest creatures.

Vic is a dumb ass who knows nothing about sharks. He obviously never had an education because learning that sharks don't purposefully go after people is something third graders learn. He also shows no fucking sense and obviously needs to learn how to read so that he can read "Moby Dick" to learn how stupid and pointless it is to take revenge on an animal, or specific animal type. This is not the fucking dark ages read a goddamn book and become educated.

That such archaic notions of ecological theories and manipulation can gain so much speed amongst the general population gives so much weight to our lack of critical thinking these days. I have spent the past 10 years of my life involved in marine ecology research, and in fact on reef fish ecology (both temperate and tropical), and from that I can attest that culling sharks to restore balance that has been altered by humans is asinine. Firstly, how do we calculate the correct numbers to cull. 5000? 10,000? 3? Which natural yet human disturbed ecosystem do we perform the experiment in? Do we have one spare thats large enough to give reliable results. As sat tagging has shown Great White Sharks travel extrodinary distances (West Australia to South Africa), should we trial this experiment in the Indian, Pacific or Atlantic Ocean- take your pick. Clearly this will not work and its impossible for us to even consider that we can control the ecology of our oceans. We can to a certain extent on land because we can build fences, thus excluding or including how we please until we have a good mix. But, that never works and always needs other management plans to maintian the goal. If we focus on managing our fisheries better, since that seems to be the root of the argument, then that will favour a more balanced ecosytem, rather than trying to fix a secondary indirect effect.

On a side note, I am always deeply saddened that we consider sharks an enemy, big or small, known to eat man or not; this propaganda based fear could be one of the most damaging to any group of taxa on the planet.

We do not have the right to protect humans against sharks. Everyone has the choice to step into the water or not. If you make that choice, you assume the risk, however minimal it is. I dive, I snorkel and I swim in the ocean, and I have dived with sharks. Not a Great White yet, but I look forward to do the day when one swims by. If it happens to eat me, so be it!

All the best to one and all on this continual discussion. Keep to the facts and scientific logic, and refrain from personal insults. Read peer reviewed journal articals, and steer clear of unsubstantiated scientific evidence.

Cheers

Dr.

As a kid i loved sharks and I received a copy of one of Vic's books as a gift. Dug it up after reading this site. This man needs to be stopped... Killing sharks is an entirely needless activity and this guy is destroying some of the oldest and larges great white sharks in existence. He is hurting the ecosystem. Paul Watson should challenge him to a fight.

I agree with Vic and support what he states about fishing in waters close to where people swim and his views on trawling live Tuna for Asian markets to fish farms in close proximity to where people enjoy surfing, diving and swimming. The downright stupidity of these actions for profits have brought these Tiger and Great White sharks close to our beeches. Remember there are only 3 or 4 sharks that are human killers. Rogue sharks that do enter areas where people are need to be removed or killed. For those of you who love sharks get off his back and direct your attention to the Chinese who kill millions of sharks for their fins! They remove the fins whilst the shark is still alive, keep the fins and throw the carcus back into the sea. Serve it up as shark fin soup. Evidently it is quite delicious.

Curtreid

If you are at all familiar with this blog you will have noticed that there have been numerous entries condemning the shark finning industry. And I agree that this practice is one of the major causes of decline in many, if not most, species of shark. Hovever Vic (primarily for reasons of self-promotion, in my opinion) demonizes the White Shark. Being the top predatory shark, Whites are quite rare when compared with the overall shark population. Therefore even killing a relatively small number of individuals will have a significant effect on the population. The loss of any Whites is even more damaging after populations were heavily reduced by trophy hunters in the 60's 70's and 80's. The species reproduces slowly so that even under the best of scenarios it will take decades for the population to recover.

I do agree that irresponsible fishing practices have the potential to change shark feeding patterns. For similar reasons we have laws in Florida against feeding alligators; it is never a good idea to have potentially dangerous animals associate humans with food. But wouldn't it be smarter to enact laws to correct bad fishing practices rather than to kill an ecologically critical, and endangered, species?

Vic Hislop is a genius. I wish that he was the federal environment minister. I hate swimming with all the sharks watching my tasty body. I bet they want to have a meal, but with Vic around those murdering devil animals will go back to where they belong - HELL. If Vic had his way they inisidious little sharks would all be dead and the dolphin would once again be the king of the ocean.

Then we could all swim with the dolphins and not be worried.

I have 14 children and i wont let any of them swim in the ocean in case these blood hungry home wreckers get more of a taste for human blood.

Sharky - you are an idiot and its obvious to me that you are actually a shark who is trying to lull us humans into a false sense of security. well you wont fool me. i will only swin in the canal of my house on the goldy and i wont even swin at the beach. ahaha who is laughing now?

It seems to me, that certain participants in this debate concerning Vic Hislop, are obviously missing a chromosone or two.
P.S. "You may not agree with what I say, but I will defend to the death my right to say it."
P.P.S. I just thought that last phrase up.

Haha! That comment from Ricky Bobby is the funniest ever.

Vic Hislop really is a dinosaur - he does make SOME good points, but generally his views are dated redneck propaganda.