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Calis Beach Forum => Calis Beach Questions and Information => Topic started by: tracey1398 on July 19, 2009, 09:12:20 AM

Title: sharks
Post by: tracey1398 on July 19, 2009, 09:12:20 AM: my daughter and a friend went out on a canoe from the surf cafe end of beach and were follwed by a shark my daughter was crying and when she got back to beach the man who rented her the canoe told her to 'shush' im sure it was a one off incident but it just shows how we need to be a bit careful when in the sea :o
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Post by: tinkerman on July 19, 2009, 09:27:17 AM: are you sure it was sharks, the dolphins are about in the bay?
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Post by: heather07 on July 19, 2009, 09:42:04 AM: I have been told of someone seeing sharks off Olu Beach. They were swimming :o
Quite possibly a shark but not a killer one.
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Post by: Scunner on July 19, 2009, 09:44:54 AM: quote:
Originally posted by heather07

I have been told of someone seeing sharks off Olu Beach. They were swimming

The alternative for sharks being drowning :D
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Post by: Diverbaz 1 on July 19, 2009, 09:50:14 AM: quote:
but it just shows how we need to be a bit careful when in the sea

Yes don't forget to pack your anti shark suit:D

(there are loads around the shopping areas)

Baz 8)
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Post by: june on July 19, 2009, 10:47:18 AM: I would love to see the Dolphins in the bay and to be honest to see sharks would be pretty good , they are hardly likely to 'Great Whites'!...this is their home after all.
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Post by: Diverbaz 1 on July 19, 2009, 10:58:54 AM: There you go June, Red Island a couple of weeks ago. (sorry only phone photo's)

(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w246/diverbaz/Image032.jpg)

(http://i178.photobucket.com/albums/w246/diverbaz/Image031.jpg)

Baz 8)
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Post by: BlackAdder on July 19, 2009, 11:12:57 AM: There are 1000000 times more sharks killed by people than people killed by sharks each year.

There ARE great whites in the med, but are more common around Sicily.

The likelihood of being attacked by a shark is very remote.

What was seen was probably a dolphim.
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Post by: heather07 on July 19, 2009, 11:41:11 AM: quote:
Originally posted by Scunner

quote:
Originally posted by heather07

I have been told of someone seeing sharks off Olu Beach. They were swimming

The alternative for sharks being drowning :D

OK :DThe person who saw the shark was swimming at the time.
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Post by: tracey1398 on July 19, 2009, 14:59:35 PM: no the lady that was in the canoe with my daughter said it wasnt a dolphin cos they have curved fins i know it wasnt a killer but all the same katie was terrified but now shes loving the attention from her story
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Post by: HappyMonday on July 19, 2009, 19:05:18 PM: You do on occasion get sharks coming into the bay. A couple of years ago there was one in the local newspaper but cant remmeber what type. There is a stuffed one above one of the fish restaurants in Fethiye. But never heard of anyone being attacked.
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Post by: tinkerman on July 19, 2009, 19:15:29 PM: http://www.ikiteboarding.com/kiteboarding/travel/turkey/fethiye/fethiye-surf-center-calis-beach-.aspx#

Well according to Kiteboarding Fethiye Surf Center Calis Beach -

Obstacles

Only rich foreigners sailing on their luxury yachts, no rocks, reefs or sharks.

Tinx ;)
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Post by: june on July 19, 2009, 19:45:45 PM: Baz, those piccys were great thanks a lot, wish I had been there to see that....quite amazing.:D

Where is Red Island?.

June
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Post by: Crabbit on July 19, 2009, 20:13:34 PM: quote:
Originally posted by HappyMonday

A couple of years ago there was one in the local newspaper

Did it come with Chips ? :D

(http://i409.photobucket.com/albums/pp173/crabbit49/crab.gif)
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Post by: Diverbaz 1 on July 19, 2009, 20:31:47 PM: June,

The big island looking straight out from Calis.

Baz 8)
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Post by: lmaddy on July 19, 2009, 20:44:46 PM: Otherwise known as Kizilada Island
Amazing pics - quite pleased i didn't swim into them last week!!!
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Post by: Highlander on July 19, 2009, 20:45:02 PM: I thought you only saw sharks when trying to cahneg money in certain locations in Calis ;)
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Post by: puma on July 19, 2009, 20:58:39 PM: baz great pics,must be a good mobile phone
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Post by: laffa on July 19, 2009, 21:10:28 PM: Still makes me think twice about having a swim at Surf beach, funny when you swim out a bit you always have the thoughts of sharks when your on your own, but yes, brilliant pics from your phone Baz.
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Post by: Gavos999 on July 19, 2009, 21:25:15 PM: Sharks are everywhere "Fact" 8)

http://www.fethiyetimes.org.uk/cms/index.php?option=com_content&task=viewid=613itemid=128
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Post by: stoop on July 19, 2009, 22:28:41 PM: There was a spoof article put out last year evidently - by a Ukraine newspaper. I think they were mischief making but it must have scared a few people at the time:

http://www.unian.net/eng/news/news-253386.html
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Post by: kenkay on July 20, 2009, 00:34:22 AM: quote:
Originally posted by laffa

Still makes me think twice about having a swim at Surf beach, funny when you swim out a bit you always have the thoughts of sharks when your on your own, but yes, brilliant pics from your phone Baz.

Come on Mo, if they saw you they'd run (swim) a mile :D:D:D
Re earlier post all are well especially Harry who has just turned two. Hope to bump into you again soon 8).
Ken xxx
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Post by: bridge7 on July 21, 2009, 11:56:01 AM: Where is red island guys please? I love dolphins :)
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Post by: pookie on July 21, 2009, 12:26:34 PM: two weeks ago i thought I saw dolphins off of Red Island. I tried to point them out the other Pookies on board, but all said I'd had too many Efes. I remain convinced they were there....
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Post by: pookie on July 21, 2009, 16:44:49 PM: back to Sharks......seem to remember seeing a few floating around Sugar Beach.... ;): :) (those that have propped up the bar will know what I mean....) ;)
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Post by: Jacqui Harvey on July 21, 2009, 19:46:17 PM: Kizilda Island is Red Island. They have a restaurant on this Island which is highly recommended. We had a lovely meal there.
Jacqui.
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Post by: CAROL BROWNE on July 29, 2009, 21:02:01 PM: we saw dolphins last year going out of the harbour on a fishing trip
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Post by: farmer on July 29, 2009, 21:06:05 PM: How did you know the Dolphins were on a fishing trip?
Farmer
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Post by: tribalelder on July 30, 2009, 06:26:51 AM: It said so on the T shirts they were wearing!:D
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Post by: tinkerman on July 30, 2009, 07:43:16 AM: quote:
Originally posted by pookie

back to Sharks......seem to remember seeing a few floating around Sugar Beach.... ;): :) (those that have propped up the bar will know what I mean....) ;)

saw a few beached up whales:D
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Post by: terrie on July 30, 2009, 08:13:25 AM: thought you were my friend lol
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Post by: pookie on July 30, 2009, 08:32:31 AM: ouch......that one deserves a dunking.... ;)
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Post by: STEVErx on July 30, 2009, 20:15:57 PM: quote:
Originally posted by pookie

ouch......that one deserves a dunking.... ;)
:Pbeware of the sharks :D
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Post by: CAROL BROWNE on July 31, 2009, 00:11:44 AM: farmer because they had fishing rods in their fins
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Post by: ytokgoz on July 31, 2009, 18:06:16 PM: all right some comments from a local guy.....i am a scuba diver and love sharks and has never seen a shark underwater even i dived every possible place that i could see them......on the other hand yes we do have sharks in turkey like there is a shark in 7 seas of the world. you possibly could have seen one shark but that is always very rare to see one.
i became 29 last monday and in my long long long life only seen 3 sharks around fethiye when i was fishing.
dont worry about sharks, they wont attack you as we dont have the dangerous ones around turkey...
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Post by: laffa on August 01, 2009, 00:19:03 AM: Thanks Ytokgoz, just hope nobody comes back on and says different.:P
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Post by: stuart on August 01, 2009, 02:58:43 AM: there was a 5 metre 700 kilo shark caught in fethiye gulf area in the spring this year, caught by local fishermen and displayed in the fish market before being taken of to izmir i think.

the most dangerous fish arround at the moment i think is a veriety of puffer fish known locally as balloon fish. i have caught a few of them now this year and last.arround the 2 kilo mark.
they are not native to the med and are coming up from the indian ocean. apparently due to water temp getting warmer. when i caught a few last year i wasnt sure of identification and took them to the fish market and was told in no uncertain terms that if you eat them ur dead! further research i did on the internet said their toxin is 30,ooo times stronger than cyanide and on average 300 people a year in japan die from them due to souchi chefs getting it wrong.
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Post by: heather07 on August 01, 2009, 07:22:47 AM: quote:
Originally posted by laffa

Thanks Ytokgoz, just hope nobody comes back on and says different.:P

That will do me as well Ytokgoz. Thank you.