Home Actor Riley Elliott HD Instagram Photos and Wallpapers November 2022 Riley Elliott Instagram - The shark forecast is spicy today with Mako sharks landing on boats out front of my house today! Good to see these fishermen @churchyschartersnz were respectful enough not to try and go up there to protect their window wipers but rather wait for the highly intelligent mako to realise it got the gymnastics routine wrong and wiggle back in. In all honestly and seriousness this is unfortunately the most common way ‘shark attacks’ by Mako sharks happen. When they are hooked on a line, and start to go airborne in panic and effort to rid this foreign thing in their jaw and they sometimes land in the boat. As stated by these fishermen, they were happy it didn’t land in the back of the boat as that’s a whole different kettle of fish. If you are jigging or live baiting for kingfish, this is usually when catching Mako can occur. It’s a difficult scenario as you do NOT want the shark to take a bunch of line, and you panic and cut the nylon, because that shark will tow that deadly line around for the rest of its life, slowly but surely becoming entangled. On the other hand many people are scared of getting close to a shark, which is fair enough, and will now be a bit more afraid of one landing in the boat. But best practise if you hook a shark is to get it to the boat safely and respectfully and cut the nylon right beside the hook. This keeps the shark in the water, you safe on the boat and the hook will rust out easy as. The better practise is to try and avoid catching sharks where possible by not intentionally hooking one that comes around the boat, as it’s just not worth the risks, to you or the shark. Overall the greater message is, this was likely an experience that made men feel a little bit scared for a moment, then likely some empathy for what is a literal fish out of water, then some relief when it got back in, for their sake and the sharks. And that’s all good vibes. But as someone who’s had a Great White jump in the back of their boat once before, it can be a much riskier experience, so remember, respect the ocean, wear a life jacket, watch the weather, and get a coastguard membership as the sea itself is far more dangerous than even a shark on your boat ;)

Riley Elliott Instagram – The shark forecast is spicy today with Mako sharks landing on boats out front of my house today! Good to see these fishermen @churchyschartersnz were respectful enough not to try and go up there to protect their window wipers but rather wait for the highly intelligent mako to realise it got the gymnastics routine wrong and wiggle back in. In all honestly and seriousness this is unfortunately the most common way ‘shark attacks’ by Mako sharks happen. When they are hooked on a line, and start to go airborne in panic and effort to rid this foreign thing in their jaw and they sometimes land in the boat. As stated by these fishermen, they were happy it didn’t land in the back of the boat as that’s a whole different kettle of fish. If you are jigging or live baiting for kingfish, this is usually when catching Mako can occur. It’s a difficult scenario as you do NOT want the shark to take a bunch of line, and you panic and cut the nylon, because that shark will tow that deadly line around for the rest of its life, slowly but surely becoming entangled. On the other hand many people are scared of getting close to a shark, which is fair enough, and will now be a bit more afraid of one landing in the boat. But best practise if you hook a shark is to get it to the boat safely and respectfully and cut the nylon right beside the hook. This keeps the shark in the water, you safe on the boat and the hook will rust out easy as. The better practise is to try and avoid catching sharks where possible by not intentionally hooking one that comes around the boat, as it’s just not worth the risks, to you or the shark. Overall the greater message is, this was likely an experience that made men feel a little bit scared for a moment, then likely some empathy for what is a literal fish out of water, then some relief when it got back in, for their sake and the sharks. And that’s all good vibes. But as someone who’s had a Great White jump in the back of their boat once before, it can be a much riskier experience, so remember, respect the ocean, wear a life jacket, watch the weather, and get a coastguard membership as the sea itself is far more dangerous than even a shark on your boat ;)

Riley Elliott Instagram - The shark forecast is spicy today with Mako sharks landing on boats out front of my house today! Good to see these fishermen @churchyschartersnz were respectful enough not to try and go up there to protect their window wipers but rather wait for the highly intelligent mako to realise it got the gymnastics routine wrong and wiggle back in. In all honestly and seriousness this is unfortunately the most common way ‘shark attacks’ by Mako sharks happen. When they are hooked on a line, and start to go airborne in panic and effort to rid this foreign thing in their jaw and they sometimes land in the boat. As stated by these fishermen, they were happy it didn’t land in the back of the boat as that’s a whole different kettle of fish. If you are jigging or live baiting for kingfish, this is usually when catching Mako can occur. It’s a difficult scenario as you do NOT want the shark to take a bunch of line, and you panic and cut the nylon, because that shark will tow that deadly line around for the rest of its life, slowly but surely becoming entangled. On the other hand many people are scared of getting close to a shark, which is fair enough, and will now be a bit more afraid of one landing in the boat. But best practise if you hook a shark is to get it to the boat safely and respectfully and cut the nylon right beside the hook. This keeps the shark in the water, you safe on the boat and the hook will rust out easy as. The better practise is to try and avoid catching sharks where possible by not intentionally hooking one that comes around the boat, as it’s just not worth the risks, to you or the shark. Overall the greater message is, this was likely an experience that made men feel a little bit scared for a moment, then likely some empathy for what is a literal fish out of water, then some relief when it got back in, for their sake and the sharks. And that’s all good vibes. But as someone who’s had a Great White jump in the back of their boat once before, it can be a much riskier experience, so remember, respect the ocean, wear a life jacket, watch the weather, and get a coastguard membership as the sea itself is far more dangerous than even a shark on your boat ;)

Riley Elliott Instagram – The shark forecast is spicy today with Mako sharks landing on boats out front of my house today!
Good to see these fishermen @churchyschartersnz were respectful enough not to try and go up there to protect their window wipers but rather wait for the highly intelligent mako to realise it got the gymnastics routine wrong and wiggle back in. In all honestly and seriousness this is unfortunately the most common way ‘shark attacks’ by Mako sharks happen. When they are hooked on a line, and start to go airborne in panic and effort to rid this foreign thing in their jaw and they sometimes land in the boat. As stated by these fishermen, they were happy it didn’t land in the back of the boat as that’s a whole different kettle of fish. If you are jigging or live baiting for kingfish, this is usually when catching Mako can occur. It’s a difficult scenario as you do NOT want the shark to take a bunch of line, and you panic and cut the nylon, because that shark will tow that deadly line around for the rest of its life, slowly but surely becoming entangled. On the other hand many people are scared of getting close to a shark, which is fair enough, and will now be a bit more afraid of one landing in the boat. But best practise if you hook a shark is to get it to the boat safely and respectfully and cut the nylon right beside the hook. This keeps the shark in the water, you safe on the boat and the hook will rust out easy as. The better practise is to try and avoid catching sharks where possible by not intentionally hooking one that comes around the boat, as it’s just not worth the risks, to you or the shark. Overall the greater message is, this was likely an experience that made men feel a little bit scared for a moment, then likely some empathy for what is a literal fish out of water, then some relief when it got back in, for their sake and the sharks. And that’s all good vibes. But as someone who’s had a Great White jump in the back of their boat once before, it can be a much riskier experience, so remember, respect the ocean, wear a life jacket, watch the weather, and get a coastguard membership as the sea itself is far more dangerous than even a shark on your boat 😉 | Posted on 07/Nov/2022 23:42:28

Riley Elliott Instagram – Shark courtship behaviour!
It’s like they know to go into the deep away from sight to do the deed, but something I plan to capture this summer as the mature animals come into the shallows
Riley Elliott Instagram – A juvenile Great White washed up on Ripiro beach on New Zealand’s w coast with what looks to be an Orca predation, with an incision to extract the nutrient rich liver. This is something Orca in Nz have done for a long time with shark species. Compared to the highly covered S Africa incidences, in Nz its generally been stingray and other shark species, as documented by Orca specialist Dr Ingrid Visser and Steve Hathaway. While this has likely occurred with White sharks in Nz due to their presence, this is of the first to wash up. The area this occurred in is coastal to a well known GW nursery, the Kaipara harbour as documented by Dr Clinton Duffy. It reflects why harbours are used as nursery grounds for shelter and plentiful small food sources for young juveniles. Going outside can pose more risk not only to predation but also coastal set nets and kontiki fishing lines which regularly catch juvenile white sharks. This is one of the reasons for my GW tagging project in NE NZ, in order to better understand the habitat use of this critical age demographic. Not only for the predation but also bycatch through fishing. Given this potential orca kill is a rare find I don’t feel a need to worry about GW displacement seen in S Africa and documented by @alisontowner but it is critical to obtain baseline understanding of shark distribution to measure any potential affect of Orca predation or fishing practises. The most important observation from images thanks to David Cameron, is the shark had its head removed by people. I mention this as its illegal to kill, harm or disturb a live white shark but also to tamper with a dead one. It is a legal requirement to report accidental capture of GWs to the Department of Conservation so that they can continue to protect this species. Orca predation aside, there have been several human induced fatalities of GWs in NE NZ where I am starting a tagging study so please ensure you visibly monitor set nets, don’t set near aggregations of GWs and meet legal requirements for length and naming floats. If you want to support the Great White tagging study in the NE NZ region this summer go to the link in my bio

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