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Book Review: The Fear Beneath by Christian Kemper
German journalist Christian Kemper’s The Fear Beneath is a serious book that documents shark attacks all around the world. Each chapter is one of his previously published articles focusing on one of many shark hotspots around the world. He takes the reader from Australia to California, from Reunion Island to Guadalupe Island, and many others besides.
As the back cover states, the author attempts to go beyond the ‘black and white’ of the age-old question, ‘are sharks dangerous?’ He explores the many ‘shades of grey’ involved with the issue of humankind’s interactions with sharks. His conclusion seems to be that human activity is primarily responsible for shark attacks, and in order to reduce the number of incidents in the future, people will have to change their habits and routines as it’s not really possible to change those of the shark.
The Fear Beneath details the facts and figures of shark attacks and seems to fall somewhere between an article collection and factual read. We felt that the chapters would have flowed more easily with details of the author’s personal journey following his passion for sharks and shark/human interaction to tie the book together.
However we enjoyed the chance to read his book, despite the often grim details of the attacks. We especially appreciated the author’s insight into the shark cage diving industry, and the benefits for both the divers and the sharks when it is done in a safe and eco-conscious manner.
For those wanting to know more about shark hotspots, documented human/ shark conflict, or perhaps with an interest in shark conservation, we recommend giving it a read!
The Fear Beneath is Christian’s first English language published book on sharks and is available from Amazon, book stores and www.tredition.com.
Gemma and Ian visited DEEP and were hosted by Phil Short, Research Diving, Training Lead, and were given a tour of the facility at Avonmouth and then over to the Campus at Tidenham.
DEEP is evolving how humans access, explore and inhabit underwater environments. Through flexible, modular and mobile subsea habitats that allow humans to live undersea up to 200m for up to 28 days, work-class submarines, and advanced human performance research, DEEP completely transforms what we are capable of underwater and how we conduct undersea science and research.
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Gemma and Ian chat to Dr. Joseph Dituri. Dr. Jospeh Dituri lived undersea for 100 Days in a mission combining education, ocean conservation research, and the study of the physiological and psychological effects of compression on the human body.
Dituri enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1985. He served continuously on active service upon various ships and shore stations where he was involved in every aspect of diving and special operations work from saturation diving and deep submergence to submersible design and clearance diving. Now that he is retired from 28 years of active service to the United States, he is the president of the International Board of Undersea Medicine. He also volunteers his time as the CEO of the Association for Marine Exploration. He is an invited speaker on motivational, sea and space related topics.
Fuelled by his passion for exploration, discovery, adventure, and making the greatest possible positive contribution to the world, he is fighting for change in a big way and with great enthusiasm.
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