George Burgess Quotations

This was a silly experiment. ... It has been well documented that great white sharks prefer brisket over bacon. These men had no business attempting such a dangerous experiment. I myself pioneered the study of great white shark food preferences and published the definitive work on the subject titled: Great White Shark Food Preferences: A definitive study.

We've searched every possible area that we could find, that we know about, ... Right now ... it's like a needle in a haystack.

Guaranteed, it's going to happen. It's not if, it's when. And when it happens, the key thing to remember is -- don't blame the shark.

It appears that humans are doing a better job of avoiding being bitten, and on the rare occasion where they actually meet up with a shark, are doing the right thing to save their lives.

We're very, very fortunate to have been spared as much as we were. While there has been flooding, it's isolated, and the damage is very minimal.

We're not seeing more. Right now we're about on target for what our norm was last year.

We need to remember there have been huge changes in how humans use the water over the last 20 to 30 years. When our parents and grandparents went into the water, they maybe wiggled their toes, or if they were very daring, jumped in and swam. People of our generation are surfing, diving, sail boarding, scuba diving, skin diving and engaging in all kinds of activities.

Each year we would expect more attacks than the previous year based on the fact that the human populations grow, and there's more people entering the water.

The wound was very characteristic of a shark bite. It was pretty much a slam dunk.

These shark operations are a double-edged sword. On the positive side, they show that not all sharks are killers, and in fact, they're reasonably docile animals unless they're instigated. The bad part, of course, is that it's, in essence, setting the shark up for a fall.

Public officials are accountable. They do deliver the service. There's a way to get back to the individual,

A person who is under attack should act aggressively toward the shark.

That gentleman did precisely what he should do under those circumstances. A person who is under attack should act aggressively toward the shark and not follow the advice given to women who are having their purses snatched in New York City, which is to lie on the ground, play dead and give up the purse.

You don't want to grab their tail or touch them, go for a ride or do anything that alters their natural behavior.