Jim Abernethy hospitalized after shark bite

Im glad there is such great support for Jim's cause because he is doing more than government paid conservationists. I and many more are very thankful for all he does and hope for a speedy recovery. I will have to say the media coverage has been great and the lack of sensationalizing the accident by the media has been impressive! Jim would not have it any other way as the shark had a brain stall and it was a mistake! Speedy recovery Jim !

I was lucky enough to see Jim at a gallery showing in NYC (Al Vinjamur's simply gorgeous material) last night. While you could see that he didn't have his usual (over) abundance of energy - he still got up in front of everyone and gave a short but eloquent speech on shark conservation. He signed copies of his book "Sharks in Focus" and portion of the proceeds for the event went to support the Shark Research Institute (who I work with). Jim's passion and dedication in the fight to save sharks are an inspiration. I wish we had ten more like him. I would like to thank him and Al for all their support.

cheers!

- MDP

I do not understand why jim abernathy is still in business. In the past several years, he has had one diver die aften a tiger shark bite him, and now he has been attacked, He is also the rudest man i ever met and so full of himself!

I do not understand why jim abernathy is still in business. In the past several years, he has had one diver die aften a tiger shark bite him, and now he has been attacked, He is also the rudest man i ever met and so full of himself!

Ha - I rest my case me lord......

Paul C

I do not understand why jim abernathy is still in business. In the past several years, he has had one diver die aften a tiger shark bite him, and now he has been attacked, He is also the rudest man i ever met and so full of himself!

What a horrid thing to say. It shows no understanding of diving or the risks that are inherently part of it. As a former skydiving instructor should I not have jumped from the plane because of the chance the chute wouldn't open? If you go to a resort or a dive boat you have a greater chance of hurting yourself on an urchin than you do of getting a shark it. The urchins, scorpian fish and venomous coral are all part of the risks. Same thing for diving with sharks. It is not Jim's fault or his operation that an accident happened. S**T just happens sometimes.

Steve