Updated at 5:33 p.m., Tuesday, October 2, 2007
No continuation of weekend shark sightings on Maui
Advertiser Staff
KA'ANAPALI, Maui — A state conservation officer today reported no sign of reef sharks close to shore at Ka'anapali.A 500-yard stretch of beach in front of the Hyatt Regency Maui was closed over the weekend when a large school of 'iao and nehu bait fish attracted the predators, said Randy Awo, chief enforcement officer for the Department of Land and Natural Resources on Maui.
Six white-tip sharks about 5 to 6 feet in length were seen lurking in knee-deep water on Friday, he said. They were replaced by black-tip and gray sharks on Saturday and Sunday.
Awo said it is unusual to see that type of feeding behavior in one place over such a long period of time.
