Michael J. Tougias

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206 appearances 1 recordings 1 series first heard Jul 2026 last heard 2 Jul

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I've had shark experience.

In fact, I just got off the water here on Cape Cod just an hour ago.

And it was only last year that a big great white went under my boat in four feet of water.

So you never know what to find.

One thing I take issue with is all the shark experts say, oh, they never attack humans intentionally.

You know, they mistake you for a seal or a big fish.

I'm not so sure about that.

I've interviewed enough people and in deep water, it's a very unusual shark attack.

I'll tell you this.

I think they've learned just recently to come towards boats knowing the boat may be trailing a struggling fish at the end of a fishing line.

Because I'm noticing more and more, both at Cape Cod and when I'm in Florida, as soon as the boat stops, sharks seem to appear.

And, you know, it doesn't help that we have some diving going on where people feed the sharks.

So I think they have learned that humans may offer a potential meal one way or another.

You show up.

Well, because I do this for a living and I'm fascinated by it, I get pitched a lot of interesting ideas to look into.

And most would be good for a magazine article, but could never sustain a book.

Whereas In Deep Water really got my attention.

And I've been looking for a story like this for five years, just waiting for the right story.

Because it's 28 hours, they're treading water, and they've got to make a series of life and death decisions.

And there's group dynamics involved.

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