When Taschman was 16, he had been bitten by a four-foot blacktip reef shark pup at the same beach. (Cole Taschman) "They're scavengers," he said. "Sharks are opportunistic eaters unless they're in ...

When Taschman was 16, he had been bitten by a four-foot blacktip reef shark pup at the same beach. (Cole Taschman) "They're scavengers," he said. "Sharks are opportunistic eaters unless they're in a ...