Why can't I play with the sharks mom?

Today its raining.  I took a stroll through Port Royal and just happened to overhear a young child ask their mother why they could not pet the sharks.   At first my thoughts were you will be eaten.   Then I realized where I was.   The mother replied that they could not as the shark area was closed.   Being fairly new here I knew that during this weather we did not do the shark program nor do we do the stingray encounters.  I have recently learned that much like myself they are affected by the weather.  They get moody just like myself.  I guess now I know that I am a shark.  So to answer your question. you can't play with the sharks because they may bite you.