Another shark rescue! This time it was a great white in Southeastern Australia, and it was a successful rescue.
Source: blogs.sacbee.com
The great shark debate: to cull or not to cull?
Link to great article discussing the current status of shark culling in eastern Australia, as opposed to the proposed shark cull in Western Australia.
Source: theconversation.edu.au
A new wetsuit is being developed to deter sharks
“It makes the wearer appear obnoxious, poisonous or unattractive to the shark, somewhat like a sea snake,” said.
Great White Sharks Off Australia's Indian Ocean Coastline To Be Hunted And Killed By Authorities
This is awful news:
CANBERRA, Sept 27 (Reuters) - Authorities will hunt and kill great white sharks which pose a threat to swimmers along Australia’s western Indian Ocean coastline under a new plan to protect beachgoers after five deadly attacks in the past year.
Great white sharks have been a protected species in Australian waters for more than a decade, but the latest spate of great white attacks at Western Australian beaches have prompted the government to allow pre-emptive hunts.
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Barnett said the his state had recorded only 12 shark fatalities over the past 100 years, but five of those deaths happened over the past year.
SYDNEY—Ron Taylor, a beloved Australian marine conservationist who helped film some of the terrifying underwater footage used in the classic shark thriller “Jaws,” has died after a long battle with cancer, a close family friend said Monday. He was 78.
Source: Boston.com
Jon Hines, a 34-year-old Australian surfer, survived a “brutal” shark attack at a popular surf spot at Red Bluff near Quobba Station on the coast of Western Australia on Aug. 28.
Source: The Huffington Post
A witness to a fatal shark attack off the coast of Perth in Western Australia said the animal — estimated to be as much as 16 feet long — bit its victim in half.
The fatal attack on a male surfer occurred south of Wedge Island, a family holiday destination about 100 miles north of Perth, at 9 a.m. local time.
Source: globalpost.com
Deadly West Australia shark attacks possibly linked to sheep exports from port
HSI believes livestock exporters are attracting hungry sharks to the area by throwing sick and dead sheep overboard in the waters from the West Australian port of Fremantle.
Two divers are lucky to be in one piece after a frighteningly close encounter with a great white shark off the western coast of Australia last weekend.
Source: The Huffington Post
