Been talked of alot, although today i have read reports that the govy has decided to catch and kill sharks that come too close to shore.
IF that is correct, what does everyone think about it? I think its a little over the top personally. Rogue sharks that are repeat offenders i can understand. Killing an animal because it swims where we dont want it to, doesnt seem right to me.
At the same time, i think the catch rate will be minimal. Too many beaches, not enough manpower to really make a dent.
Yeah this should work. We don't want them in close proximity to swimmers etc so we set lines with baits to attract them to those areas.?????????
The problem is we have too many people.
Every human has a devastating effect on the planet.
Our society is so sick we won't even allow those who want to depart this reality to do so... we force them to live when they don't want to.
We're only a couple decades away from a full eco system collapse, because of the damage we have done to other terrestrial species, and the pollution we have spread.
We live in a tasteless monoculture of humans.
If you value biodiversity, cull anyone who is thinking of culling another species. If anybody event thinks of culling an endangered living Earth treasure... snuff out the every trace of that idea.
Would culling sharks that are seen close to busy (ie Metropolitan) beaches have prevented even 1 of the 5 deaths last year? I think not.
It's a reaction simply to be seen to be doing something and won't do anything to increase the safety of the typical shark attack victim who is not, and never has been a kiddy swimming close to shore.
It will, however, make 'beachgoers' feel a bit safer and will hopefully help our tourism industry.
And it is better than a mass culling.
Still it's a shame that hundreds of people in Australia die of drowning every year (including some swept off rocks or other fishing incidents) and there's not $7 million spent preventing this. Cause it doesn't make headlines.
They should do something too attract the sharks futher offshore, someone in the kite forum mentioned burleying/chumming to banned with in ten kays of the coast line. Also any dead whales too be towed out past Rotto so they can feen on them while tagging them at the same time, I think that idea was from KOTP.
Ive never been a fan of culling but ones that stray in a bit close if they are seen should be at least marked by a chopper etc with a flair or similar.
Cull by profesional fishermen/women
Protected species, what a joke
For all those bleading heart mob, take a wonder down to the local business that are impacted by shark attacks. Dive shops, and the like, tourism has taken a masive smash in this area.
Protected species, what a joke
I don't think they will catch any, or very very few.
By the time the shark is spotted and fisheries is notified, chances are it'll be long gone by the time fisheries get there with the gear to catch it.
Glad they have also pumped another 2million or so into tagging them.
It's funny, the news.com.au poll has a 79% vote for they shouldn't be killed.
A scary looking man just walked past my house, maybe he should be put in jail for murder. Just incase...
Firstly; I have not had a family member or close personal friend taken by a shark, nor do I know anyone who has. If I did maybe my opinion would be different.
I am not in favour of culling sharks from our coastline!
We are supposedly the 'dominant species' on the planet, check our past record of exterminating things. Surely we can come up with something to protect swimmers, surfers, kiters, divers etc. from predatory sharks. Governments are spending millions of dollars consulting with academics and scholars searching for a solution when they should be talking to "Youse Guys/Girls".
The people on this forum are the ones most likely to encounter a large shark on his own turf. The metods used to protect a gently sloping suburban beach is totally different to what is required 'out the back'.
I have had the child of a close personal aquaintance severely mauled by a 'pig dog' that was being kept in suburbia, do we destroy ALL pig dogs that get too close to people?
easy fix . use all the pedo's rapists and murderers in jail and put em on longlines off the coast . Freeing up money and resources in our justice system and dealing with people who don't deserve to live .
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The argument that there are more water users in WA and hence the increased number of attacks does not make sense. If you look at the West Coast of the United States, with there large population and extensive water users. Statistically they should have more fatal shark attacks. Not the case.
I would like to see WA tourism overcome this problem. Come to WA, we have the best beaches in the world but be careful, you might get eaten alive.
My last point i would like make. How do i convince my two daughters and wife to head down to the beach for a swim on a beautiful summers day? They first thing they will say - Is it safe!!
Well some people on here have suggested that ALL white pointers are culled...
But, Great Whites do come in close to shore. If all the sharks that came within x km of the shore are killed, there would be very few left. They are sighted all over the world near the shore. I don't think any sharks 'fear' the shore.
To be honest, killing one near the shore might make it safer for the next 10 minutes. But I think in the long run it would provide as much use as killing one a thousand kays out to sea.
There is no evidence what so ever that the same shark has done these last attacks. It is a possibility and if it is the case, they should get rid of it. It can't be proven at the moment though. And if it is true, well of course it will stop the attacks. But willy nilly killing any big great white that comes close to shore will probably do bugger all.
Ah well, I will rest well knowing that the chances of them actually catching/killing one are small.
And at least they are still chasing seals, as per the seal that was lunched of cott/leighton this morning 
And great, more clubbies on jet skis (which is probably not a bad thing, they are a very good tool for rescuing people, I just have a dislike to jet skis)
The solution is easy.......we need to make ourselves less tasty!
about 2 hours before going for a surf we need to consume a packet of laxatives, then once out on our boards just "let it rip" filling our wetsuits with excrement.
If attacked by a shark we'll taste less like a pork baguette and more like a neoprene/sh1t sandwich.
I've done this for years.......no sharks!
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Sorry Rupert. I wasn't intending to diminish the content of your blah blah blah. In fact, some of it I actually agree with. However, it was irrelevant to the point I was making, hence the slight abbreviation.
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