Sharks, sharks and more bloody sharks

Should we just move this to Heavy Weather?

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They got it wrong. It needs some big sticker eyes on the ankle strap, be dipped in chilli wax and have a shark banz stuck in there as well.

It could also use a matching letterbox hat for good measure.

Has there been another attack?

If there are any validated shark repellants one would think it would be no big deal for the operators of the MR surf comp to keep a few on hand in the event that a noah turns up.
Sharkbanz, Shark Shield, whatever. Do these things work?

Just read this book on hols -

Sharks A History Of Fear In Australia
Callum Denness

Interviews with victims scientists activists pollies for a broad perspective. Good read and pretty balanced.

Some highlights for me -

Historically there used to be ALOT more sharks in our waters. Eg Local SW aboriginals are the only salt water aboriginals to have never learnt to swim or use water craft and according to elders thats down to large sharks being prevalent close to shore year round. There are literally hundreds of rock etchings on the east coast of people depicted in the jaws and stomachs of sharks.

Marine biologists are not INDEPENDENT experts just experts as more than a few freely admit they are biased toward marine creatures over human deaths and are ok with that. It's for others to worry about the human impact.

Plenty of the oft repeated stats used to downplay the risk by the likes of sea shepherd are knowingly false. E.g. the more likely to by killed by a coconut line is from an insurance add!

Our own WA shark expert that headed up our research review at UWA is co leading a campaign to remove the words "shark attack" from our language as it confers a sense of purpose on the shark we cannot know. Yeah really.

They also want sharks drawn with less sharp angles for the kiddies.

The "its all down to Jaws" myth that many scientists roll out whenever there s an attack is debunked.

Shark attacks are statistically increasing at a much greater rate than population growth and water based participation would suggest.

Unlike in years gone by we are spared the gruesome details of attacks due to concerns for past and present victims mental health. The descriptions of early attacks are truly horrific.

Shark nets and drums undoubtedly DO work but even the scientists are happy to state repeatedly they do not despite evidence to the contrary. Not very scientific eh.

Not all deaths are equal. There is such a thing as a good death and a bad death. Ie dieing in your sleep at 80 vs eaten alive at 17. So comparing death stats is pretty disingenuous at best.

Ocean guardian the makers of the shark shield already have their insurance and legal plan mapped out for when their first user or their family sues after an attack. Hint it's along the lines of we never said it was 100% effective. Haha.

Anyway recommend if you want to sort through the myths and be informed rather than just regurgitate the propaganda of what is now sadly just a political hot potato.

I just finished reading it .
A very interesting book & I would recommend it.

Maybe we could make a list of ways to enhance the chance.

I always thought "swimming at dusk with a dog" was a good one, but "wrestling each other on the surface whilst snorkelling/swimming" might just beat it.

I've also order the book you recommended Bara, cheers