Great Whites And Hammerheads. Edit:Great White Off Deadies

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Great Whites And Hammerheads. Edit:Great White Off Deadies

Post by sparky_12 » Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:06 am

HUNDREDS of swimmers were sent scrambling out of the water at North Steyne Beach yesterday when a shark was sighted about 200m from the shoreline.

The shark alarm sounded about 1pm after a local surfer spotted the shark, believed to be about 6ft. It was seen about 200m from the shore near the stormwater pipe on North Steyne Beach.

It was the second time the alarm has been sounded this season.

Manly Council beach supervisor Lee Burnes confirmed the sighting.

"A couple of surfers saw the shark and let the lifeguards know," he said. "We rang the alarm and everyone was quite well behaved. A guard on a jet ski also saw the shark patrolling the beach after the alarm was sounded. Everyone was allowed back in the water after about 30 minutes when we got the all-clear."

Surfer Yann Leclair said he got out of the water straightaway.

"I went to the aquarium yesterday and I have seen how scary those sharks are," he said.

Michael Brown, of Surfwatch, said there had been more spottings than ever this summer. Last month they spotted a plump 3m-great white shark about 3km off Avalon.

Yesterday there were a couple of hammerheads seen off North Head in a feeding frenzy. Mr Brown said it could have been a hammerhead spotted at Manly as they skim the surface while other sharks tend to swim further below. "I've seen bull sharks and bronze whalers out feeding where they won't get hassled by boats," he said. "There were a couple of bull sharks in a feeding frenzy off Bull Head yesterday, which sounds dramatic.

"But there are thousands of baitfish out there too, big stuff like yellowtail, and now they're coming in close to shore to feed, and sharks will follow and even dolphins.

"It can be a big problem. This year I have seen more sharks in the water than I have ever seen before and I've been monitoring these things for 11 years.

"This year there are heaps and heaps of sharks out there."

http://www.manlydaily.com.au/article/20 ... _news.html



So whos never swimming at av again? :lol:


i no theres sharks everywhere, but only the big whiters scare the crap outta me, haha. they had a pic of it in the actual paper and man i wouldnt like to swim with that feller


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well a mate of mines dad is good mates with the guy who makes bennet boards and said there was an actual great white just off deadies, like rubber ducky and all was out there, and 2 hammer heads to top it off

yew
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Post by Nick Carroll » Wed Jan 30, 2008 11:52 am

Don't be scared, sparky, it's only the Manly Daily.
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Post by BA » Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:02 pm

Sharks off our beaches. Now I've heard everything.
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Post by wanto » Wed Jan 30, 2008 12:03 pm

jeez and i thought the paranoia had died down a little :roll:
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Post by smw1 » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:05 pm

Staggering to hear someone has once again spotted a shark in the ocean.

I thought they had all moved to Leichhardt.
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Post by TMC » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:07 pm

slow news day i guess

so who's going to be the first person to bring out the car accident on the way to the beach statistic?
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Post by Butts » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:33 pm

Its funny, but when I'm surfing I never even think/worry about sharks. :shock:

But when I'm in the water with the camera, I sometimes "spook" myself. :oops:

Whites are the ones I DON'T EVER want to see :oops: :oops:
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Post by BA » Wed Jan 30, 2008 1:41 pm

Butts wrote:Its funny, but when I'm surfing I never even think/worry about sharks. :shock:

But when I'm in the water with the camera, I sometimes "spook" myself. :oops:

Whites are the ones I DON'T EVER want to see :oops: :oops:

Fair point Butters. I don't give em a thought when I'm surfing, but I swam at Shelley this morning and just had a weird feeling when I was floating around out over my head. This is before I read the MD.

I think the board gives you that added confidence. If they were big enough, it'd make no difference though I guess.
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Post by Butts » Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:02 pm

Ringmaster wrote:I wish there were MORE sharks and LESS surfers..............
Start a burley trail as you paddle out ringo :wink: :lol: :lol:
(made out of red vegetable dye mixed with flour dough) :shock:

Guaranted to get surfers thinking twice about hanging around :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Post by creased » Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:07 pm

Dunno what they're going on about :roll: they don't eat much anyway.

Look a perfectly good arm, but did it get eaten :?:



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Post by macca202 » Wed Jan 30, 2008 2:33 pm

Butts wrote:Its funny, but when I'm surfing I never even think/worry about sharks. :shock:

But when I'm in the water with the camera, I sometimes "spook" myself. :oops:

Whites are the ones I DON'T EVER want to see :oops: :oops:
reminds my of a time when i swam out with a camera and was also spooked, at a place with just about the same name... there were a pack of dolphins slightly to the north of the reef, and only 2 people surfing the break. i think it's because you've just got your feet dangling 2 meters below the water, and you can't see anything. feel alot safer on your board when at least half of you is above water... that being said i just pent the whole long weekend swimming in the harbour off little manly and wasn't too bothered. was living on a boat for 3 days and the toilet was busted...
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Post by sparky_12 » Wed Jan 30, 2008 3:22 pm

haha. a break up north, near stockton (known for its whites) has a massive super uber big drop off, and theres always shark sightings yet this nut going out n films it just with fins, far out
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Re: Great Whites Off Avalon And Hammerheads Off North Head

Post by The Oracle » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:12 pm

sparky_12 wrote:3m-great white shark about 3km off Avalon.
yikes, practically in the line-up......
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Post by marcus » Wed Jan 30, 2008 4:42 pm

TMC wrote:slow news day i guess

so who's going to be the first person to bring out the car accident on the way to the beach statistic?
you have a higher chance of being eaten by a shark than getting your finger stuck in your nose.
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Post by TMC » Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:18 pm

marcus wrote: you have a higher chance of being eaten by a shark than getting your finger stuck in your nose.
near enough is good enough for me
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Post by g_u_m_b_y » Wed Jan 30, 2008 5:52 pm

i love all the hype....doesnt keep numbers down though :x
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Post by Shaunm » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:04 pm

I agree Gumby and am secretly working on a formular so these sharks zoom in on over zealous clubbies whem they feel the need to feed.
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Post by yanks r us » Wed Jan 30, 2008 6:37 pm

TMC wrote:slow news day i guess

so who's going to be the first person to bring out the car accident on the way to the beach statistic?
Please dont ive heard that like 1000 times. Its true but has nothing to do with why.

The reason why we fear (most of us) is that its a basic human instinct, there were no cars thousands or millions of years ago, and another thing is that we are in control when driving a car (for the most part i guess). So tere the reasons for the irrational fear of sharks compared to cars..
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