Nth NSW sharks. Can they p!ss off already?

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Re: Nth NSW sharks. Can they p!ss off already?

Post by Over55yrs » Sat Aug 15, 2020 1:46 pm

Shark punched out during an attack at Port Macquarie

https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/sha ... 55m0z.html

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Re: Nth NSW sharks. Can they p!ss off already?

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Re: Nth NSW sharks. Can they p!ss off already?

Post by ledtool » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:03 pm

There’s been a fatal attack at Coolangatta this arvo.
Is it the first death with the nets around there?

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Post by Nick Carroll » Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:43 pm

the meshing wasn't up. drumlines were though

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Post by Drailed » Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:02 pm

All the media is reporting it as a netted beach. Now of course dont get upset Nick, I am not suggesting you are wrong, just whats being reported.
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Post by foamy » Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:41 pm

Nick, why weren’t the nets up?

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Post by bomboraa » Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:54 pm

Nets removed during whale migration time?
ABC had a brief gimpse of the tail of the guy's board; channel bottom twin. Been looking at Morning of the Earth Fiji twins and looked just like them.

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Post by alakaboo » Tue Sep 08, 2020 10:31 pm

The Qld government was going to trial replacing nets with drumlines but it wasn't due to happen until next year

https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-pri ... arine-life

The current gear location has a net at Coolangatta and drumlines at Rainbow Bay (see link to spreadsheet with coordinates)
https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/business-pri ... -equipment

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Post by Nick Carroll » Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:01 am

foamy wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 8:41 pm
Nick, why weren’t the nets up?
what bomboraa said re whales

This is really going to put a massive shock through the whole system

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Post by tootr » Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:13 am

Qld to blame NSW for something?

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Post by BA » Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:40 am

Swellnet camera recorded it. Fair crowd around him as you’d expect. Pretty horrific for those in the water.

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Post by Cranked » Wed Sep 09, 2020 6:47 am

Nick Carroll wrote:
Tue Sep 08, 2020 7:43 pm
the meshing wasn't up. drumlines were though
That's a significant bit of information as it keeps intact the fact that there has been no shark attack fatalities on a beach that is part of an active net deployment strategy.

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Post by Beanpole » Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:13 am

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Post by Drailed » Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:41 am

Pretty surreal seeing it happen in such an iconic crowded spot.
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Post by Thud » Wed Sep 09, 2020 7:48 am

That’s surfing.

Well isn’t that what I’m meant to say?

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Post by offshore1 » Wed Sep 09, 2020 8:00 am

Very few sports have being eaten alive as a factor in participation.
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Post by steve shearer » Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:29 am

nets were set yesterday.
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Re: Nth NSW sharks. Can they p!ss off already?

Post by Cranked » Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:35 am

Any more detail, like exactly where and when they were set?

Here's some detail from SA

https://www.shark.co.za/Pages/Protectio ... harkattack

A similar trend is evident is South Africa, which has experienced 394 recorded unprovoked attacks, the majority of which have occurred since the 1940’s. Of these 90 have been fatal.

During the first half of the 20th century, in South Africa, the majority of shark attacks were recorded off the coast of KwaZulu-Natal. Indeed, it was the high number of attacks and the collapse of the local tourism industry, which resulted in the deployment of nets to capture sharks. Since the deployment of the first nets off Durban, and expansion of the KZN Sharks Board operations the number of attacks has continually decreased along the KZN coastline. This is in marked contrast, to both the Eastern and Western Capes where attacks have continued to increase. These contrasting trends clearly highlight the effectiveness of the KZN Sharks Board bather protection program in providing protection from shark attack.

Since the inception of bather protection gear there have been only 27 attacks, none of which have been fatal, in the 67 years since their inception. Indeed, the only serious injury at a protected beach involved a surfer at Umtentweni who were bitten on the leg by a great white in 1999. Without the KZN Sharks Board programme it is highly likely that the shark population would slowly increase along the KZN coastline, eventually resulting in a fatal shark attack and economic catastrophe to the local tourism industry.
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