Shark nets are controversial, which is why the New South Wales government is investigating a host of other ways to keep humans and sharks apart – some more tried and tested than others.
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If you do see a shark this summer, don’t panic – you just got lucky.
Independent tests show that a wearable electric deterrent called a Shark Shield does indeed seem to live up to its name.
The best way to guard against shark attacks is to study them, not kill them. Because while the alleged “shark boom” almost certainly not real, the more we know about sharks, the better.
Giant sharks did once exist in our oceans – many millions of years ago. But rumours persist that some may still be alive today.
How new technologies and changing attitudes are enabling people and great whites to live together.
Despite low shark attack numbers, many people are afraid of being bitten. There are, however, ways to steer clear of these creatures.
South African sharks have low levels of genetic diversity. This could pose a threat to their survival as a species.
What lies behind shark safety methods.
A rash of white shark attacks this summer points to a rebounding population in the US – a sign of healthier oceans and the need to coexist with this apex predator.
When I used to tell people that I did my PhD on the politics of shark attacks, they would ask, “Is there a politics to shark attacks?” Nobody asks that any more. Now they just say, “Oh, like in Western…
Western Australia’s controversial shark drum line policy will come to an end, after the state’s Environmental Protection Agency recommended that it not be continued this summer. WA EPA chairman Paul Vogel…
The plan to use baited traps to catch and kill sharks off the coast of Western Australia caused considerable controversy when it was announced last year, with critics calling the shark cull ineffective…
Perhaps predictably, the Western Australian government has claimed that its shark drum line season, which ended last week, was a success. In a media statement, fisheries minister Ken Baston said that “172…
In the wake of controversy surrounding the shark cull in Western Australia, it is a pleasant change to hear some positive attention being given to the great white shark known as Lydia who has been tracked…
A great white shark is headed in the UK’s direction, but even better than that – according to the pundits it’s a great white mummy, in the family way. In fact the scientific value of this observation doesn’t…
In response to seven fatal attacks in the last three years by what are believed great white sharks the government of Western Australia has decided to cull all sharks larger than 3m – a pretty barbaric…
The mathematics of shark bites look pretty simple: the more incidents, the worse the situation. That said, no amount of scientific explanation can fully address the tragedy of people being injured or killed…
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Sydney
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Doctoral Programmes Manager, Nottingham Trent University
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Marine Biologist, South African National Parks (SANParks); Honorary Research Associate, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
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Professor of Marine Ecology, University of Southampton
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Emeritus Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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PhD graduate, University of Southampton
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Professor of Marine Fisheries Ecology, Macquarie University
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Postdoctoral Researcher in management and conservation of white sharks, Stellenbosch University
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Shark biologist, The University of Western Australia
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Professor, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University
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Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Wollongong
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Shark Biology & Assessment, Sydney Institute of Marine Science
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Associate Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University