Culls are back on the table after a shark bit a woman at Coogee beach on Saturday.
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The majestic white shark that once drew many tourists to South Africa’s western and southern Cape regions has all but disappeared. The only explanation can be a sharp decline in the population.
Young sharks are gathering at a popular beach. Here’s why we should skip our fear response and go for wonder – and protection
Swimming and surfing in the ocean is fun and invigorating. But sharing the water with animals comes with risks to us and them.
I’ve seen whale entanglement in shark nets firsthand, when a humpback whale calf drowned in one a few years back. It was terrible.
As authorities grapple with the best way to respond to the tragedy, it’s worth remembering all shark mitigation measures come with both merits and drawbacks – and none is a silver bullet.
Weeks out from summer, new research says there is no evidence shark nets keep us safe from sharks.
Interactions between sharks and humans happen in a variety of places. That means reducing conflict needs different interventions.
A Senate committee has recommended an end to sharks culls and nets. According to surveys, the public is on board with the idea of ending policies that are lethal to sharks.
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PhD Student, University of Cape Town
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Electoral Integrity Project, University of Sydney
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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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Research Associate at the Department of Ichthyology and Fisheries Science and Shark Scientist and Founder Oceans Research Institute, Rhodes University
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Professor, University of Wollongong
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Courtesy Faculty, Oregon State University, Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences Department, University of Oregon
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Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Bond University
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Vice Chancellor's Senior Research Fellow, RMIT University
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Environmental Assessment Specialist, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
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Research Fellow in Marine Science and Manager Whales & Climate Program, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Wollongong
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Postdoctoral Researcher in management and conservation of white sharks, Stellenbosch University