More than 70 great white sharks have been tagged by scientists who will monitor when, where and for how long the predators linger near Perth's beaches. In a world first, great white sharks will be monitored over the summer when they move to within 500m of metropolitan beaches from Ocean Reef to Garden and Rottnest Islands where satellite receivers are installed. Surf-life … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2009
Shark Snacks On False Killer Whale
A false killer whale that beached on the Sunshine Coast yesterday bore wounds thought to be from a shark attack, experts have said. The whale died after desperate efforts by up to 50 people who rushed to Twin Waters on a rescue mission. The 3.8 metre female was first spotted at 6:30AM south of Mudjimba Island. Originally thought to be a pilot whale, it was later … [Read more...]
Paua Divers Fear Shark Tour’s Impact
A group of Southern Paua divers is concerned its members' lives are being endangered by a shark tourism operation in Foveaux Strait. The divers are worried the Great White Southern Dive Company operation will encourage shark attacks and endanger divers. The company runs caged diving trips to view sharks. They claim the company drops minced tuna into the sea to attract the … [Read more...]
Avoca Beach Shark Attack Survivor (Update)
John Sojoski will think twice when stepping on a “rock” from now on, after being bitten by a shark on Boxing Day. Mr. Sojoski, 55, of Copacabana, was teaching his visiting granddaughter Summer, 12, to surf at Avoca Beach, when he struck trouble about 11am on Saturday. “I stepped on it originally,” Mr Sojoski said. “But then when I stepped off it, it latched on straight aw … [Read more...]
Eleven Tiger Sharks Caught Off Sunshine Coast
At least 11 tiger sharks – some up to four metres long – have been caught in shark nets and on drumlines off Sunshine Coast beaches in recent weeks, with one shark expert warning thousands more are cruising the region’s waterways. The revelation follows a large, aggressive tiger shark menacing two kayakers as they paddled to shore from Mudjimba Island on December 20. … [Read more...]
Avoca Beach Shark Attack
A Central Coast man is in the hospital after being attacked by a shark at Avoca Beach earlier today. The man was bitten by the shark while swimming with his granddaughter close to the shore of the patrolled surf beach. The Copacabana resident fought off the shark by kicking his leg in and out of the water. He was taken to Gosford Hospital with deep cuts to his lower … [Read more...]
Tiger Shark Attacks Mozambique Tourist
This report in from Mozambique: On Tuesday December 22, 2009 at about 2:00 PM a juvenile Tiger Shark came swimming into the bay of Ponta do Ouro and attacked a young man on holiday here who was playing in the surf with some friends on an inflatable lilo about 2 meters off shore. The skipper from Simply Scuba, Wayne, and James a staff member from Scuba Adventures were busy … [Read more...]
Happy Holidays from The Fear Beneath
Happy Holidays to all our readers... Here's a winter-y photo in the spirit of our sister site Savage Wilderness: … [Read more...]
Young Lifeguard Vanishes in Shark Attack
A young lifeguard disappeared in a "pool of blood" in the fourth shark attack at a South African beach in two years. Witnesses said the 22-year-old waved his hands frantically in the air before being dragged under by a shark after paddling on a surf board off the coast of Port St Johns in the Eastern Cape. John Costello at the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI ) said the … [Read more...]
Shark Attack Victim Probably ‘Looked Like Turtle’
Gladstone freediving champion John Pengelly is in a stable condition in Royal Brisbane Hospital after being bitten by a three metre bull shark while diving at Lamont Reef early yesterday morning. The 19-year-old suffered deep lacerations to his wrist and lower forearm while spearfishing at the reef, 44 nautical miles east of Gladstone. After receiving treatment from … [Read more...]