By Lorna Edwards, The Age, Australia Abalone diver John Rudge does not muck around when he enters the domain of the great white shark. When diving near seal colonies, he spends as little time as possible on the surface forming a silhouette to any great whites that might be hunting below. "They are the top of the food chain to us, an absolutely brilliant predator and … [Read more...]
Large Numbers of Great White Sharks Found Plotting a Conspiracy
By Malcolm Holland Port Stephens, Australia At least 27 great white sharks have been discovered swimming yards off the sandy tourist beaches of Australia's Mid-North Coast, a video crew said Friday. The crew said it spotted the 10-feet-long juvenile sharks in the Port Stephens natural harbor as it was in a boat videotaping for a fishing DVD. The sharks, the world's … [Read more...]
Sixteen Foot Great White Shark Spotted At Streaky Bay
ADELAIDE NOW Huge sharks chasing fish and cruising off holiday beaches pose a threat to swimmers as warm weather draws sunlovers to the coast. Police in South Australia renewed warnings to swimmers at the West Coast holiday spot of Streaky Bay, where a monster great white has been seen cruising close to shore, The Advertiser reports. The five-meter (=16.4 feet -MB) … [Read more...]
A Dive With Great White Sharks in Australia
Bloomberg is running the following article - it's a somewhat entertaining read. MB By Malcolm Scott, Bloomberg News In December 1963, a great white shark tore open Rodney Fox's abdomen, broke half his ribs, punctured his diaphragm and lung, and exposed the main artery to his heart. He's devoted his life to diving with sharks ever since. Fox returned to the water a year … [Read more...]
Australian Shark Activity Incites “Expert Opinions”
The Tweed Daily News People should be more concerned about bull sharks in Tweed's murky rivers than great whites in the ocean, a local shark expert said yesterday. Over the past few days great whites have been caught off Rainbow Bay and Mermaid Beach, and on Sunday Snapper Rocks swimmers had to be evacuated from the surf following several shark sightings. According to … [Read more...]
Great White Shark Fishing: Don’t Try This At Home
Life's boring on a 40 kilometer stretch of coast near Boat Harbour, Australia, so some deranged Aussies have taken fishing to a new level of ridiculous, by catching Great White Sharks... from the beach. The video's a little lengthy, we'll grant you that much, but it's well worth watching and shows some ballsy - or moronic - behavior: paddling a chunk of bait into Great White … [Read more...]
Raging, Gargantuan Crocodile Terrorizes Australian Workers
Normally we leave the crocs for our kin Savage Wilderness or the always entertaining Swim At Your Own Risk, but this one is too pissed off to be ignored. Crocodiles have been dominating the animal-savagery news lately after the recent killing of Arthur Booker while camping on a river. By Peter Michael and Brian Williams A huge crocodile has been terrorizing road workers … [Read more...]
Unlucky Fisherman Attacked By Shark On His Own Boat
Note to Fear Beneath readers: being attacked by a shark that you caught in your own boat does not make you eligible for our "Free Shark Camo for Confirmed Shark Attack Victims" compensation. As far as we're concerned, the score is Sharks: 1, Geoff Johnson: 0. By Richard Shears First, the fisherman hooked the shark. Then the shark hooked the fisherman. In a bizarre case … [Read more...]
Aggressive Great White Shark Stalks Australian Family
By David Nankervis A family stalked in their boat by a great white shark off Adelaide yesterday says they feared for swimmers at a nearby beach. The massive shark – one witness said it was longer than 5m – was seen as close as 1km from the West Lakes Shore beach by boaters aboard at least three vessels between 8.30am and 11.30am yesterday. Surf Life Saving SA was alerted … [Read more...]
Surfer Shares Wave With Great White Shark in Australia!
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIA This is the adrenaline-pumping moment surfer Fergal Smith catches a 'tube' completely unaware he is sharing the wave with a Great White shark. Mr. Smith, 21, from Ireland was surfing two miles off the coast of Perth in Western Australia when he found himself just a few feet from the 500-pound monster. The holidaymaker only realized his close … [Read more...]