come on GF it's whale migrating season . Of course there are sharks as they are following the whales down the coast . All this calling for culling is bull**** . Once we start taking the life of rapists, pedophiles and drunk drivers then cull sharks . Until then......


but my thoughts go out to the family for their loss .

whippingboy said...

Very sad,

I noticed the conditions were all there, calm, overcast, murky water, rained within
24 hours.

Is it true they buried a whale in the sand at Cott years ago ??

Same conditions as when Ken Crew got taken from the same area 5 or 6 years ago me thinks maybe even just a few years ago which wont make it 11 years funksta, its more damning than that.
Yes they are out there and there getting more frequent, migrating whales or none migrating whale season.
They burried a whale on Rotto a few years back, Noongar style. They drag it up the dune and buried it. They blew one up somewhere not so long ago as well, think it was more Jurian way.

With over fishing, over population and exponential growth of human kind a current protection against shark culling this situation will increase and it will become more frequent.
Eventually if society doesn't come up with a futuristic shark barrier to prevent them coming within a swimming zone then more people will be eaten and your gonna have to start killing them.
Start now I say we're the top of the food chain lets reclaim it, stuff the sharks!
I don't know why there is such a debate on the shark it's killing humans plain and simple, if it was any other animal mass killing us we'd wipe them out so whats the problem?

Flux said...

With over fishing, over population and exponential growth of human kind a current protection against shark culling this situation will increase and it will become more frequent.
Eventually if society doesn't come up with a futuristic shark barrier to prevent them coming within a swimming zone then more people will be eaten and your gonna have to start killing them.
Start now I say we're the top of the food chain lets reclaim it, stuff the sharks!
I don't know why there is such a debate on the shark it's killing humans plain and simple, if it was any other animal mass killing us we'd wipe them out so whats the problem?

Are you serious?
Are we killing all the predators that live among us? How would that help? We are on their territory, and biting is one of their senses. Most of the time They dont end up eating you...though you might die because of the bite.

I know it's been said over and over again, sharks kill way less than other animals.. so stop the B******t.

What suprises me is how long it took to identify a shark attack after finding the speedo's. Surely the heavy skidmark would of been a dead give away.

Doudou said...

Flux said...

With over fishing, over population and exponential growth of human kind a current protection against shark culling this situation will increase and it will become more frequent.
Eventually if society doesn't come up with a futuristic shark barrier to prevent them coming within a swimming zone then more people will be eaten and your gonna have to start killing them.
Start now I say we're the top of the food chain lets reclaim it, stuff the sharks!
I don't know why there is such a debate on the shark it's killing humans plain and simple, if it was any other animal mass killing us we'd wipe them out so whats the problem?

Are you serious?
Are we killing all the predators that live among us? How would that help? We are on their territory, and biting is one of their senses. Most of the time They dont end up eating you...though you might die because of the bite.

I know it's been said over and over again, sharks kill way less than other animals.. so stop the B******t.

One in every crowd mate, after every attack one or two people want to kill every shark in the ocean. Its a regular thing

doggie said...

Flux said...

With over fishing, over population and exponential growth of human kind a current protection against shark culling this situation will increase and it will become more frequent.
Eventually if society doesn't come up with a futuristic shark barrier to prevent them coming within a swimming zone then more people will be eaten and your gonna have to start killing them.
Start now I say we're the top of the food chain lets reclaim it, stuff the sharks!
I don't know why there is such a debate on the shark it's killing humans plain and simple, if it was any other animal mass killing us we'd wipe them out so whats the problem?

If you could prove which shark it was and it was a problem, eg, the same shark has been in the area for ages and is a problem cull it.
In this case we dont know the exact shark so what do we do??
Do we kill every GWS with in 30k radius?

Sharks are the foxes of the sea, if I see a shark bang! fish and chips!

doggie said...

felixdcat said...

doggie said...

Flux said...

With over fishing, over population and exponential growth of human kind a current protection against shark culling this situation will increase and it will become more frequent.
Eventually if society doesn't come up with a futuristic shark barrier to prevent them coming within a swimming zone then more people will be eaten and your gonna have to start killing them.
Start now I say we're the top of the food chain lets reclaim it, stuff the sharks!
I don't know why there is such a debate on the shark it's killing humans plain and simple, if it was any other animal mass killing us we'd wipe them out so whats the problem?

If you could prove which shark it was and it was a problem, eg, the same shark has been in the area for ages and is a problem cull it.
In this case we dont know the exact shark so what do we do??
Do we kill every GWS with in 30k radius?

Sharks are the foxes of the sea, if I see a shark bang! fish and chips!

I hope barn dosnt see that

I dont agree on that there Felix, the GWS is a protected species and the fox is vermin.

IMO they are fugly killers and protected vermin of the see, they eat my fish and the Japs whales..... Shotgun loaded with solids or power spear head and presto lota fish and chips!

felixdcat said...

Have an idea! capture them alive and send them to Xmas island...... Then sink the boats and there we are 2 probs sorted! Hope they do not mind halal food!

Possibly the worst idea ever posted in these forums

You just want a GWS so you can cook it in your oven

Hate to be on the receiving end (the teeth or being given the news...)
Condolences from me..
(^ Yum - BBQéd swordfish on a skewer as a kid in Turkey - my favourite - instead of shish-kebab - shish-kalish <sounds like that but spelling - who knows> so GWS would be spot on)

Do U have shark nets over there around the city beaches?
We do on the sunny coast and despite comments to the futility of them, the comments and observations of the contractor handling the nets is the opposite. They are indiscriminate in what is caught - although I reckon the dolphins along our beaches are aware of them. Talking to the in-laws about their youth and anyone living by / near the sea knew of at least one acquaintance killed by a shark. In part due to way better trauma response and resourcing, but also in part due to the nets this is not the norm' now. The nets are good at removing the territorial predator due to the way they track through their territory.

As for respecting them - nice thought but the number caught de-finned and chucked back in to die by fisherman after shark fin makes knocking a couple on the head annually meaningless in the bigger scheme of things.[}:)]

I know when I am kiting passed the nets it makes me nervous - but no nets - no worries

cheers
AP

Ian K said...


Before saying 2 fatalities in 11 yrs is a problem you'd have to compare it to the stats for other non-natural causes of death in Cottesloe. Car crashes, workplace accidents, stabbings, drownings etc.

There have been zero attacks at Cottesloe during times of good visibilty, when the sharks can see what they are biting.

(Not statistically significant, but seems to reflect the conclusion shark experts make from attacks all over.)

There's a large window of acceptably safe swimming opportunities for families, given Cottesloe's generally sunny weather.

Just on the visibility thing, I was swimming there that day and the visibility was not all that bad. In fact I considered it was quite good compared to what it can be like when it's rough. And it didn't feel at all sharky, unlike some days when it feels very sharky.

I don't think we should declare wholesale war on sharks but any that come in close to popular swimming beaches and start supplementing their diet with people should be got rid of. And there shouldn't be any problem finding which one did it so long as they get out there and find it fast. It's not as if there are flotillas of them parked off the beach. I would say if you found just one it would be the one you were looking for.

pweedas said...





I don't think we should declare wholesale war on sharks but any that come in close to popular swimming beaches and start supplementing their diet with people should be got rid of. And there shouldn't be any problem finding which one did it so long as they get out there and find it fast. It's not as if there are flotillas of them parked off the beach. I would say if you found just one it would be the one you were looking for.

Agreed.

felixdcat said...

Sharks are the foxes of the sea, if I see a shark bang! fish and chips!

Yet foxes are native, and fill an important ecological niche throughout most of the world.. And sharks are native to the oceans..

Yours is an outdated philosophy, you are the current version of the idiots who exterminated the thylacine..

Our oceans are on the brink of ecological collapse, and your posts will be backtracked by future generations and subject to school history projects on how farking dumb people were in 2011..

barn said...

felixdcat said...

Sharks are the foxes of the sea, if I see a shark bang! fish and chips!

Yet foxes are native, and fill an important ecological niche throughout most of the world.. And sharks are native to the oceans..

Yours is an outdated philosophy, you are the current version of the idiots who exterminated the thylacine..

Our oceans are on the brink of ecological collapse, and your posts will be backtracked by future generations and subject to school history projects on how farking dumb people were in 2011..

Foxes are vermin barn, same as goats but we can eat goats, not foxes..

barn said...

^^put the emphasis on throughout most of the world... That excludes Australia(for now) , Goats are native also, and some are quite endangered, in certain parts of the world.. You wouldn't shoot an Arctic fox if it was in it's native environment? (hahah ooh deer I'm not sure I wanna kno)

Point is that Sharks are native, not 'Introduced foxes of the sea'

We are talking in Australia you twit

Im going to avoid a sh!t fight and not comment...............