I was just reading one of the threads discussing the recurrent theme of our co-inhabitants of the sea, ie- the Great Whites, when something occurred to me.

There is a theory amongst some that there is a rogue shark responsible for the recent multiple attacks.

If this theory is true, then we could extrapolate from that, the same shark could probably be attributed to the many non attack encounters recently.

So, there have been many encounters captured on film recently, vids and photos, so I would suggest we use the power of numbers here to post up images from all of these recorded encounters, and use them to try and identify any common marks/identifying features on the shark/s in question.

Perhaps we can identify if it really is the same shark, or couple of sharks.

What do you say?
I figured it'd be worth a go.

If you reckon it's worth a try, post the line up pics guys...

www.perthnow.com.au/news/fishermen-film-close-encounter-with-pair-of-great-white-sharks-off-wa-coast-ng-c48f8e79a2c2c95323252028bb342672

MintoxGT said...

Thats valid, why not?

Good idea however the pics will need to be pretty good quality.

Well done!

Cheers.
Yeah, hopefully we can find some good pics, which is why I thought it'd be good to put the call out to everyone, the more eyes on the web the better.

I figured that a lot of pics are of the heads anyway and these sharks can have some pretty good scars, hopefully the scars will be visible in even poorer quality pics.

Here's another one;

http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/breaking/14178047/divers-close-close-call-with-a-great-white/

^^ What Jaws movie was that from?

stamp said...

doggie said...

But they all look the same

such a sharkist comment...

Is that "shark racism"

evlPanda said...

doggie said...

^^ What Jaws movie was that from?

Pretty sure it's just a normal day in Perth?

Jandicott airport lake lol

I cant see any reason to hunt down that particular shark..It is only doing what it is made to do ( kill anything that it wants too )
Its like identifying a croc that attacked someone or a snake for that matter.

They don't hunt us down its just what they do.

I say shark fin soup for all...( only the man eaters )

fingerbone said...

I cant see any reason to hunt down that particular shark..It is only doing what it is made to do ( kill anything that it wants too )
Its like identifying a croc that attacked someone or a snake for that matter.

They don't hunt us down its just what they do.

I say shark fin soup for all...( only the man eaters )

I never said to hunt it down.

Am just trying to test a theory.

There is obviously much more objective evidence needed for this whole shark debate, instead of ranting and raving on either side of the fence, I figured this might be a good way to help out.

grumplestiltskin said...

OK,
based on the pics posted so far, I think you might be on to something.

Look at the distintive mark on the right side of the face, about halfway between the eye and the nose (the dark mark in the white area of the face)

I'll give you credit that was at least a little wittier than some of the other comments.

It looks like the shark that came at me in Movie world...

Sharkasim

Well I have to say I'm surprised.
I thought this thread would have generated a lot more serious interest than it has, especially due to the numbers of passionate armchair experts who post in the threads complaining about the 'shark problem'.

Seems no one is actually interested in doing something practical in any small way, that may help our understanding of the situation?

Easier to take the piss.


Anyway, going by the small sample of real shark pics posted, looking at the pattern of the line dividing the grey and white colouring on the sharks faces, I'd say it looks like all of these sharks are individuals, which could dispel the theory of a single rogue shark.

It is however a limited evaluation as we don't have pics of both sides of each of these sharks.

Of course more pics (real) would go a long way towards determining the answer.

Tbh, I never thought it was one or two rouge sharks. Imo its lots of sharks. They havnt benn hunted/fished for over ten years so their numbers must be up, this combined with whale migration means we are getting more close in to the coast.

And, arnt all sharks rouge sharks?

kiterboy said...

LOL, and red-thumb cowboys, who don't have the mental capacity to actually make a sensible statement, I don't blame them though, it must take a long time to type with two fingers.

Click on the red thumbs, much easier.

Well I made a comment and thumed you because it was a dumb comment!

oceanfire said...

Well I have to say I'm surprised.
I thought this thread would have generated a lot more serious interest than it has, especially due to the numbers of passionate armchair experts who post in the threads complaining about the 'shark problem'.

Seems no one is actually interested in doing something practical in any small way, that may help our understanding of the situation?

Easier to take the piss.


Anyway, going by the small sample of real shark pics posted, looking at the pattern of the line dividing the grey and white colouring on the sharks faces, I'd say it looks like all of these sharks are individuals, which could dispel the theory of a single rogue shark.

It is however a limited evaluation as we don't have pics of both sides of each of these sharks.

Of course more pics (real) would go a long way towards determining the answer.

i have to say i'm surprised:
this is not a marine biology forum- we're in no position to gauge one shark from another or even know what to look for. maybe their markings change with breeding cycles or water temp?
these are not accurate pictures taken from the same distance, height, angle, depth, position etc.
with no dates or places given with the shots it could well be the same one snapped a few times over a couple of days- that doesn't mean there's one rogue shark harassing the whole coast. it doesn't actually mean squat.

in my opinion this thread does sweet fa to solve the issue; if anything it makes it cloudier.
so don't throw a tanty when people have a laugh with it..you're in the wrong place if you're gonna take yourself seriously

oceanfire said...

doggie said...

Tbh, I never thought it was one or two rouge sharks. Imo its lots of sharks. They havnt benn hunted/fished for over ten years so their numbers must be up, this combined with whale migration means we are getting more close in to the coast.

And, arnt all sharks rouge sharks?

That's the sort of discussion I was trying to foster here, but I was hoping to get some sort of empirical evidence gathered in one place to hopefully prove or disprove the theory of a 'single rogue shark'.

@kiterboy
chill mate, haters gonna hate

I recon Ive read every news article on the attacks and even tho the facts from witnesses can be a bit innacurate they all quote different size sharks.