Don't know about nsw but shark finning is a legal industry in Queensland. Only fins are kept, which are taken with the shark still alive, hence large numbers are killed to reach volume quota. Not only that, sharks in bicatch is huge.

Because unsustainable fishing industries destroy fish populations in the ocean, sharks ( which are just scavenging dogs with sharp teeth) are forced to look else where for food. Because pollution/food in river systems is abundant bull sharks may appear to be increasing in numbers as they are one of a few species that can handle fresh water.

BulldogPup said...

Fark he's game that looks like a thresher - gonads of steel (if there isn't a fishing boat nearby we don't get to see!!!!)

Vid of the action below. Not for me, on a sup anyway. Threshers are crazy feckers when caught.

I can see a future Darwin Award candidate!

SP said...

Na don't be concerned


Starts of slow but gets interesting half way through..

Not bad if you turn down the sound..

DUDE said...

Get one of these....

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Shark-Shocker-/270966268463?pt=AU_Scuba_Diving_Snorkelling&hash=item3f16d9222f

It may make you feel safer....

Not very much safer when the guys that discovered the magnets affect on sharks says they only work to a distance of 10 inches
Is this enough "safe travelling distance" for a shark to be able to put its brakes on when approaching at speed?
www.wired.com/gadgets/miscellaneous/news/2007/05/sharkmagnets

Sharks? ... You mean these fun critters..

DJ

Sup'ing our town reef late yesterday arvo - just before dusk...some baitfish started bubbling close by - not worried...shortly after, saw what looked like a small thresher tail splash about 20m from me - still not 'overly' concerned...about 5mins later noticed a large fin & dark shape swimming a bit further out..., it may have been a dolphin, but...

we suddenly decided that we'd had enough fun & started the paddle in, not because we were scared of a shark...just because we wanted to - OK!?!

DavidJohn said...

Maybe it's true that you shouldn't pee in your wetsuit because the urine attracts sharks..

DJ

Haha if that shot is real it would be funny to be standing whatching that as it was happening

Its funny i wory more about big fish on the SUp than the surfboardmaybe its becuse i can see all the small fish swimming around like food