Paddled himself in after the attack with the shark following

They should have netted the beach....oh wait...

Hope he makes a quick recovery and gets back out on the water.

Another one in WA today.

www.news.com.au/breaking-news/another-man-bitten-in-second-shark-attack-of-west-australian-coast/news-story/eb69dc6e9338f056b4b1431e90ac7f16

swalkington said...

ah hello, "stupid nets".
dislike the idea of fish getting caught in them (all surfers would),....however this shark thing is out of control and something needs to be done.

Yep they seem to be happening far too often of late.

Anyone with some spare time check the number of attacks per year over the past five years,be interesting.

I pretty sure in the statistics that more sharks are caught on the inside of the shark nets then the outsides, eg going back out to sea

worrier said...

Reminds me a bit of the old Wayne Lynch story at Bells way back in the day when a big one stalked him and another guy.
Scary ****
W

Take all those old stories with a grain of salt mate, I heard one that he was duck diving a wave down south and came face to face with a great white

Prawnhead said...

interesting article from the australian
www.theaustralian.com.au/nocookies?a=A.flavipes

Taronga Zoo shark expert John West

^^ Gold Scotty

Not as bad as chrispy's fin chop

Nasty! Lucky to save his leg. Wish him a speedy recovery!

doggie said...

^^ Gold Scotty

+1

WATER MAN said...

If that is the actual picture, I don't think it is a White. The bite is more like a drag and rip not a chomp.
But that is just my thoughts from my arm chair position.

I thought i heard Bull shark. Was actually surfing yesterday with a bloke who had been at the beach around the same time he was bit.

Oh and for the record nets do nothing other than indiscriminately kill sea life of all forms. They don't stop shark attacks and that has just been proven. I was tongue in check poking fun at people who think shark nets are the answer

As for shark attack numbers up. Your kidding aren't you. More attacks maybe but if you compare figures to shark attacks to people in the water that's all it takes to see sharks are at collapse levels.

I read a report today that predicted by 2050 all sea life could be gone..

Oh and for the record nets do nothing other than indiscriminately kill sea life of all forms.
I would imagine that most organisms smaller than the mesh would not be directly affected.


More attacks maybe but if you compare figures to shark attacks to people in the water that's all it takes to see sharks are at collapse levels.

Highly reputable scientific publications actually show that most shark numbers have increased several fold in recent decades. Only the great/killer sharks appear to have declined, based on very limited anecdotal evidence.

I read a report today that predicted by 2050 all sea life could be gone..

Like most shark-related pseudo-science, this is clearly hogwash. If I may para-phrase the first Portuguese mariner to set foot in the Pacific NorthWest, the oceans will remain teaming with life as long as this Earth shall endure and until the final day of judgement. Indeed, unless the oceans turns to bleach (or similar oxidant), they will remain a breeding ground for thousands of types of microorganism, and hence most likely also a plethora of macroscopic species.

Here's a shot that was taken on a camera phone yesterday. Now i will have a guess and say that 10 years ago this shot would not have made it to the light of day.
More people around, more technology more sharks
Mindarie Harbour inside the rock wall about 50 feet from the ramp.

Photo was taken by the marina manager and he said GW about 2.5 meters. He jumped down onto the rocks and was only about 5 foot away from it. He said even though he was on dry land he **** himelf..