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I haven't seen much discussion on this, despite all the media frenzy over the WA attacks. Its not just science fiction- eg Jaws. Rogue sharks are well documented- there have been rogue Tiger sharks in Mexico responsible for spates of attacks, and the recent spate in the red sea.
To me it seems more likely that there is a single large great white that has developed the taste for humans, than multiple sharks all changing behaviour at once, despite all the "over fishing" arguments. The recent attacks have been more than a mistaken nibble and swimming away. The victims were eaten. All the attacks in WA could easily have been a single shark, which can go for months without eating, hence the time gap between attacks and the varying locations along the coast.
I don't think it is scare mongering to say there is a single man eater out there, in fact it is reassuring- catch this beast and sharks attacks may return to previous low levels.
Therefore it seems reasonable that every effort should be made to catch this shark. If a human serial killer was loose, no end of resources would be used to catch the perpetrator. In the event of another attack, multiple planes, helicopters, boats should be sent out and any shark found with in a large radius of the attack should be killed, and if possible an autopsy done to look for evidence of human remains. So what if a few innocent sharks get killed, I think that would be a better plan than a whole scale cull.
Interested to know what others think, I'm sure the thumbs will be revealing....
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Most of the WA attacks the shark hasnt eaten the victim and the sizes of the shark have varied. The Rotto shark was 'small' - 3m compared to the others around 5m. People could be wrong with their estimates though.
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True. That would change a lot of ideas put out by researchers. Imagine if it was the tagged 5m that has been setting of the beacons  |
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Not sure if it applies to Sharks, but Lions become Man Eaters and are known to develop a taste for "Man meat" I would say this is more out of laziness than taste so could this theory also apply to sharks......
There are a lot of guys that fish the Sound and around Woodies that swear there is a local, and what about the big one that was seen about 4 years ago at Mindarie by that group of divers. A 4m - 5m shark could easily cover that span of water in a few hours.
It would be "nice to know" that is is one that could be taken out maybe the Fisheries Department know more than we do but s big shark with some man remains in it would put WA on the map again as a tourist destination, I know the odd I know what most will say but to the general tourist would probably opt to go somewhere else....
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And how many would you kill and dissect looking for human remains before you realize that it's a fool's errand?
Everyone wants a demon rather than accept that life is dangerous.
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How many 5m's are out there......  |
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Its not one, its lots  |
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IvorWindeas said...
I haven't seen much discussion on this, despite all the media frenzy over the WA attacks. Its not just science fiction- eg Jaws. Rogue sharks are well documented- there have been rogue Tiger sharks in Mexico responsible for spates of attacks, and the recent spate in the red sea.
To me it seems more likely that there is a single large great white that has developed the taste for humans, than multiple sharks all changing behaviour at once, despite all the "over fishing" arguments. The recent attacks have been more than a mistaken nibble and swimming away. The victims were eaten. All the attacks in WA could easily have been a single shark, which can go for months without eating, hence the time gap between attacks and the varying locations along the coast.
I don't think it is scare mongering to say there is a single man eater out there, in fact it is reassuring- catch this beast and sharks attacks may return to previous low levels.
Therefore it seems reasonable that every effort should be made to catch this shark. If a human serial killer was loose, no end of resources would be used to catch the perpetrator. In the event of another attack, multiple planes, helicopters, boats should be sent out and any shark found with in a large radius of the attack should be killed, and if possible an autopsy done to look for evidence of human remains. So what if a few innocent sharks get killed, I think that would be a better plan than a whole scale cull.
Interested to know what others think, I'm sure the thumbs will be revealing....
Of course it is the same shark.
His name is Brutus.
It was clearly stated in the PerthNow Article.
I just wish it would eat some of the losers in Perth, it seems like all the blokes eaten have been really genuinely awesome people which is upsetting for all their family and friends.
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fkn hundreds, maybe thousands IMHO
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how do you know if a shark is a rogue? do they like interview the sharks parents or summit,
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Easy just look for the tattoos on its fins
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Why is a shark a "rogue" if it changes it's dietary habits in its own environment ??? We humans change our dietary habits on a regular basis....out of fear we tend to have biased humanistic views of other animals we share this planet with.
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5 minutes and 43 seconds of my life wasted!
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^^Two lines stood out for me
"In the gospel according to Jaws"
and his closing line
"We're in the way not on the menu"
I'm not a believer in the single rogue shark theory, I believe it is multiple, the trouble is that multiple seems to be rapidly increasing.
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I think that there are a few that are getting bigger and bigger each yeah and whether it be out of curiosity or easy prey we are getting munched on, if the odds are so slim for some to get attached by a shark them I don't see why if a shark is killed each time it attacks/kills someone it would have a dent on the population and I for one would purely through peace of mind feel better about getting in the water.......but its getting the guilty one that will be tricky.......... 
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One thing is certain, single shark or multiple, this /these sharks have learnt that humanns are easy prey now, next time past our coastline some poor bugger will be the next victim.
Only pattern I can see is that a lot of the attacks have taken place in the early morning hours
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did you see the news today with the great white of karnet island all i can say is farrrrrrrk
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Of course it's as hard to pick as a booger on a peak hour train but a farmer was telling me of the occasional bull they would get that was fine, fine and then would turn nasty and try to pin you to a wall. He said they used to take them out of the breeding pool to avoid passing on the genes.
My old man bred horses and as soon as a colt showed a nasty streak it would unfortunately turn up in the dogs dinner bowl. It's a shame but one kick to the head by a horse does wonders for you're experiencing the afterlife.
I'm wondering if any research has shown similar 'bad temper' genes in sharks?
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