mathew said..
While on the subject of sharks....
Drum-lines... what the ?! ... all they do is _attract_ sharks, because they are baited. Putting them 500m offshore is just stupid. 10km maybe... dont put them close enough to bring the bigger predators closer to the shore.
Shark-nets... there is no definitive evidence that they work (how do you prove a negative?), and plenty of evidence they dont work (shark-bites inshore of the net).
Matt,
There has been one fatality and a handful of serious injuries on netted beaches due to shark attacks in NSW since netting begun ,90 years ago. There have been roughly 150 fatalities on un netted beaches in NSW since records began.It would appear based on these stats that while netting may not reduce all unprovoked shark interactions they have a significant effect in reducing fatalities.
