Thread: Now this is a Shark

Originally Posted by Col.Coleman

Lake Burley Griffin

DON"T GO SWIMMING EVER



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The problem with Burley Griffin is the Sharks on the shores, especially around Treasury and Parliament.

hey.....fishos......leave the sharks alone
for every human that dies they kill a million sharks
statistically they are less harmful than a redback spider, why do we have this malicious attitude towards sharks? why does the media give a shark attack on a human more coverage than a human attack on another human. we (humans) are more aggressive to, and attack and kill each other far more often than sharks do.

I had to add this....I dont know the real statistics but you are something like a million times more likely to be attacked and killed by your fellow human beings than you are by a shark.......

Originally Posted by Redback

This is not actually true, according to the experts, sharks don't like the way we taste.

Baz.

They may not like the taste but the jury is probably still out on that one but they sure as hell will take a good bite just to check if we still taste the same.

Especially if we look like their favourite food the "Seal"!!!

Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

hey.....fishos......leave the sharks alone
for every human that dies they kill a million sharks
statistically they are less harmful than a redback spider, why do we have this malicious attitude towards sharks? why does the media give a shark attack on a human more coverage than a human attack on another human. we (humans) are more aggressive to, and attack and kill each other far more often than sharks do.

Getting chomped is a particularly newsworthy way to go, and it's not as if the news isn't filled with humans attacking humans.

I think a bit about my favourite camping spot by the Wickham River on a cattle station in the NT. Can't go there now because a salty has moved in. The law and many people believe that the croc has more right to live there than I have to camp there, but I disagree. I don't feel like a violent predator but I guess I am.

That is a tiger shark and outside of state waters in Commonwealth waters, while not preferred sharks can be taken BUT the shark body must be landed with fins either attached or fins cut off but with the fins tied to the body. This is to make shark finning harder as the body will take up space on the boat.

Where a permit or licence is held (yes we do shark fin in Aust - it is not just asian fishermen) and shark is the target fish not bycatch then normally the body has to be kept but the terms of the licence applies.

Garry

That is definately a Tiger.
I have worked as a dive instructor in QLD and dived on the SS Yongala every week for well over a year... saw them regularly together with Bull sharks, the "other big killer..."
A shark tastes and feels with it's teeth, it will generally take a bite out of a human mistaking us for food, (or just saying G'day welcome to my playground in shark language!) and spit us out, we, unfortunatley bleed out. (yes, very newsworthy indeed!)
I must say, I have never really had any problems with sharks whilst diving, it's seems to be the surfers and the spear fisherman (complete with yummy bleeding fish hanging nearby) that get bit...
I too love them in their habitat, we want to play in the kitchen, don't complain when we get burnt! But I am also aware of the food chain, professional fishing is a different matter though, bread on your plate and all that stuff... Think i might have fish and chips for lunch... wonder if it's flake?

Originally Posted by big guy

Sadly some of the very big sharks do come close to our shores and once they get a sweet smell and taste of what we have to offer they tend to stay and before long a human life is lost.
Sharks in generel are the hoovers of the ocean, they often feed on old and or injured animals and stay out of the way.
I have done many dive tours as I worked as a dive instructor in the Red sea, queensland and SA but its not the one you see that gets you, its the one you don't and believe me, the way the ocean currents are warming and big boys like that come close, its better him be caught and on deck of the boat than some-one getting bitten and or killed.

IMHO

we in its enviroment let it be if it attacks someone well so be .... so if a person goes into a lion reserve and gets eaten do we go kill that lion no we say that guy was stupid for been in there