Thread: Those shark attacks in the Whitsundays

Feed them the “ excess “ kangaroo problem.

Originally Posted by DeanoH

At the end of the day people are more important than sharks. If the sharks have to be turned into 'fish & chips' so that people live, then so be it.

Deano

And that is a perfectly natural, and sensible statement. But, how many do you kill? My point is, this incident was not managed right from the start. From the point the video was made of the feeding frenzy on the carcass. That area has been a tourist playground for many years. I think for the sake of the tourist dollar, the shark menace has probably been played down. Now, sharks, especially Tigers, don't hang around places where there is not a food source. Humans are not the Tigers natural food. I'll give you a tip, carcasses of any kind, whale, beef , kangaroo, any turtle egg laying area, is Tiger central. We caught a Tiger off the north west coast, that had bitten straight thru a turtle shell. Now this was a way off the mainland, near one of the islands . When we cut the stomach open, the back leg of a beast [ cattle] dropped out. Tigers are scavengers, always have been. Get them stirred up, as in feeding frenzy, they will have a go at anything , and humans are fair game. People need to be educated, you see a mob of sharks in a feeding frenzy, near a tourist area, tell someone. On the radio. Not social media. Whatever happened to common sense.

Way i see it......

Sharks started this fight. They ate us first.
So yea we kill em and eat em.

Originally Posted by DAMINK

Way i see it......

Sharks started this fight. They ate us first.
So yea we kill em and eat em.

Shark does not taste good. I think they get the better part of the deal. A New guinea mate of mine says we taste like pork, but a little bit salty.

I seen more turtles taken by Tiger sharks during my fishing career than i can remember. The turtles float on the surface and basically go to sleep, the tigers just pick them off with ease. I seen a big tiger , well over 12 foot swimming on the surface with its mouth open heading straight for a turtle which was just floating , no surprise attack from below just swam straight at it and by the time the turtle woke up it was in the sharks mouth.
The noise of the shell cracking in its mouth is something I will never forget.

I can only wonder if the tigers see a person floating on the surface and think its a turtle and an easy meal , which I guess we are when we are in their domain . From what I have seen tiger shark do and watching them feed , these 2 people are extremely lucky to be alive, and I would think it was a relatively small shark that has done the attacking.

I don't agree with the senseless killing of the sharks , fair enough a large rouge shark that is hanging around and is a menace I can accept - done that many years ago myself , but the drum lines there catching anything and everything in the area is in my view over the top.

Sadly big sharks like the ones being caught dont end up on the dinner plate as they have to high a mercury content , they end up getting dumped which just attracts more sharks.

just my 2c worth

Cheers Ean

There are also crocodiles in the whitsundays are as well as various breeds of sharks, It is foolhardy to asume that it is perfectly safe to swim there.

Originally Posted by DeanoH

At the end of the day people are more important than sharks. If the sharks have to be turned into 'fish & chips' so that people live, then so be it.

Deano

The bigest killer of people is people, Maybe we need culling out a bit

Originally Posted by trout1105

There are also crocodiles in the whitsundays are as well as various breeds of sharks, It is foolhardy to asume that it is perfectly safe to swim there.

How far south?

I've seen heaps of footprints (some XL) in the mangroves on the east side of Hinchinbrook, but no evidence of any down around Cid.

DL