Woodo said..

jbshack said..

This on my FB page today. Even the Professional fisherman are saying it won't work

What a crokk of sh!t.
To me all they are trying to do is get gillnetting reintroduced in Perth waters.
Gillnetting IMO is far far worse than drum lines.
At least drum lines are more specific as to what they catch. Not saying you won't have bycatch but not in the magnitude of gillnetting.
Not only do thay catch and kill sharks but what about the dolphins, turtles, whales etc etc.
If your infavour of gillnetting over drumlines JB i'm shocked...

+1

From jbshack's newspaper clipping:

WA Fisheries said..

Stay out of water if sharks have been spotted in the area

Like Brighton/Scarborough/Trigg for three days in a row and counting?

WA Fisheries said..

Stay close to shore (within 30m of the water's edge)

Nope. That would be a rarity for me. Even pushing it when bodysurfing.

WA Fisheries said..

Don't go in the water alone (stay in groups)

I prefer to surf alone or with as few as possible rather than 50 of my best mates. Unless it's at my local(s), where I can deal with a crowd. Many, many times this winter I was outside earshot range of other people.

WA Fisheries said..

Avoid water temperatures lower than 22C

So don't surf from late autumn to mid spring, longer further south?

WA Fisheries said..

Avoid water depths of greater than 5m when swimming or surfing

I would do this at beach breaks, but lots of reef breaks have > 5m around. And Ken Crew and Ben Linden definitely weren't in > 5m of water.

WA Fisheries said..

Avoid swimming after heavy storms, or in low light (dusk and dawn)

Heavy storms are the only driver of swell in Perth, so count winter out. I reckon this applies more to bulls though.
Low light - I surf a lot at dawn and dusk. Before or after work. I can't take three hours out in the middle of the day but I can before/after work.

WA Fisheries said..

Avoid swimming if there are seals, dolphins, whales or baitfish nearby

Seal colonies all over the place now. So rule out most rocky coastlines within a few hours of Perth. See dolphins all the time. Whales all September/October. Baitfish, always.

Following these guidelines would mean essentially giving up surfing and swimming.

And the probability thing doesn't apply. Plenty of Australians go for a few splashes a year in the shoreline. Not many spend hundreds of hours a year.

The guidelines would only apply to a foamie riding summer weekend lunchtime tourist who goes between the flags at Trigg. In other words, doggie.

Legion said..

The guidelines would only apply to a foamie riding summer weekend lunchtime tourist who goes between the flags at Trigg. In other words, doggie.

My foamie rips, you know it

ACtually Legion the article was really more just pointing to the fact that its all about making you feel warm and fuzzy mate..No science behind the cull, just to make a few clowns feel good about themselves. It was all about the heading for me

Shark victim's mum Sharon Burden opposed to bait-to-kill policy

www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/shark-victims-mum-sharon-burden-opposed-to-baittokill-policy/news-story/79ef14d088fa8bd9c4dafde9ee27fca0

www.thecud.com.au/html/story23.htm

kiterboy said..

WA71 said..

jbshack said..

ACtually Legion the article was really more just pointing to the fact that its all about making you feel warm and fuzzy mate..No science behind the cull, just to make a few clowns like you feel good about themselves. It was all about the heading for me

Shark victim's mum Sharon Burden opposed to bait-to-kill policy

www.news.com.au/national/western-australia/shark-victims-mum-sharon-burden-opposed-to-baittokill-policy/news-story/79ef14d088fa8bd9c4dafde9ee27fca0

"Personal attacks again. You can't help it.
Maybe the thread should locked or moved to heavy weather it's a joke now."

Funny guy, calling someone a clown is hardly a personal attack I ment you as well

Ctngoodvibes said..

Legion said...
The guidelines would only apply to a foamie riding summer weekend lunchtime tourist who goes between the flags at Trigg. In other words, doggie.

Gold

Funny ay

southace said..

Did I miss something? On the news it just said as from January hunters will kill any shark over 3 m of any WA beach? What happen to the drum line policy? Bounty hunters wow hope they have there tape measure ready before the slaughter.

Nah just guessing. Anything over 2m will do. Things underwater are magnified anyway so it'll look like it's 3m.
How are Queenslands drumlines and nets going btw?

WA71 said..

Legion said..

The guidelines would only apply to a foamie riding summer weekend lunchtime tourist who goes between the flags at Trigg. In other words, doggie.

My foamie rips, you know it

I'm sure the foamie does rip. Pity about the rider...

If surfers are serous about safety in the water, maybe we should let more jet skiers ride in the surf zones That would scare of most sharks I can see crowds would be a problem in the metro, but maybe at least for breaks down south that would work well

jbshack said..

WA71 said..

Woodo said..

WA71 said..

Legion said..

The guidelines would only apply to a foamie riding summer weekend lunchtime tourist who goes between the flags at Trigg. In other words, doggie.

My foamie rips, you know it

I'm sure the foamie does rip. Pity about the rider...

Don't listen them Doggie, thay would rip I'm sure of it It would definably puncture their floaties..

Tbh JB I dont have to prove myself to a buch of internet heros, I surf, I enjoy myself and thats all that concerns me.

@ kiteboy, captnovibes and crew, you have won, you have your cull. Im out.

WA71 deleted

F_ck you all...................

Ever wondered how the world looks at us?

This will hurt tourism more IMHO

www.theepochtimes.com/sharks-in-australia-to-be-caught-by-govt_393586.html

Come on doggie I'm sure kiterboy is actually cool, most properly gets a bit frustrated with all the processing paper work and just comes in here for a bit of relief! Cheer up mate don't leave!

GWS are great for tourism look what will be all over the news tomorrow!