Anybody else see the shark today at Secret Harbour?

I regularly see the smaller fellas(circa 2m) which is not such a big deal, but this one was more in the 3m-4m size, chunky body with a jagged fin? Not sure on the type as i didn't hang about.

What i have noticed over the last 6months is an increase in fisherman and their dodgey burley methods. These size sharks are normally down mandurah way, wonder if the fisher folk or the lack of fish is bringing them to secret harbour instead?

I'm pretty sure I saw a big one at Woodies offshore today.. Big ass fin and body

Spotted a rock the other day, looked like it had a fin , was about 6 meters long, didnt stay around long enough to see what type it was.

Hey Meerkat, I had heard secret harbour was a pretty sharky area, I guess a shark that size was probably a white pointer... unless the tail was long and thin in which case probably a tiger. Do you get tigers in the cold water over there?

If the fisherman are throwing burley in the water there is no doubt that would attract heaps of sharks... do the fishermen come close to where you are kiting?

I know back in South Africa, when I lived in Cape Town, once they started cage diving and throwing burley in the water to attract sharks, heaps more attacks along beaches started occurring. THere was a push over there by the surf foundations to stop cage diving in general. Couple of my mates reckon they have seen so many pointers coming up to their boats now when they are out fishing since the cage diving started. The sharks get used to being around people and boats.

When looking for Sci's board yesterday at woodies I saw 2 dolphins and a Fin that wasn't porpoising. It was a different colour than the dolphins fins and also a different shape. 2-3m shark maybe?

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orb74 said...

Hey Meerkat, I had heard secret harbour was a pretty sharky area, I guess a shark that size was probably a white pointer... unless the tail was long and thin in which case probably a tiger. Do you get tigers in the cold water over there?

If the fisherman are throwing burley in the water there is no doubt that would attract heaps of sharks... do the fishermen come close to where you are kiting?

I know back in South Africa, when I lived in Cape Town, once they started cage diving and throwing burley in the water to attract sharks, heaps more attacks along beaches started occurring. THere was a push over there by the surf foundations to stop cage diving in general. Couple of my mates reckon they have seen so many pointers coming up to their boats now when they are out fishing since the cage diving started. The sharks get used to being around people and boats.

I don't blame the sharks, we are of course in their environment. Its more the case when you start to see them more and more and wonder what is happening to their food source in that area AND if they are getting "used" to the people and not so afraid of them.

I grew up in false bay in cape town and know exactly of what you talk about, i.e. the chumming to keep the sharks interested for the tourists. Thats exactly what the fisherman are doing and there are heaps of them up and down secret harbour beach. You just need to see the left over burley bags to realise how much blood and fish guts is going in the water.

Still, thats the first time i've seen one that big, hopefully he didn't see me

i was told there was heaps of bull sharks in the river???is this true???

I'm sure there are. I have kited alot at Melville and never seen one

I saw a giant leatherback turtle between Floreat and Scarbs yesterday. Would have been almost 2m long.

sharks in the river....yep..

i ve seen two thrashing around in the shallows near canning bridge...never seen them when out on the water though...

there ws also that story in the west a year or so ago about that guy who saw a shark take out a pelican..


they are definently there.

hmmmm greatlol

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GreenPat said...

I saw a giant leatherback turtle between Floreat and Scarbs yesterday. Would have been almost 2m long.

Sure it wasn't your reflection?

a guy cought a bull shark only about a month or so ago in the upper reaches of the swan... talking up as far or further than guilford / bassendean as a guess

bulls can swim in fresh water.. so id guess therl b a few in the river