laceys lane said..
In a simple man. I believe gws have been protected for 15 years now.

with so many sighting and the seemingly increase in attacks one would assume the gws are making a very good comeback.
Question if and I say if we continue to have serious attacks every month till christmas what will happen ?

will beaches just be closed.

will the gov move to assist in deterrents

Will a cull happen
Or what - nothing happens

jbshack said..




Attacks will increase. Whilst people are being silly and entering into the water with the sharks, how can their not be. Did you see the guy interviewed surfing at the beach whilst they flew the drone around showing two large sharks right near him. He simply went back out and said it was great, no crowds..

68surfwagon said..
Shark attacks,injuries & sightings have tripled in percentages since 2012, than the percentages of the last 50 years on the east coast of Australia alone??..I agree it's time to do something about it?..

68surfwagon said..
Yeah Mac, would be very hard to focus on what you're doing.I used to live at Shelley beach at Ballina for a few years used to surf Lighthouse,Lennox,Boulders,etc,I think I've seen more sea life there than anywhere else I've lived over the years

jbshack said..




Attacks will increase. Whilst people are being silly and entering into the water with the sharks, how can their not be. Did you see the guy interviewed surfing at the beach whilst they flew the drone around showing two large sharks right near him. He simply went back out and said it was great, no crowds..

chrispy said..




being silly as going surfing? you cant use the argument of going into shark known areas, as that blows all your arguments out of he water....as shark are everywhere.

ok jb give me some stats on how many attacks have occurred at netted and drum lined beaches vs the ones without......this will be intresting,and yes I know you can put spin on anything....this one im waiting for facts.

i will be intrested in what you have to say,if you do get the chance to say anything if you get eaten.....


hey its all good,i have just invested in potato farms

Macaha said..




Cant believe your getting involved in a crap thread

Yeap nets and drum lines are the way to go.

68surfwagon said..
Funny you mention Flatrock Mac,that's where I've seen the biggest shark,it came up next to me late one arvo when I was out there,it was only about 6 to 8 feet away from me,I just turned & paddled in, got on a wave,only small one & bellied it in

68surfwagon said..
Funny you mention Flatrock Mac,that's where I've seen the biggest shark,it came up next to me late one arvo when I was out there,it was only about 6 to 8 feet away from me,I just turned & paddled in, got on a wave,only small one & bellied it in

Cobra said..






It's not a good feeling when you see one pop up close still remember that day 35 years ago

chrispy said..




oh the hack is so wrong on so many levels....but im stupid enough to have posted this....i would like a answer on my previous post, with proper statistics ...not his made up ones and what he thinks the sharks are thinking

jbshack said..




Sitting at home I'm not really into getting back into your continued argument but i could just as easy list you thousands of beaches that don't have drum lines and nets that have had no attacks also.. SO really your idea that they provide protection due to a lack of attack is just as flawed.

You realise these sharks swim from thousands of KMs away. They pass hundreds of beaches that don't have nets and some that do. Its just a luck of the draw really, all be it a bad choice of description.

This year was said to be a hard session for Sharks on your side of the country. It was predicted this could happen after all the heavy rains flushed river system, smaller fish and changed water salinities around rivers and would result in higher bait fish and therefor more sharks.

Two years ago you guys were saying the East coast is so safe because we use nets and drums. Well look now and see who is having the attacks, even though you have used nets and drums for decades. There not the answer is so says all the experts

chrispy said..




once again you avoid the real answer....the attacks have been at beaches without drum lines or nets.....so continue with your superior knowledge

i have nothing more....except the need to get more waves

jbshack said..




Yep you've got nothing. This has been posted before, but ill share it again. There is actually a map in their that shows just what you after, locations of beaches that have had attacks at netted or drummed beaches, but i can't open it but ill see if i can find someone who can and repost it for you

theconversation.com/has-queensland-really-saved-lives-by-killing-thousands-of-sharks-23437

Macaha said..
Discuss debate but don't get personal otherwise I'll have to inflict my super powers and kill the thread

chrispy said..




just kill it....and kill all those pesky sharks while you are at it

chrispy said...
crow peck...that is farken gold

i feel sorry for poor katana having jb the expert spruicking his whares...i would not buy one just because of him if i were on the outside....talk about damaging a brand

jbshack said..




Tux did you see a guy was attacked in Vic last week. A bronze whaler.. So were do you stop unless you kill them all..

The point is still the same, cull a thousand sharks and your in the water one day, a shark swims up to bite you, how has that cull helped you at that one moment

We need to think smarter and beyond the simple methods. These large sharks swim up and down the coast from South Australia. Drum lines and nets have been used up and down the coast for decades and yet the problem is increasing. The argument that "This beach has nets/drums and has no attacks" is really irrational as the sharks swim hundreds of kms weekly. So what you kill today will be replaced by another tomorrow. No nets and drums in Vic yet how many attacks, these sharks all swim through the waters.

As for price, well i guess its what price is your health worth.. IN WA our state government has spent $20 million dollars on this issue for what

A set of fins is $160, its a cheap price for some safety..IN the future when Katana get more support, anything will be possible.