This study found that a growing human population had little to do with the increased number of sharks, as water activity participation had not increased. Instead, a boom in the humpback whale numbers and changes in the seal population were cited as the most likely culprits, with two thirds of bites occurring in the spring and winter months when whales are off the coast of WA.
Professor Sprivulis said he hopes that a greater awareness of the risks will lead to changes in the way West Australians use the water.'It may be that people choose to move away from body boarding or short board surfing in winter to the use of longboards or stand-up paddleboards or skis as a way of reducing their own risk,' he said.'One of the reasons I did the paper was to make the surfers down south aware that the days when one could surf for pretty much an entire surfing lifetime without encountering a shark are almost certainly over.'
www.washarkattacks.net/sprivulis-shark-paper.pdf
Select to expand quoteCtngoodvibes said..
I'd rather be eaten by a shark than take up riding SUPs
Almost better to see a fin out the back than a fricken ocean sweeper
Select to expand quotem00chy said..Ctngoodvibes said..
I'd rather be eaten by a shark than take up riding SUPs
Almost better to see a fin out the back than a fricken ocean sweeper
I think its a windsurfer.
Select to expand quotebene313 said..
I don't get the title of the thread.
Quote from the paper:
"Shark bite risk was benchmarked against serious or fatal recreational cycling crash risk in WA."
Finally - a rational shark thread
www.washarkattacks.net/sprivulis-shark-paper.pdf
i didnt get past the first few sentences in the report, could some one tell me am i safer on a bicycle on perth roads or short board surfing in the south west? both look more dangerous now days.
sorry, I didn't mean to be cryptic, just to pass on a message. Whales in water, then check you have life insurance.
