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Does this explain the shark problem?

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 11:28 am
by Matt Flynn
Lots of posts across northern Australia about hooked fish being sharked, sharks seem to be in plague proportions and aggressive, but I've no historic data to compare.

The mantra is that sharks are attracted to fishing boats, but there have always been boats.

Maybe this explains it, sharks are getting hungrier? ... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2 ... 155808.htm

Re: Does this explain the shark problem?

Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 4:52 pm
by theodosius
I hear it's because no one chases them commercially any more

Re: Does this explain the shark problem?

Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:16 am
by Matt Flynn
Might explain at places like Shady Camp where sharks died in gill nets, no nets now so more sharks.

Re: Does this explain the shark problem?

Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 7:14 am
by Matt Flynn
Record number of sharks caught in nets ... https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... -plus.html