Despite low shark attack numbers, many people are afraid of being bitten. There are, however, ways to steer clear of these creatures.
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South African sharks have low levels of genetic diversity. This could pose a threat to their survival as a species.
What lies behind shark safety methods.
A rash of white shark attacks this summer points to a rebounding population in the US – a sign of healthier oceans and the need to coexist with this apex predator.
When I used to tell people that I did my PhD on the politics of shark attacks, they would ask, “Is there a politics to shark attacks?” Nobody asks that any more. Now they just say, “Oh, like in Western…
Western Australia’s controversial shark drum line policy will come to an end, after the state’s Environmental Protection Agency recommended that it not be continued this summer. WA EPA chairman Paul Vogel…
The plan to use baited traps to catch and kill sharks off the coast of Western Australia caused considerable controversy when it was announced last year, with critics calling the shark cull ineffective…
Perhaps predictably, the Western Australian government has claimed that its shark drum line season, which ended last week, was a success. In a media statement, fisheries minister Ken Baston said that “172…
In the wake of controversy surrounding the shark cull in Western Australia, it is a pleasant change to hear some positive attention being given to the great white shark known as Lydia who has been tracked…
A great white shark is headed in the UK’s direction, but even better than that – according to the pundits it’s a great white mummy, in the family way. In fact the scientific value of this observation doesn’t…
In response to seven fatal attacks in the last three years by what are believed great white sharks the government of Western Australia has decided to cull all sharks larger than 3m – a pretty barbaric…
The mathematics of shark bites look pretty simple: the more incidents, the worse the situation. That said, no amount of scientific explanation can fully address the tragedy of people being injured or killed…
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Lecturer in Public Policy, University of Sydney
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Doctoral School Programmes Manager, Nottingham Trent University
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Marine Biologist, South African National Parks (SANParks); Honorary Research Associate, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
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Shark biologist, The University of Western Australia
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Wen Family Chair in Conservation, The University of Western Australia
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Professor in Marine Fisheries Ecology, Macquarie University
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PhD graduate, University of Southampton
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Associate professor, Flinders University
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Associate Professor, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Director, Florida Program for Shark Research and Coordinator of Museum Operations, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida
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Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO
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Professor of Aquatic Biosciences, Nord University
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Winthrop Professor/WA Premier's Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences and the Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Strategic Professor in Palaeontology, Flinders University
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Senior Lecturer in Geography, University of Wollongong
