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Category Archives: Shark
Shark safety measures lure World Champion back to Margaret River Pro
The promise of additional shark surveillance lures two Brazilian surfing superstars back to the World Surf League's event in Margaret River, despite threats last year that neither would return.
Could shark bite-resistant wetsuits soon be a reality?
Flinders University tests new material against actual shark teeth.
‘Super lucky to be here’: Bodyboarder went into ‘Mick Fanning mode’ to survive shark attack
Champion bodyboarder Noah Symmans describes the moment a shark latched onto his leg in the surf at Pyramids Beach near Mandurah.
Sharks ‘bigger and fatter’ and numbers ‘out of control’ in north Queensland, fisher says
One of Queensland's last remaining commercial shark fishermen warns shark numbers in north Queensland are "out of control" and he is surprised there have not been far more people mauled by the animals.
Are shark numbers increasing in QLD and would a cull work?
The Queensland Government rejects calls for a shark cull, following the third attack in the Whitsundays.
‘Rare individual’: Shark victim Daniel Christidis fondly remembered by colleagues
Melbourne doctor Daniel Christidis is hailed as a "fantastic doctor" and an "exceptional character" by colleagues grieving his death from a shark attack in north Queensland this week.
Queensland tourism in uncharted waters over Cid Harbour shark attacks
North Queensland tourism operators say there are no obvious signs of a fall in visitors to the region in response to a spate of shark attacks, but behind the scenes many people are worried.
Man dies from shark attack in Whitsundays
A 33-year-old man with bites to his wrist and leg dies from his injuries after an attack at the popular Cid Harbour, where two tourists were attacked in separate incidents in September.
‘Worst one yet’: Man dies from shark attack in harbour where other tourists were bitten
A 33-year-old Victorian man with "vicious" bites to his wrist and leg dies from his injuries after an attack at Cid Harbour, in Queensland's Whitsundays, where two tourists were attacked in separate incidents in September.