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WA shark examination: Bite marks indicate attack involved a great white shark
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 04. October 2014 ————————– Examinations of white sharks complete Department of Fisheries scientists have completed examinations of two white sharks captured after a serious incident at Wylie Bay, east of Esperance on Thursday. The two sharks were transported to Perth for further examination by the Department’s experts. “Based
Calif. Vandenberg AFB Beaches Closed Due to Shark Attack
Published on 3 Oct, 2014 at 17:41 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Vandenberg Air Force Base 03. October 2014 ———————— BEACHES CLOSED UNTIL OCTOBER 5 Release Number: 021014 10/3/2014 – VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Surf, Wall, and Minuteman beaches are closed until Oct. 5, at 4 p.m. due to a confirmed shark attack one-quarter mile North of Wall Beach. The attack wasn’t fatal. Officials at Vandenberg
WA fisheries officers catch a second white shark after Esperance incident
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 02. October 2014 ————————– Second white shark caught after Esperance incident today Department of Fisheries officers have caught a second large white shark, about three metres in length, in the Wylie Bay area, east of Esperance. Officers caught the shark this evening in the same vicinity as where
Shark incident near Esperance, Western Australia
Published on 2 Oct, 2014 at 3:24 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Western Australia Police 02. October 2014 Update from Department of Fisheries: Beaches have been closed at Wylie Bay at Kelpids Beach, near Esperance after a shark incident this morning which resulted in a man being seriously injured. The Department of Fisheries is currently investigating and has deployed equipment in an effort to catch the shark
South Africa: Shark mitigation measures sought for Port St Johns
Published on 27 Sep, 2014 at 2:59 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
South African Government News Agency 26. September 2014 ———————— Public invited to comment on measures to mitigate shark attacks Pretoria – Minister of Environmental Affairs, Edna Molewa, has invited the public to give their inputs on ways to mitigate shark attacks in Port St Johns, in the Eastern Cape. Department of Environmental Affairs spokesperson Zolile
Western Australia: More patrols, second shark barrier for South-West
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 26. September 2014 —————————- The following statement was issued by the Premier, the Hon Colin Barnett, MLA Aerial patrols of South-West beaches by SLSWA to start in time for October school holidays State Government will provide additional $650,000 in 2014-15 to SLSWA to extend aerial patrols in the
Finned Sand Tiger Shark that survived a Human Attack
Published on 20 Sep, 2014 at 20:03 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | 1 Comment
She is a fully finned female sand tiger that survived and all wounds are healed. Angler did not tag her because her girth made them believe she was carrying pups and to release asap. She was caught in Ocean City, MD in a spot 36 others were caught(no they were not finned) in the past
29th Shark killed on Drumline in Reunion Island
Published on 15 Sep, 2014 at 11:48 in Attacks & Incidents, Front Page, Shark News | Viewed times | No Comments
Helmut Nickel (mail), Shark Year Magazine, 15. September 2014 Shark Fishing Program in Reunion Island: Two bull sharks and three tiger sharks harvested in less than a week, already 29 large sharks killed since January. In the early morning hours of last thursday, 11. September, two large bull shark were taken by fishermen working for
WA Drumlines: EPA recommends against extending shark catch and kill policy
Media Statement Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) 11. September 2014 —————————- EPA recommends Shark Hazard Mitigation Drum Line proposal should not be implemented Summary: The Environmental Protection Authority has today announced it has recommended the Western Australian Shark Hazard Mitigation Drum Line Program 2014-2017 proposal should not be implemented. Release Date: 11 September 2014 Details: Following
Man dead after Fatal Shark Attack at Byron Bay – NSW Australia
Published on 9 Sep, 2014 at 0:39 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Man attacked by shark at Byron Bay Sydney Morning Herald, September 9, 2014 A man has died following a shark attack at Byron Bay on the New South Wales far north coast, paramedics say. A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said the man died on Clarkes Beach just after 11am. Witnesses called triple-0 at 10.42am on Tuesday
Shark Attack File Clarification
Shark Attack File Clarification from us Shark Attack Survivors Many people wonder why our information is so much different than the information from the International Shark Attack File (ISAF). We both start off getting reports of shark attack. We both investigate and confirm the incident happened. At this point the number of attacks is pretty
Shark Attack at Pavilion, Muizenberg Beach South Africa
Published on 1 Aug, 2014 at 16:43 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | 1 Comment
At 14h07, Friday, 01 August, NSRI Simonstown volunteer sea rescue duty crew and CMR (Cape Medical Response) were activated following reports of a man bitten by a shark while surfing off-shore of the Pavilion, Muizenberg Beach. The man was reported to have been assisted out of the water. NSRI Simonstown volunteers, CMR paramedics and a
Jim Abernathy, who runs the Florida-based dive company that Petty hired for the excursion, is well-known in the world of shark diving. The website grindtv.com describes him as a ‘controversial figure among the commercial shark-diving fraternity.’
Published on 20 Jul, 2014 at 13:43 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
We hate to add bits of information to the incidents here. 1. In the International Shark Attack File for 2014 attack summary this incident will not be listed as an attack, fatility. 2. The 2008 fatality on the same boat with the same captain where another diver was killed is currently not listed. 3. If
Shark Attack On Florida’s Akaloosa Island: Details Emerge Of 39-Year-Old Swimmer’s Ordeal
Published on 20 Jul, 2014 at 13:40 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | 2 Comments
Shark Attack On Florida’s Akaloosa Island: Details Emerge Of 39-Year-Old Swimmer’s Ordeal Shark Attack On Florida Island The shark attack of an unidentified man on Florida’s Akaloosa Island is updated with details surrounding the event. As Inquisitr just reported, a man vacationing from Tennessee was bit on the foot by a shark Monday. More information
Surfer unhurt after shark bites his surfboard off Oceano State Beach
Published on 9 Jul, 2014 at 19:18 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Lifeguards are warning of a shark attack in the water off Pier Avenue in Oceano on Saturday morning and a shark sighting off the Pismo Beach pier. A surfer was in the water sometime between 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. at Oceano Dunes State Beach when the shark bit his board, Oceano Dunes District Superintendent