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Shark bites fisherman off Northern Chile
Published on 4 Mar, 2012 at 13:57 in Attacks & Incidents, Front Page | Viewed 1,147 views times | No Comments
Shark bites fisherman off Northern Chile. Helmut Nickel, Shark Year Magazine, 04. March 2012. A fisherman from Peru was bitten by a shark while operating illegally in Chilean waters.
Florida’s first sharky incident of the year – Jason Lasser
Published on 2 Mar, 2012 at 0:41 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed 618 views times | No Comments
Wound from spinner shark ends in heart surgery for Lasser by Chad Abraham, Aspen Daily News Staff Writer Wednesday, February 29, 2012 Jason Lasser may have the ultimate fish story. Kitesurfing Sunday off the coast of Florida, the Aspenite hit the top of a big wave that happened to have another inhabitant. Lasser said Tuesday
Plan for Shark Exclusion Net in South African Cape
Published on 1 Mar, 2012 at 14:10 in Attacks & Incidents, Front Page | Viewed 576 views times | No Comments
City to consider a proposed trial installation of a shark exclusion net for Fish Hoek Beach. The South Peninsula Subcouncil (19) will shortly be considering a proposal to take the first steps to begin a trial of shark exclusion nets in the southern section of Fish Hoek beach.
Grey nurse shark chomps on foot
Published on 26 Feb, 2012 at 21:09 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed 390 views times | No Comments
Grey nurse shark chomps on foot BEN SMEE 27 Feb, 2012 11:19 AM A FISHERMAN has been bitten on the foot by a grey nurse shark at Broughton Island, north of Port Stephens. Jim Booth, who runs Kunara Fishing Charters, said the injured man had been in the water picking up a fish about 4pm
South Africa: Fishing boat attacked by great white
Published on 22 Feb, 2012 at 14:23 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed 848 views times | No Comments
By Michael Engelmann, IOL News, 21. February 2012 An inflatable fishing boat has survived an attack by a great white shark off Strandfontein. The boat was anchored two miles out to sea when the shark attacked. Its crew was fishing for smooth hound sharks, which are preyed upon by great whites. One of the passengers
Seychelles swim ban lifted six months after shark attacks
Published on 22 Feb, 2012 at 14:17 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed 523 views times | No Comments
Seychelles tourism industry takes to the sea at Anse Lazio on Praslin now that swim ban is lifted By the Seychelles Tourism Board, via Forimmediaterelease.net, MEDIA CONTACT: Alain St.Ange, CEO, Seychelles Tourism Board, 19. February 2012 Members of the Seychelles tourism industry were seen enjoying the perfect setting of Anse Lazio of Praslin last
Shark tower grants for beaches in NSW Australia
Published on 18 Feb, 2012 at 21:09 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed 427 views times | No Comments
The Hon Katrina Hodgkinson MP Minister for Primary Industries Minister for Small Business MEDIA RELEASE Friday, 17 February 2012 OBSERVATION TOWER GRANTS FOR LOCAL BEACHES Minister for Primary Industries, Katrina Hodgkinson and Member for Wyong, Darren Webber today announced that two local beaches, Lakes Beach and Soldiers Beach will receive NSW Government funding for observation
Nick Ferguson had a run-in with “something big” in murky waters off Wurtulla.
Published on 7 Feb, 2012 at 21:35 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed 645 views times | No Comments
Shark scare for surfers Nick Ferguson was brushed by a force that lifted him out of the water while surfing near Wurtulla. When he turned his board over he noticed one fin missing. SUNSHINE Coast surfers have been warned to stay away from creek and river mouths after a lunchtime surf turned into a scene
ISAF 2011 Shark Attack Summary
Published on 7 Feb, 2012 at 19:36 in Attacks & Incidents, Front Page | Viewed 730 views times | No Comments
ISAF 2011 Shark Attack Summary. GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Shark attacks in the U.S. declined in 2011, but worldwide fatalities reached a two-decade high, according to the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File report released today.
Shark warning website planned in Australia
Published on 25 Jan, 2012 at 12:25 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed 594 views times | No Comments
By Sharon Kennedy (Cross Media Reporter), 25 January, 2012 An encounter with a shark about eight years has led Jack Carlsen to developing a website that would warn people of shark sightings. Co-Direct of Sustainable Tourism Research and Development at Curtin University, Professor Carlsen is working on an interactive site which would post warning and