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Fisheries Queensland investigates the removal of shark drumline hooks
Published on 15 May, 2014 at 3:54 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release Queensland Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 15. May 2014 —————– Report interference with shark control gear Fisheries Queensland are investigating the removal of shark control drumline hooks on the Sunshine Coast and calling for information on unlawful interference to be reported. Queensland Shark Control Program Manager Jeff Krause said that baited hooks
Fish Hoek shark exclusion net trial ends successfully – Cape Town
Published on 14 May, 2014 at 11:23 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
News Release City of Cape Town 13. May 2014 ——————– City’s Fish Hoek shark exclusion net trial ends successfully The City of Cape Town has achieved great success with its ground-breaking trial of a shark exclusion net at Fish Hoek Beach, designed to be deployed and retrieved on a daily basis. This is according to
Surfers survive attack by great white shark off West Coast of South Australia
Published on 14 May, 2014 at 8:44 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
AN Elliston pharmacist has told how he was launched into the air after he was attacked from below by a great white shark on the state’s West Coast this morning. The shark, estimated to have been 15 feet or 4.5m long, smashed into the bottom of Andrew “Monkey” McLeod’s board while he was surfing with
Woman wading at Jacksonville Beach describes being bitten by shark
Published on 14 May, 2014 at 8:27 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Woman wading at Jacksonville Beach describes being bitten by shark Mihaela Cosa, 44, needed 21 stitches to close woundJACKSONVILLE BEACH, Fla. –A 44-year-old Westside woman wading in thigh-deep water at Jacksonville Beach Tuesday morning was bitten on the foot by a shark.Shark bites womanMihaela “Mimi” Cosa, who was at the beach with her mother, was
SAVANNAH, Ga – Shark attack reported off Tybee Island
Published on 14 May, 2014 at 7:55 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark attack reported off Tybee Island SAVANNAH, Ga. — A Sunday trip to Tybee Island turned into a Mother’s Day that one Richmond Hill family won’t soon forget. While surfing on the south end of Tybee Island, Raeshelle Meadows and her 12-year-old son, Ayden, spotted something gray in the water behind Ayden’s surfboard. They believed
EAST Coast USA starts its Shark Attack Season – HILTON HEAD ISLAND
Published on 8 May, 2014 at 1:20 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Possible shark or fish bite reported on Hilton Head HILTON HEAD ISLAND — A beachgoer was bitten by a shark or fish while swimming Tuesday afternoon at Coligny Beach on Hilton Head Island, according to beach patrol and EMS. Town of Hilton Head Island Fire & Rescue Division members called to the beach shortly before
WA: 172 Sharks caught on drumlines, 50 killed
The State Government’s shark mitigation policy is successfully restoring confidence among Western Australian beachgoers and greatly contributing to the scientific knowledge about shark behaviour, Fisheries Minister Ken Baston said today.
Shane Nolet told rescuers he was sitting on his board
Published on 3 May, 2014 at 20:46 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Shark bites man sitting on surf board near Jetty NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. —A 23-year-old Edgewater man suffered a minor cut to the hand when a small shark bit him while he was surfing not far from the jetty on Thursday. Shane Nolet told rescuers he was sitting on his board with a friend when
Western Australia Man bitten in reef shark incident
Published on 24 Apr, 2014 at 16:14 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
A man is being treated in hospital after being bitten by what is believed to be a reef shark. It is understood that the Perth man was spearfishing with a friend at South Passage just south of Coral Bay when he was bitten on the hand. The incident occurred about 2km offshore late this afternoon.
Shark bites tourist in Cocoa Beach
Published on 23 Apr, 2014 at 19:30 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
A shark bit a 42-year-old German tourist on the right foot this afternoon at Shepard Park in Cocoa Beach, said Jeff Scabarozi, Brevard County Ocean Rescue chief. The shark attack occurred about 3:45 p.m. Lifeguards saw the victim struggling in the water, then pulled him to shore. “He had some good puncture wounds and lacerations
A surfer from Orlando was bitten by a shark while in the ocean in New Smyrna Beach
Published on 15 Apr, 2014 at 17:22 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Surfer bitten by shark in New Smyrna Beach A surfer from Orlando was bitten by a shark while in the ocean in New Smyrna Beach, a Beach Safety Ocean Rescue official said. The 25-year-old man was bitten near the jetty, a place popular for surfing and shark bites, just before 10 a.m., said Capt. Tammy
South Africa: Angler bitten by sandtiger shark in Eastern Cape
Published on 12 Apr, 2014 at 10:16 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Media Release National Sea Rescue Institute ( NSRI ) 12. April 2014 —————— Port Alfred – Angler bitten by shark caught while fishing : Juan Pretorius, NSRI Port Alfred station commander, said: “At 09h06, Saturday, 12th April, NSRI Port Alfred volunteer sea rescue duty crew were activated following reports of an angler bitten by a
2 teens bit by shark at New Smyrna Beach
Published on 4 Apr, 2014 at 16:38 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Two teens surfing in the New Smyrna Beach area were bit by a shark Friday afternoon, Volusia County Beach Patrol Capt. Tamara Marris said. The first bite occurred about 1:30 p.m. near the jetty. The youth, who is from South Carolina, suffered a minor laceration on his foot. The second bite occurred about 20 minutes later, Marris
Police conclude search for missing swimmer – Tathra
NSW Police Force 04. April 2014 A cap and goggles, belonging to a woman who was taken by a shark on the state’s Far South Coast yesterday (Thursday 3 April 2014), have been located. The search resumed this morning and is focussing on the southern end of Tathra Beach. Police divers have also joined the
Woman dies in Australia shark attack during morning swim
Published on 2 Apr, 2014 at 18:39 in Attacks & Incidents | Viewed times | No Comments
Henry Belot, Canberra Times Reporter April 3, 2014 A woman in her 60s has died after a shark attack on the NSW south coast. Authorities were searching the ocean off Tathra for the woman’s body and the shark, police said. The woman was swimming with a group of people between Tathra Wharf and Tathra