Death of Young Woman Spurs Calls for Indiscriminate Sharks Slaughter

[Sea Save Foundation]

On April 17, 2017 a 17-year-old Australian woman, Laeticia Brouwer, was fatally attacked by a shark in Western Australia. This was the third fatal attack in the last year. This has gotten the federal and state governments interested in shark culling again. Shark culling is the use of traps to kill sharks in an attempt to stop attacks on humans, but it has controversial and has not been shown to stop attacks. Check out number 3 to read more

 

[Wingy]

Sorry this is incorrect - our new premier has ruled out a cull preferring people take an ounce of personal responsibility and shark deterrent risk mitigation strategies they are still looking into - of course there are still sectors calling for a cull but it is not going to happen. Scientific research shows no evidence of their being the need for any form of cull.

The fact is, at this time of the year - we all KNOW it's sharky out there. There are daily shark beach closures, shark alert websites, beach closures are announced on radio and tv - it's a personal choice to go in the water. We are actually finding some great research into the GWS population and realising how little we know

McGowan's answer to shark attacks

Why did the great white travel 11,000km?

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...l/news-story/1be09788bea700c8972bfa0df9355697

 

[The Chairman]

our new premier has ruled out a cull

Reading the links, he's leaving it up to others to decide. He only has a preference to not cull.

 

[Wingy]

Public opinion counts for a lot here on this issue.

 

[ScubaWithTurk]

My good friend is one of many voices of opposition to the culling we have seen in Australia. As someone who is widely recognized in that country his voice is a loud one and his many public speaking events all discuss how amazing sharks are and why we need them.

Mind you, he used to be totally afraid of sharks...then lost his arm and leg to a shark and now dives with them and does all he can to protect them.

I know he has stated many times that the premier needs to do more and take the stance of conservation and has shown footage of how terrible the shark exclusion nets are to other marine life.

 

[Sea Save Foundation]

Sorry this is incorrect - our new premier has ruled out a cull preferring people take an ounce of personal responsibility and shark deterrent risk mitigation strategies they are still looking into - of course there are still sectors calling for a cull but it is not going to happen. Scientific research shows no evidence of their being the need for any form of cull.

The fact is, at this time of the year - we all KNOW it's sharky out there. There are daily shark beach closures, shark alert websites, beach closures are announced on radio and tv - it's a personal choice to go in the water. We are actually finding some great research into the GWS population and realising how little we know

McGowan's answer to shark attacks

Why did the great white travel 11,000km?

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...l/news-story/1be09788bea700c8972bfa0df9355697

Thank you keeping us updated and well informed Wingy! It seems that the story we were getting our information about the attack was published a few days before the article you shared.

 

[Wingy]

No problems - this is obviously a contentious issue after the last debacle from an arrogant and ill informed previous premier. No one would not feel for Letiticias family but at least some reason has been added to the rhetoric now under Mark MCGowan. Yes the federal government could overturn the protected status of the GWS but they are highly unlikely to given the negative reaction worldwide from Barnetts drumline catastrophe last year when all the scientific research has been found to show no evidence that would support a cull. If they were not willing to remove the protective status last year, I very much doubt they would do it this year. McGowan hasn't yet put any firm strategies into action, he's looking at all options. However I feel his statements that people must take an element of personal responsibility pretty much show where he is coming from

 

[tilikum]

Does anyone watch Jaws and root for the shark?

 

[ScubaWithTurk]

My good friend is one of many voices of opposition to the culling we have seen in Australia. As someone who is widely recognized in that country his voice is a loud one and his many public speaking events all discuss how amazing sharks are and why we need them.

Mind you, he used to be totally afraid of sharks...then lost his arm and leg to a shark and now dives with them and does all he can to protect them.

I know he has stated many times that the premier needs to do more and take the stance of conservation and has shown footage of how terrible the shark exclusion nets are to other marine life.

Here is a link to an article about my good friend I mentioned. He is not just a friend and brother but also an inspiration to me.

Paul De Gelder