Is Shark Culling the Answer?
Posted: Sat Oct 08, 2011 8:45 pm
After the recent shark attack in Fish Hoek, False Bay (South Africa), I was going to just add a comment to my blog Rethink the Shark from Villain to Sophisticate. However when I started writing, I decided that the issues deserve a full blog, so here I get on my shark soapbox once again. What happened? At approximately 12.30 hrs on Wednesday 28th September 2011, a 43 year old male, Mr. Michael Cohen, was bitten and severely injured by a Great White Shark near Clovelly Corner, Fish Hoek beach, while swimming. The victim sustained severe injuries, which included the loss of his right leg and severe damage to his left foot. The City of Cape Town has an advanced shark warning system in place with the Shark Spotters Programme. Shark Spotters are strategically placed in elevated positions along the False Bay coastline with binos scanning the waters all day long. As soon as they spot a shark, the information is radioed through to the beach, where a siren and the white flag are raised. All water users are then requested to leave the water. Fish Hoek beach has a permanent shark spotter working 08.00-18.00 hrs in winter and 07.00-18.45 hrs in summer, 365 days a year...
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