Wednesday, February 4, 2015
FURTHER SHARK SIGHTINGS AT GLENELG
A follow-up article to Steve Reynolds’ “Recent white
pointer shark sightings at the Glenelg tyre reef” in the January issue of Dive
Log magazine was published in the February issue of Dive Log “Further
Shark Sightings at Glenelg, South Australia”. Meanwhile, Chris Deane reported
in his South Aussie Snippets column in the February Dive Log that the shark
seen by Adelaide University Dive Club members at Glenelg late last year shook
its head noticeably when it was close to a shark deterrent device worn by one
of the divers.
NEW SHARK DETERRENT
There's a new electro-magnetic shark deterrent called SHARKBANZ on the
market Visit either http://sharkbanz.com/ or https://www.facebook.com/sharkbanz for more details.
Orca kills white pointer shark
A killer whale killed a white pointer shark at the Neptune
Islands, South Australia. The Orca was sighted in a group of five in the
area.
The group were sighted from the Adventure Bay
Charters shark cage boat. (Source:
South Australian SHARK DEATHS
Keep
an eye out for South Australian fishermen going out of their way to kill any sharks that they
catch. There were a couple of instances of this witnessed during January. A
2m-long bronze whaler shark was left on a tarpaulin and tied down on rocks at
Second Valley. A fisherman at Edithburgh jetty caught, stabbed and finned a small bronze whaler. The fisherman was also
reportedly aggressive
to scuba divers at the jetty. These actions have been reported to FishWatch.
AUSTRALIAN GOVT. TO OPT OUT OF PROTECTING FIVE SHARK SPECIES
According
to the February issue of Dive magazine, “The Australian government has
announced it will opt out of protecting five shark species. This week it said
it was submitting a 'reservation' to ensure a recent international
listing granting protection status to three species of thresher shark and two
species of hammerhead does not take effect in Australian waters. Further
details are published in the February issue of the SDFSA Bulletin. http://www.sdfsa.net/newsletters/2015/2015-02_Bulletin.pdf
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