Still no letters in The Echo asking our council or Marine Park Authority how they plan to manage the increasing threat of large sharks in our waters.
To simply make comment about people knowing the risks when they enter the sharks’ domain is a cop-out, and burying our heads in the sand won’t make the issue go away.
I am in the water three or four times a week and usually with my five-year-old son. Everyone I know who uses the water this much usually knows of many sightings, and we have also seen visitors put themselves in dangerous situations, usually surf-craft related at the Pass or going out at unpatrolled Tallows as inexperienced swimmers.
We have signage relating to surfboard etiquette and dangerous surf but nothing about large sharks (only increasing in size) during the whale migration period. Don’t our visitors at the very least deserve to be informed?
Can The Echo start showing some responsibility by encouraging dialogue on the issue? There are many shark deterrent measures that could be implemented by council and the MPA. Sure many aren’t 100 per cent foolproof, but some kind of multifaceted, animal-friendly approach would come close I believe.
Wayne Stokes, Ewingsdale
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
