Tag Shark attacks
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Shark nets the best option for protecting people
Nicholas Crouch, Lennox Head Can the Ballina Shark attack issue be reduced to this equation: One Great White or one person? The numbers are roughly the same. The Department of Primary Industries (DPI) administers the shark nets in NSW. The... Read More →
October 13, 2016 | Chris Dobney | 1 -
Cooper recuperates after shark attack
Teenage surfer Cooper Allen, who was bitten by a shark off the a Ballina beach this morning has escaped with only a few stitches from the ordeal.
September 26, 2016 | Chris Dobney | 0 -
Ballina beaches closed after shark attack at Lighthouse Beach
Surf Life Saving NSW has confirmed reports of a shark attack on a 17-year-old surfer at Lighthouse Beach, Ballina, at around 9am this morning (Monday, September 26). The attack occurred on the same 2km stretch of beach that has seen... Read More →
September 26, 2016 | Chris Dobney | 3 -
Paralympian ‘Shark Boy’ defends his attacker
Paralympian swimmer Achmat Hassiem plans to devote his life to protecting the great white shark who bit off his leg. Dubbed 'Shark Boy', the South African bears no grudge against the 4.7m predator that severed his right foot.
September 14, 2016 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Wategos to get acute shark attack pack ASAP
Byron Bay’s iconic Wategos Beach is the first in the state to receive what could be a life-saving medical kit containing key items needed in first aid situations following a shark attack.
August 2, 2016 | Chris Dobney | 3 -
Ballina shark barrier installation stalls
Installation of the controversial ‘eco’ shark barrier at Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach has stalled after fears that divers installing the 350kg concrete ‘planks’ that anchor it to the ocean floor could be endangered by rough conditions. The Australian reported this morning... Read More →
March 31, 2016 | Chris Dobney | 1 -
Shark devices pose threat to boats: Sea Shepherd
So-called 'smart drum lines' in Ballina and Byron Bay could be a threat to boaties, the Sea Shepherd Australia group has claimed.
December 23, 2015 | Darren Coyne | 2 -
Shark trials underway by summer: minister
Beachgoers should not expect new shark protection measures to be in place this summer, but NSW primary industries minister Niall Blair says he hopes to have trials underway.
September 29, 2015 | Chris Dobney | 0 -
Inquiry examines tourism impacts of sharks
A parliamentary inquiry has been set up to investigate the impact of tourism in tourist destinations including Ballina, Lennox Head and Byron Bay as a result of shark attacks. The inquiry has been announced amid calls to rule out shark nets or drumlines.
September 10, 2015 | Darren Coyne | 4 -
Is Evans River dredging attracting sharks?
An Evans Head residents group wants to know whether spoil from dredging in the Evans River might be attracting sharks.
August 5, 2015 | Darren Coyne | 4 -
Mick Fanning was not ‘attacked’ by shark
Dean Jefferys, skipper of marine conservation yacht Migaloo 2. This is a call to cut the hysteria and remove shark nets and drum lines. People around the world can see that the shark didn't intend to attack and kill Mick Fanning and there is no need to get hysterical about sharks and that humans are not on sharks' menu.
July 21, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 3 -
Use drones to patrol for sharks
Peggy Balfour, Mullumbimby. Another shark attack at Ballina. Isn't it time drones fitted with cameras transmitting to monitors in the surf life saving clubs were used to air patrol beaches?
July 7, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Ballina mayor wants sharks tagged, not culled
Ballina’s mayor David Wright thinks tagging sharks may be the way to prevent further attacks at local beaches.
July 6, 2015 | Darren Coyne | 5 -
US shark victims ‘were in shallow water’
Two people who lost limbs in shark attacks in North Carolina at the weekend were not swimming in deep water, officials have said.
June 16, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Shark barriers can work
Mark Abriel, Byron Bay. Following the attacks on surfers in Ballina and again in Byron yesterday, I submit the interview I did with Craig Moss, the developer of the Eco-shark barrier.
February 10, 2015 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Drones for shark surveillance
Richard Lucas, Lennox Head. The recent tragic shark attack has prompted another round of debate about the best means of providing swimmer and surfer protection. I would advocate the use of small drones that could regularly patrol the skies above crowded patrolled beaches such as at Byron, Lennox and Ballina.
September 17, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
Killer shark ‘bound to return’ to Byron
Stephen Woods, Margaret River
September 15, 2014 | Echonetdaily | 3 -
Save our sharks
Angeline Daniels, South Golden Beach. Growing up, my friends and family always approached the beach with respect and an acute awareness that we are sharers of the waves and water with other species.
December 12, 2013 | Echonetdaily | 1 -
WA shark policy a ‘cull by another name’
Experts and conservationists have bitten back at Western Australia's tough new policies to prevent deadly shark attacks, which include the establishment of licensed offshore 'kill zones'.
December 11, 2013 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Second shark attack in six days
A surfer has escaped with a minor wound following a shark attack at Port Macquarie yesterday evening. It is the second attack on the north coast in less than a week.
December 6, 2013 | Echonetdaily | 0 -
Shark policies do not reduce risk: expert
Politicians taking a 'Hollywood movie' view of sharks will do nothing to make beaches safer after two deadly attacks, a researcher has warned.
December 3, 2013 | Echonetdaily | 0
