Great White Sharks WA - To cull or not to cull - That be the question? - 12 hours Vote Closed - Snapshot
Submitted by Adam Gallash on Wed, 2012-10-17 08:09
Yes
42% (81 votes)
No
58% (112 votes)
Total votes: 193
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sea-kem
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Date Joined: 30/11/09
The goats and camels or the
The goats and camels or the ones with dreddies? For me both
Love the West!
saltatrix
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Date Joined: 30/03/08
Fisheries have been tagging
Fisheries have been tagging for a while. The sensors have been out for a while. They have already done a fair whack of research. Whites are not endangered. They are classed as threatened. The sharks were fully protected about 15 years ago. It was estimated that Great Whites were reduced by 90%.
Based on the the information we are a long way off a full recovery. Numbers could be 5 times what they are today in the future.
Cull is a very confusing word. In fact its being used to whip up emotion by a number of different media.
Fisheries want the capacity to remove a shark that has swam way too many times past your kids having a swim.
Please, dont shoot the messenger.
Angling tourism is worth $10 billion to the Australian economy - 90000 jobs; more than any sport; spread the word
Rod P
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Date Joined: 20/05/08
The sensors have been out but
The sensors have been out but as far as Great Whites tagged by WA fisheries that is not a big number. Infact they wont even say. I keep repeating this but i have been told 12 in 4 years. I will even say i have asked so many people and got no answer, i have taken this as far as our start politics and the question is marked to be raised any day in state parliment.
Cant wait to get a response. I spoke today with South Aussie fisheries and he as much confirmed it for me aswell.
EQ
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Date Joined: 07/07/09
culllling the sharks is yes
culllling the sharks is yes for me,
diver
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Date Joined: 25/09/08
Trying to be unbiased
But as a person who goes into & under the water as part of my enjoyment and having done so for 35/40 years I say a very big YES to any creature Shark,Dog,Lion ,Bear ,Raving nut with a gun or bomb, whatever, that presents a clear and real threat to human life,in short ,if it comes within a certain boundery of risk to water users.or any human ,anywere get rid of it.indiscrimiet cull.No. The Fisheries are being considerd the power to stop people from Abolone in dangerous conditions.we close the beaches when a shark turns up,but what about those of us who are 3 to8 kilometers off shore
high Noon
Posts: 22
Date Joined: 27/10/11
Stil Culling
Pro net fishermen are still culling whites as they always have. We all know nets are indiscriminate killers! No government led cull is required. Let white pointers live and lets change our view of them and appreciate what a magnificant creature they are.
dumper
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Date Joined: 03/04/08
You seem to have confused the
You seem to have confused the word cull with accidental by catch
ironpirate
Posts: 47
Date Joined: 20/09/12
cull yes
cull yes
wet lines
yellow and black
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Date Joined: 11/08/09
yes
yes
Six Fish Dunsborough
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Date Joined: 21/03/11
dont want to
dont want to get attacked, dont swim in the ocean.
harro
Posts: 1959
Date Joined: 07/02/08
just face it boys n girls
we are under ATTACK !!!lol
definately made wa the most dangerous coastline in the world, whether they used to be there or not the specs speak for themselves , whether its the seal colony implosions or the seagrass re growth in wa( which adds to the seal implosion) who the hell knows for sure but they swim up n down everyday in far more numbers than ever, and if you go over the sand bar drop offs and there is one around your fookkkkked ,
surely we have to protect ourselves .. or take extreme measures to ensure the safety of everyone including our kids,
:::: Bass Hunter ::::
t-curve
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Date Joined: 03/01/13
From an SA point of view my
From an SA point of view my grandfather was a pro fisherman for 20years. He has no doubt pro fisherman caused the problem in the first place, fish stocks are low and poorly managed in a lot of areas which naturally brings predators closer to shore to look for food because theres no where near as many fish on the reefs offshore (in SA) anyway as their used to be and longliners are the cause as well as netters that can take a tonne of snapper off a reef system at a time and then you see big snapper floating on the water because they've raped their quota and have too many to take. I yak a lot off the coast and the last thing id want to see is a GW up close but APex predators play a huge role in keeping fish stocks healthy because they eat the weak/injured fish which allows the strong population to breed.
Sean66
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Date Joined: 18/09/11
no
no
I'm here for a good time, not a long time. Lets go fishing!
Beerburper
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Date Joined: 02/01/13
I have no problem with them
I have no problem with them out deep, but when they constantly haunt the shore line they become fair game. Even though you wonder about the morality of some people a human life is still more valuable than a shark... So yes from me :(
It's not about the getting, it's about the doing.
Jackt123
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Date Joined: 26/02/11
It really depends what price
It really depends what price you want to put on your relative safety. Statistically 1 in a million is the chance of being taken by a shark. At what point will people shut up and swim? Statiscally you are 8 times more likely to be taken by a shark than you are to win the lottery. Yet every week people buy tickets and people win. People aren't taken by sharks each week
If this is the argument that needs to be played out beach goers have a one sided opinion which to me is worth nothing. Ask the people who dive, spear fish, marine biologists if the eco-system or fishing industry is being affected by a larger than usual population, then culling may be what is environmentally required. Indigenous people used to burn the bush to resow seed to help forests regrow. Maybe we need to do this with sharks.I really think people need to get over themselves ever council has a public pool if you are so worried about sharks you want them killed swim in a pool and stop whinging.
QUOTE: "There was only one shark attack within 30m of the mainland coast, and there was no correlation with wind or rain or overcast conditions.'' - Dr Fletcher, Perth Now
Jackt123
Posts: 12
Date Joined: 26/02/11
It really depends what price
It really depends what price you want to put on your relative safety. Statistically 1 in a million is the chance of being taken by a shark. At what point will people shut up and swim? Statiscally you are 8 times more likely to be taken by a shark than you are to win the lottery. Yet every week people buy tickets and people win. People aren't taken by sharks each week
If this is the argument that needs to be played out beach goers have a one sided opinion which to me is worth nothing. Ask the people who dive, spear fish, marine biologists if the eco-system or fishing industry is being affected by a larger than usual population, then culling may be what is environmentally required. Indigenous people used to burn the bush to resow seed to help forests regrow. Maybe we need to do this with sharks.I really think people need to get over themselves ever council has a public pool if you are so worried about sharks you want them killed swim in a pool and stop whinging.
QUOTE: "There was only one shark attack within 30m of the mainland coast, and there was no correlation with wind or rain or overcast conditions.'' - Dr Fletcher, Perth Now
Kal
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Date Joined: 30/04/07
No to culling , But a big no
No to culling , But a big no to protecting them ,All sharks should be fair game ,If you want to go out and catch them then why not .
Oceanfling
Posts: 3
Date Joined: 01/01/13
Yep
Get the numbers down gotta do a cull its a fat yes from me
Blakow_w
Posts: 1
Date Joined: 26/12/11
Great white cull
Dear great white killing community,
I have an irrational fear of dolphins and whales. Can you please lobby aw fisheries for a cull of Southern Right Whales, they look so scar ey, I'm terrified to go out for a surf. I've noticed they have boomed in population, and some countries even like to eat them! .......
Seriousley, harden up and rationalize your fears. Anyone who wants to kill animals like great whites, whales or dolphins probably still sleeps in a double bunk, at their parents house..... With the lights on all night.
Harden up.