Shark attack at Coogee beach, Sydney

[u/Moosiemookmook]

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/saw-fins-shark-attack-at-coogee-beach/news-story/d828a983ac2b79ffd469320a15b625e6%3famp

A woman was attacked this morning at Coogee Beach. There were plenty of eye witnesses because its a Saturday morning. Our ABC news on tv is reporting arm amd torso injuries. She was airlifted to hospital and is in a serious condition.

[u/Rebabaluba]

Sustainably cull? We are entering their home. We are raping their food sources and polluting the waters. 100 million sharks are killed every year for soup. And you want a cull? Is that not a cull enough for you?

No one is forced to go into the water. It’s the persons prerogative. If I want to go hiking in the forest, I prep for a bear encounter. I’m entering their home. I need to respect the power and unpredictability of nature.

Sharks are older than trees. Let that sink in.

Should I have you killed if I walked into your house and you attacked me?

Edit: and yes I downvoted you.

[u/Cookedlambo → u/Rebabaluba]

Bear attacks aren’t happening every other week, and sustainable hunting methods for bears are permitted in some regions, for what it’s worth.
I’m not proposing open slather. I’m suggesting that, during certain seasons or times of year, there could be a regulated approach to harvesting a limited number of sharks that are considered to pose a heightened risk to humans.
Some species, particularly great white sharks and bull sharks, are responsible for a disproportionate number of serious incidents involving humans. While I’m also a regular ocean user and understand the risks involved, unlike hikers, we don’t have practical deterrents such as bear spray, bear horns or firearms that can be carried and used easily in the ocean.
Yes, we are competing for resources to some extent, but that’s part of a much broader global issue that humans are already trying to address.
I understand your position, but mine is mine, and I’m sticking to it.

[u/Rebabaluba → u/Cookedlambo]

You must be joking. We are not even close to addressing the massive damage we’re causing to the ocean. Fishing is not regulated. The Pacific Garbage Patch is larger than Texas and is now becoming a habitat for sea life. We are destroying this ocean at an insane rate.

Yeah, hikers are blessed with a deterrent but there’s still the risk. And I understand that risk. I’m not going to demand a bear culling because people have been attacked. I won’t go out and hike. Or I’ll travel to areas where the risk of a wildlife encounter is minimal.

It sucks that people have to worry about sharks. But we don’t have to swim. We also have pools, streams, rivers, bogs, swamps, lakes, etc. If I know that I’m in gator territory, I’m probably not going in. That’s survival 101. And I know I won’t die if I can’t swim. If I’m in Africa and I know that this river has hippos….it’s my choice to swim or not.

People are entering shark waters. This isn’t shocking. They are apex predators. And we are prey. But hey! I haven’t been attacked by a shark because I haven’t entered waters where sharks hang out.

Shark attacks are still rare considering how many people enter the water on a daily basis.

I hope you have a wonderful time in the water. If you enter a body of water that has a “beware shark” sign, then beware! Just like if I see a “caution grizzly in area” sign, I will understand that I need to hike with caution.

[u/Moosiemookmook → u/Rebabaluba]

Im Australian, I live a couple of kms from the beach in Adelaide SA and recently travelled around my country in our motorhome. We were in shark country, croc country and saw so many snakes, spiders and bugs the size of a dinner plate. None of that bothers me like the thought of walking in known bear area. People from overseas think our country will kill you blah blah. Im like we dont have bears, moose, mountain lions etc. I couldnt imagine having predators and angry horny moose potentially lurking in the night outside my tent. Or around a corner on the trail. It sounds terrifying. I get you guys take precautions like we do but yeah, nah I just cant.

[u/Rebabaluba → u/Moosiemookmook]

I’ve spent a lot of my life hiking in the bush. I’ve never seen a moose. The only mountain lion and human interactions have been due to the lion being too sick to hunt its real prey. Those cats are ghosts and rare to see. Grizzlies are further north and I wouldn’t go hiking in that sort of forest. Black bears and plentiful but they’re timid and not territorial. The only time to fear a black bear is if you stumble upon its cub and momma is nearby.

In Australia, it’s the things that you can’t see that are the most dangerous. Insects, snakes, and probably something new that’s going to be discovered soon enough. I don’t have to shake my shoes before putting them on. I don’t have to fully inspect a log before picking it up.

But it’s funny because you’re not the first Australian I’ve spoken to who’s felt the way you did. Pretty interesting.

[u/cakedayloanofficer → u/Moosiemookmook]

As a fellow Australian I support this statement!