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Jun 7^th, 2020 at 11:47am

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SLS advise fatal shark bite at KINGSCLIFF, Tweed at 10:41 am on 7 Jun 2020. SLS has closed beach for 24 hours.

I've been saying for a while now there are more sharks around.

Surfer dies in shark attack in Kingscliff in northern NSW

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-07/surfer-dies-in-shark-attack-near-kingscliff/12330334

A surfer has died after a shark attack in northern New South Wales.

The attack is thought to have occurred in the past hour on Salt Beach, just south of Kingscliff.

Surf Lifesaving New South Wales has released no other details.

Kingscliff local Stuart Gonsal had just arrived at the beach ready for a surf, when he found out about the fatal attack.

"We came down and we hadn't got in the water and police were immediately hauling people in," Mr Gonsal said.

"A lot of people were still stuck out the back there.

"Then an ambulance was here and we found out there was a fatal shark attack on the southside of the rock wall.

"We were going to get in, we're not going to now for sure.

Mr Gonsal said there had been a lot of fishing boats out on the water and there was "a fair bit of action out there in terms of fish today".

"It took a while to get all the people out of the water."

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greggerypeccary Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 136649 Gender:	Re: Surfer dies in shark attack in Kingscliff Reply #1 - Jun 7^th, 2020 at 11:52am Very sad. Channel 7 "News" will be wetting themselves, though. The only thing they like better than a shark attack story is a 'footballer behaves badly' story. Or maybe ever 'car drives through fence' story. But yes, very sad for that victim and his/her family.
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Reply #2 - Jun 7^th, 2020 at 12:05pm

Another great Marketing effort by the notorious Australian Tourism Board. When people get killed by Crocodiles, Sharks, Snakes, Spiders and Box Jellyfish - the Tourism into Australia spikes considerably. Overseas Tourists love that 'Dangerous Australian Adventure' here in the most virulent region of the world. Deadly and Wild Australia is a thrill-deal for the overseas Tourists.

We need to feed the Crocs and Sharks more Canoeists and Surfers. Let Chinese Tourists wander freely into the bush stealing native plants with the Snakes and Spiders. Let em step on Stone Fish and swim with Sting-Rays.

This is a great day for Australian Tourism! Cool

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Reply #4 - Jun 7^th, 2020 at 12:12pm

Maybe let the illegal immigrants land ashore by boats. Make a great front page "Only two Boat People left... a total of 25 illegal immigrants died trying to find their way through the Australian bush as Speartooth Glyphis Sharks and Crocodiles, Snakes and Spiders anything else that has a bite did so."

Australian Tourism would BOOM!
Cheesy

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The_Barnacle Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6205 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Surfer dies in shark attack in Kingscliff Reply #5 - Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:12pm freediver wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 11:47am: I've been saying for a while now there are more sharks around. providing a news report of someone being killed by a shark isn't evidence that there are more sharks around
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The_Barnacle Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 6205 Melbourne Gender:	Re: Surfer dies in shark attack in Kingscliff Reply #6 - Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:13pm Jasin wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 12:05pm: When people get killed by Crocodiles, Sharks, Snakes, Spiders and Box Jellyfish - the Tourism into Australia spikes considerably. Do you have any evidence of this? Or is this just another of your brain farts?
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Re: Surfer dies in shark attack in Kingscliff
Reply #7 - Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:18pm

The_Barnacle wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:12pm:

freediver wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 11:47am:

I've been saying for a while now there are more sharks around.

providing a news report of someone being killed by a shark isn't evidence that there are more sharks around

You obviously don't know Sharks Barnacle. You wouldn't even notice one at a Pool table.
Wanna come Diving? I'll show you the evidence if you like?
Or are you just going to sit on your rock? Wink

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Re: Surfer dies in shark attack in Kingscliff
Reply #8 - Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:21pm

Jasin wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:18pm:

The_Barnacle wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:12pm:

freediver wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 11:47am:

I've been saying for a while now there are more sharks around.

providing a news report of someone being killed by a shark isn't evidence that there are more sharks around

You obviously don't know Sharks Barnacle. You wouldn't even notice one at a Pool table.
Wanna come Diving? I'll show you the evidence if you like?
Or are you just going to sit on your rock? Wink

Yes I've been diving before
But that still isn't evidence that there are more sharks around

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Reply #9 - Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:30pm

The_Barnacle wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:21pm:

Jasin wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:18pm:

The_Barnacle wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:12pm:

freediver wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 11:47am:

I've been saying for a while now there are more sharks around.

providing a news report of someone being killed by a shark isn't evidence that there are more sharks around

You obviously don't know Sharks Barnacle. You wouldn't even notice one at a Pool table.
Wanna come Diving? I'll show you the evidence if you like?
Or are you just going to sit on your rock? Wink

Yes I've been diving before
But that still isn't evidence that there are more sharks around

Due to Shark Finning. The Global Evidence is that there is 'less'> sharks.
Around Australia's more Protected Waters - there is an increase in Shark numbers. As there is also in other sea and ocean bearing nations that implement Sanctuary Zones and Protected Zones in their waters.
Due to Humanity's devouring of many 'chains' in the food chains. There will be niche's made and that means new species will emerge to fill them. Things become accelerated.

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Re: Surfer dies in shark attack in Kingscliff
Reply #10 - Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:40pm

Jasin wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:30pm:

The_Barnacle wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:21pm:

Jasin wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:18pm:

The_Barnacle wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:12pm:

freediver wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 11:47am:

I've been saying for a while now there are more sharks around.

providing a news report of someone being killed by a shark isn't evidence that there are more sharks around

You obviously don't know Sharks Barnacle. You wouldn't even notice one at a Pool table.
Wanna come Diving? I'll show you the evidence if you like?
Or are you just going to sit on your rock? Wink

Yes I've been diving before
But that still isn't evidence that there are more sharks around

Due to Shark Finning. The Global Evidence is that there is 'less'> sharks.
Around Australia's more Protected Waters - there is an increase in Shark numbers. As there is also in other sea and ocean bearing nations that implement Sanctuary Zones and Protected Zones in their waters.
Due to Humanity's devouring of many 'chains' in the food chains. There will be niche's made and that means new species will emerge to fill them. Things become accelerated.

No Jasin, that's not how it works. You are just making crap up again and pretending they are facts.
The shark is an apex predator, if there is less food for the sharks to eat, there will be fewer sharks
Once again you haven't provided any evidence that there are more sharks around

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Reply #11 - Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:43pm

Great White Shark numbers have been decimated around South African waters.
It's the Orca predating on them. Food is indeed hard to find in the Big Blue. The Orca know no 'boundaries' in the water when it comes to having to adapt.
The violence of the deep is far more than what happens on land, besides what comes from one of their species like Man.
Even Whale Sharks are pushing the envelope.

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Re: Surfer dies in shark attack in Kingscliff
Reply #12 - Jun 7^th, 2020 at 2:32pm

The_Barnacle wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 1:12pm:

freediver wrote on Jun 7^th, 2020 at 11:47am:

I've been saying for a while now there are more sharks around.

providing a news report of someone being killed by a shark isn't evidence that there are more sharks around

It's evidence. The last fish I speared, a large barracuda, go swallowed whole by a big tiger shark. I managed to get it back out, but it was in pretty poor shape. At least the last two times I went spearfishing I left a spot because of sharks.

There are also more crocs. We even have croc warning signs on the Mary River, abut 3 hours north of Brisbane. One stop away from the sunshine coast. A guy I know just moved to the area from Darwin. Was not happy coming all that way south and still can't swim at the nearest spot because of crocs.

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Reply #14 - Jun 7^th, 2020 at 8:04pm

As an English visitor lady said once:- "When they talk about sharks, I think of fish and chips."

Got two Great Whites, about half a dozen Grey Nurses, and maybe a Tiger or two here... regulars.... nobody's been bitten yet... yet.. but the Great Whites were about ten feet from some surfers a week or so ago... spotted on a drone and water cleared...

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