Shark culling is still being a problem over many years in WA. The catch and kill program has been applied to sharks where the sharks will get killed if they found the sharks over 3 metres. They are using a technique where they put the blood and sharks get attracts to blood they come near the blood and then kill the sharks in where they should use a tracking system like the United States. So they track the sharks so everyone knows where the sharks are on that beach or not. Sharks are considered as main spices in the ocean which means that sharks are extremely important in maintaining a balance of marine ecosystems. (Riesa Su, 2014) Removing all the sharks from an ecosystem can lead to a massive shift in the balance and from which the food chain can be affected (mewing J, 2010).The shark culling should be stopped do not need to kill them. Sharks live in their home they only do attacks when people attempt to go near them. The government did not notice that they are also killing animals that live under water and the animals like dolphins, sea turtles like creatures (Brawny sphere) .The WA Governments shark cull policy is an infective, and damaging the policy.
The government is wasting money and damaging the environment. Mr Colin Barnett is paying more than $ 5700 a day to a fisherman who monitors the drum lines and the state government has authorized $ 6.85 million of funding the project and $ 2 million is to be spent specially on tracking great whites and stings the drum lines in order to kill them. For the past twenty years, roughly one person is killed per year (McPhee, 2012). . However seven people have lost their lives to shark attack of past three alone. (Guest blogger, 2014) In the year of (1959to 1967) in Hawaii , drum lin...
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The shark culling is already done in Hawaii and the shark cull didn’t work. In between 1959 to 1976 where 4668 sharks were killed off the coast of Hawaii an attempt to improve public fear and reduce shark attacks but in Australia ,where the shark culling have been the primary culling technique for years we see the same lack of effectiveness
.the shark nets have been effective at capturing and killing a high percentage of marine creatures that marine scientists and shark experts still don’t fully understand the consequences of removing the sharks from ecosystem. Some people who don’t care about ecosystem they should get one thing in their mind that sharks belongs to ocean and humans out of the ocean that will better for the ecosystem .Especially surfers need to accept the fact that the ocean belongs to the sharks.
the drum- lines program with hooks like needles is working even though sometimes it’s a false call but it is keeping every one safe so far. In my opinion, I think that the main reason there is shark attacks because of crowded beaches. I think that because there is so many people in the water that you can’t sea your surroundings.
Every year hundreds of sharks get killed just because people fear them. Western Australia has brought in the Shark Culls after a series of fatal attacks. Most of these people attacked are usually surfers, swimmers or shark haters. Now imagine this, what if you were a shark swimming and suddenly someone tries to hunt your down, how would you feel? We wouldn’t like it very much if the sharks did the same thing to us. In the following paragraphs, I would give you three reasons on why Shark Culling should be abolished not only in Western Australia but also all around the world.
As they are at the top of the food chain, sharks play a very important role in the oceans in a way that an average fish does not. Sharks keep populations of other fish healthy and in proper proportion for their ecosystem. By preying on the old, sick or slower fish in a population, they prevent the spread of disease and prevent outbreaks that could be devastating. According to Ransom Myers from Shark savers, “sharks may be gone within the next decades if we continue to kill them, resulting in the loss of important foods that we depend on for survival, causing a marine ecosystem imbalance.” At the same time, I accept that shark nets could be useful, especially in shark infested areas that have been renowned as spots where many attacks have occurred, but I still believe, as you would, that scientists should spend more resources on working out why it is becoming more common for sharks to be entering shallower waters, looking for food – namely seals, who just happen to look like
Australian beaches are some of the best in the world and WA beaches are some of the best in Australia. But this may soon no longer be a view held by everyone if the WA government continues to support and allow the shark culling off Perth's major beaches. Hi I'm Maya Koentgen, a marine biologist, ecologist and fellow beach user, and I'm here to tell you why shark culling needs to stop. At the moment hundreds of innocent sharks are being caught and killed and why? Because they are simply swimming in their own homes that us humans have invaded.
Expanded and strengthened state private insurance companies are to be expected since more younger Texans enter the market thanks to the premium support. Texas can expect savings through more proper use of medical care, lower numbers in Medicaid, and savings from increased recipient cost sharing. Texas must refuse to comply with the new high-risk pools. There are many reasons Texas should not comply but the main reason is poor design. Currently, eighteen states have decided not to participate in these pools, Texas is undecided. Any person with a pre-existing medical disorder whom has been without insurance for six month will qualify. The law gave the Department of Health discretion in determining with conditions qualifies. Theoretically, the Department of Health could say the flu is a pre existing medical condition. If Texas does not refuse to comply with these pools it is only a matter of time before the demand will exceed the supply. A huge concern is when the funding is gone what do the state politicians do. I see two options. One, state officials will end the coverage all together and pull the plug. Two, continue to allow the program to run with the use of state tax dollars.
The Grey Nurse shark has a current conservation status of endangered in Queensland and critically endangered throughout all of Australia. Since 1996 the grey nurse shark has been protected nationally, and is listed in two different populations. It is believed that there are
Kish, P., 2012. Most Shark fishing is now banned from beaches and jetties in a year-long trial. [Online]
Jaws is a horror movie about a rogue shark that enjoyed nothing more than hunting down and devouring innocent bystanders. The movie quickly evolved into a cult-classic with three sequels and an ensemble of mentally scarred fans. Although Jaws caused an uproar of fear throughout the world, its portrayal of the monstrous shark and its appetite for humanity isn’t all so accurate. In fact,contrary to popular belief, sharks actually dislike the taste of humans. Apparently, we’re too bony for their liking. Often times, when a shark does attack a human, it was simply because of a miscalculation on the sharks part. Sharks actually have fairly poor eyesight (they rely on smell and electrical sense to find prey), so when they see a surfer out in the water, they actually usually mistake you for a big tasty turtle or seal. After they get a nibble of you and realize how boney you are, chances are they will become disinterested and swim away. Although this sounds scary, shark attacks actually cause an extremely insignificant amount of deaths per year. According to National Geographic, approximately 12 people died from shark attacks in 2011. People kill 11,417 sharks are killed per hour. Statistically you are more likely to die from being struck by lightning, being trampled by a cow, being attacked by your dog, or being hit in the head with a coconut than from a shark attack. To add to that, of the nearly four hundred species of sharks, only about ten of those species have ever caused harm toward humans. Unfortunately, hysteria fear and misunderstanding has created an excuse for people to ignore the fact that these animals are facing
The largest issue associated with the Queensland shark control program (QSCP) in Queensland is the considerable damage it causes to marine wildlife along the coastline. It is indiscriminate when killing marine animals that swim in close proximity to the shark nets. Between 2001 – 2003, 6250 sharks were caught on drum lines alone, 97% of which were considered as a conservation risk according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Hello everyone, thank you all for coming. I am here today to talk about the removal of a number of sharks from the wild. As West Australians you would be aware of the increasing number of fatal shark attacks in our state. In 2015 alone we had five deaths and this year already 3 divers and surfers have lost their lives in shark attacks- these are individual and community-wide tragedies! Whilst a number of initiatives have been discussed and or trialed by our government we need to find an effective solution to prevent further deaths.
Due to how the reef is subjected to high levels of fishing high numbers of non targeted fish capture (bycatch) has increased and there has also been some damage to the seafloor. This is important because the seafloor is home to many plants and animals (“Threats”). Many animals throughout The Great Barrier Reef have been affected massively by illegal fishing and the occurrence of bycatch. Dugongs that live in the shallows of The Great Barrier Reef have been affected by illegal fishing. Due to illegal fishing Dugongs, an already endangered species, get entangled in fisheries gear and become bycatch which is making their numbers in the marine park dwindle.
Shark finning should not be allowed since poachers are throwing away shark carcases back into the ocean wasting away the majority of meat and only keeping the fins making the shark population decline rapidly, it is also inhumane to kill any animal in such a manner, and the loss of sharks are destroying ecosystem. I completely disagree with the waste of sharks and the idea of killing mass populations of sharks for just fins, the results are more severe than one would think since other populations will die out or increase in the marine biology. Beum et al found out that eight species of shark have declined by fifty percent. Over the course of 10 years of shark finning. Sharks are being killed at a rate of one-hundred million a year.
Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands and Timor-Leste is shaping up to be a shark slaughterhouse. Every year in the region, more than 3 million sharks http://www.care2.com/causes/killing-sharks-is-bad-news-for-climate-change.html
During the Great Depression, while the competitors were cutting costs and reusing outdated designs, Kress was expanding and building more elaborate stores than their previous ones. The architecture was referred to as an “emporium” evoking an elegant atmosphere more suited to a fine cloth or furniture store in New York rather than the five & dime stores dotting small town America. Many wonder what the driving force was behind these design decisions, especially during a national time of economic recession. Perhaps simply to outpace the competition, but perhaps more importantly Samuel Kress was an avid art collector and a proponent of public art enhancing a community. In this way the Kress legacy of the brand became more than a retail business, it became a symbol of small town civic pride.