Shark Culling Persuasive Speech

The first groups/people that I have chose that are for shark culling are the Western Australian Government including WA premier Colin Barnett and a lady called Krystle Westwood. The reason KryColin Barnett and the Western Australian Government wants to cull sharks is because innocent civilians are being scared, harrassed and potentially bitten and killed by sharks at local crowded beaches. One of the main jobs that the Western Australian Government has to do is to keep their people safe, and if their people are in danger they will do almost anything in order to keep them safe. Aswell as this, shark signtings, shark attacks and news about deaths from shark attacks can catch onto the news and travel around Australia and sometimes the world. This news

dramatically reduces tourists going to WA, which reduces economical benefit towards Western Australia, which has a ripple effect of impacts. On the same side point of view of the issue is Krystle Westwood. Her boyfriend, Chris Boyd, was killed by a great white shark at Umbies Beach, Western Australia in November 2013.

He was a talented surfer and loved by many. Although this was the way Chris wanted to ‘go’ (die), this has brought Krystle onto the other side of the fence to go for shark culling. When Colin Barnett said although he doesn’t want to kill sharks, "Protection of human life comes first. We need to look at taking a stricter, stronger stance when it is a looming threat. We do need to be prepared for any sharks that have attacked or are a direct danger to anyone who is using our coastline. We are doing research, we are doing surveillance and we are providing more resources to surf lifesaving clubs." (Quote by Colin Barnett, from http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-24/shark-attack-victim-chris-boyd-mourned-by-surfing-community/5113518). Barnett decided he wanted to insert drum lines into some of the more crowded beaches near Perth. Drum lines are traps used to attract and capture large sharks using massive hooks with large amounts of bait attached to it. They aim on decreasing the number of sharks in the area and therefore the probability shark attacks. They are also unmanned and do not require

maintenance. These drum lines would decrease the amount on shark attacks, keeping swimmers safe and increasing the tourist and money factor on Western Australia. The WA Government has also threatened a $20,000 fine for anyway that tries to tamper with the drum lines.