What about these sharks?

For one, while the sharks are around, they should be no more people allowed in the water. Something is drawing the sharks to that area. Which is truly a shame. And I suppose if the put up a barrier under water with netting then people would think that was inhuman to the sharks. I don't know what the answer should be. Let us know if they make a decision.

It's an unfortunate aspect of our human nature to immediately wish to kill anything that threatens us, but I don't believe that killing sharks is the answer here. Regardless of their occasionally negative influence in relation to swimmers, they are a crucial part of the ocean's ecosystem and too much of an effort to cull them will eventually upset the balance. No it is NOT the shark's fault and we ARE encroaching on their habitat! And when you consider statistical data over the last 150 years or so in Australia, you still have a far greater chance of being struck by lightning than you do of being attacked by a shark! So what should we do in light of this comparison then? Go and invent machines that kill thunderstorms and lightning clouds??? Of course not! What they need to do in my opinion is place more emphasis on strategies that protect swimming areas and deter sharks from entering them. For example, nets, electrical impulse wands; and also more eyes on the ground and in the air to keep a look out. Whatever it takes! I know it's an expensive proposition, but a knee-jerk reaction to kill them in retaliation is not the answer.

I have been hearing about this for sometime now. I think, its our fault completely. We humans are encroaching into their habitats. We have to have strong law for protecting the creatures and not encroach into their space. When people are ruthless, the need for strong law and enforcement should come into being. Thanks.

They should put up signs underwater for the sharks telling them not to eat the humans. Seriously thought people are feeding sharks and they associate humans with food. First thing they should do is ban feeding sharks. Sharks do not usually go after humans I am told, they would rather eat something else. If they liked humans there would be a lot more attacks. One of the problems is that humans have been doubling in numbers every forty years so there are simply more humans encroaching into wild spaces, expecting the animals to move along. There are less and less spaces for them to move along to with the inevitably clashes.

Hi Paula! I would definately not be swimming at the beach for a while. They have found a plentiful food source and will probably be sticking around for a bit. I do think that man is encrouching their habitat. We've been encrouching a lot of habitats.

I say respect and be peacefull

Well I believe man does not have rights to the whole of the earth, we are taking the land away from animals and as far as I am concerned the sea is the domain of the sea animals and should have the right to protect it as we seem to think we have the right to protect ours....let them have the sea it is where they belong and we don't...we can't have it all..

I think warning systems need to be invented that warn swimmers. You wouldn't catch me swimming in an isolated beach either. The ocean is the sharks habitat, but swimming is one of man's favourite pasttimes.

I think we should stay out of the water. I, too, love the ocean. But I stopped getting in when we started having shark attacks here in the US. It doesn't matter how many sharks we kill, there are going to be more right behind them. What do they want to do? Make the sharks extinct? They are just acting like they are supposed to. They aren't cute little puppies. They are predators. I say, we leave them be.