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While shark nets and drum lines share the same purpose, drum lines are more effective at targeting the three sharks that are considered most dangerous to swimmers: the bull shark, tiger shark and great white shark. [80] SMART drumlines can also be used to move sharks, which greatly reduces mortality of sharks and bycatch to less than 2%. [81]
To attract sharks, the hooks are baited with red mullet and false jacopever. Since the objective of the drum line is to prevent sharks from approaching popular beaches (and not to attract them) only about 500 grams of bait is added to each hook. Thus only sharks from the immediate vicinity are attracted to the baits. [11]
Last year there were 57 unprovoked shark bites on humans and experts say these incidents may be increasing due to the impacts of global warming and habitat damage, writes Faiza Saqib
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Kinsler says sharks may be an apex predator who have gotten a bad rap on the movie screen, but they "deserve our protection and respect." "Sometimes people think, 'What happens in the ocean ...
The Port Jackson shark is a nocturnal species which peaks in activity during the late evening hours before midnight and decreases in activity before sunrise. [2] A study showed that captive and wild individuals displayed similar movement patterns and the sharks' movements were affected by time of day, sex, and sex-specific migrational behaviour.
Shark bites are common in Volusia County, with blacktips and bull sharks mostly to blame. But the bites are rarely fatal. Here is what we know.
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