Second Sydney shark attack in 2 days

Posted on February 13, 2009 by Neil Hambleton

A day after a navy clearance diver was injured by a shark, there has been a second attack near Sydney. This time off Bondi beach a 33 year old nearly lost his hand.

NSW Primary Industry Minister, Ian Macdonald, warned people not to swim at dawn or dusk.  Meanwhile an aquarist from Sydney aquarium questioned teh value of the shark nets, claiming that 40% of sharks caught in the nets are actually leaving the beach area. She sees the nets as glorified fishing tools designed to catch sharks rather than protect bathers.

You can read more from the Sydney Morning Herald.

About Neil Hambleton

I am a British Sub-Aqua Club (BSAC) Advanced Diver and an Open Water Instructor. I have been diving since 1992, after joining South China Diving Club (SCDC), which is a Hong Kong-based branch of the BSAC. Having moved to New Zealand, I am now a member of BSAC New Zealand.
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