The Australian Shark-Incident Database has recorded that between 1791 and April 2018 there were 1068 shark attacks in Australia with 237 of them being fatal.[1]
In 2021 Australian authorities pushed to rebrand shark attacks as “negative encounters” or “interactions” to boost conservation efforts and alter perceptions of sharks as vicious.[2]
Since shark netting began in 1937, the number of deaths from sharks on beaches has been reduced in New South Wales, with only one fatal attack on a netted beach during that time. In Queensland there has not been a fatal attack on a netted beach since nets were introduced in the 1960s.[3]
Precautions against attacksEdit
The Australian Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts states precautions which can be taken to reduce the risk of shark attacks.[4] These include avoiding swimming far from the shore, at the mouth of a river or on drop-offs to deeper water; avoiding swimming in dirty water, alone or with domestic animals, near people fishing, or at dusk or night; and to leave the water if schools of fish behave erratically or group in large numbers. The Australian Institute of Marine Science also states many of these and other precautions including not wearing jewelry or reflective clothing while swimming, and not swimming with any bleeding wounds.[5]
Non-fatal attacksEdit
This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (August 2009)
A surfer was mauled by a white shark while surfing at Crescent Head on the NSW Mid North Coast. He suffered severe injuries to his right arm but surgeons expected it would be saved.[6]
Unnamed, 25
23 June 2021
A surfer was attacked by an unidentified species off the coast of Leeman.[7]
Five km offshore from Stanley, Tasmania A ten year old boy was grabbed by a shark and pulled into the water from a 6m fishing boat. The boy’s father jumped into the water and retrieved the child, who suffered lacerations to his arm and cuts to his head and chest.[9][10] Appears the child’s lifejacket protected the boy, which was shredded.[11]
Wil Schroeter, 59
17 January 2020
Wil Schroeter, a 59-year-old father of 2, from Albion Park, bitten around the foot while surfing at Windang Beach.[12]
Blowes and friends were surfing at Fishery Bay, 35 km from Port Lincoln in South Australia when a 6m Great White attacked. Chris' life was saved when his friends wrapped a leg rope as a tourniquet until Blowes was air lifted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital. He lost his left leg and was clinically dead (his heart stopped for 90 minutes following the attack) but has made a remarkable recovery.
Paddy Trumbull, 60
13 February 2010
Trumbull, a 60-year-old grandmother from Sydney, survived a shark attack off northeastern Australia. She suffered severe lacerations to her buttocks and lost several pints of blood in the attack, which took place on the afternoon of Saturday, February 13, 2010, while she and her husband were snorkeling off Dent Island in Queensland.[13]
^Sharks in Australian waters Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts
^Dangerous marine animals, Sharks Australian Institute of Marine Science
^"'Wrong spot, wrong time': Friends, family rally as surfer recovers from shark attack". www.abc.net.au. 2021-07-06. Retrieved 2021-07-22.
^"Surfer attacked by shark north of Perth". The West Australian. 2021-06-23. Retrieved 2021-06-24.
^"'I thought I was going to die': Schoolboy describes surviving shark attack". www.9news.com.au. Retrieved 2021-06-17.
^"10yo in stable condition after shark 'grabbed him from boat'". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Retrieved 17 July 2020.
^"Grandfather of 10yo shark victim says family is in 'shock' and coming to terms with the incident". Australian Broadcasting Commission. 19 July 2020. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^Lehman, Ros (18 July 2020). "Praise for father of young Tasmanian shark attack victim". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Retrieved 19 July 2020.
^"Surfer's foot left 'pretty mangled' after being 'bitten to the bone' in shark attack". ABC News. 16 January 2020.
^Segalov, Michael (31 July 2022). "'A shark bit my arm and leg off. Now I want to save the species'". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^Alderson, Bethanie. "Navy divers call out poor ADF culture at Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide after horrific shark attack". Australian Broadcasting Commission. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
^Fought Off Shark with Penknife Canberra Times, 5 February 1951
^Fight with shark, Youth beats off monster Canberra Times, Dec 1929
Shark Bait-Shark Bite, The Courier-Mail 16 Dec 1933
External linksEdit
Shark research institute Australia stats
October 18, 2023
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The Australian Shark Incident Database has recorded that between 1791 and April 2018 there were 1068 shark attacks in Australia with 237 of them being fatal 1 Great White SharkFour species of sharks account for the vast majority of fatal attacks on humans the bull shark tiger shark oceanic whitetip shark and the great white shark In 2021 Australian authorities pushed to rebrand shark attacks as negative encounters or interactions to boost conservation efforts and alter perceptions of sharks as vicious 2 Contents 1 Shark netting 2 Precautions against attacks 3 Non fatal attacks 4 Fatal attacks 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksShark netting Edit nbsp Example of a shark netSince shark netting began in 1937 the number of deaths from sharks on beaches has been reduced in New South Wales with only one fatal attack on a netted beach during that time In Queensland there has not been a fatal attack on a netted beach since nets were introduced in the 1960s 3 Precautions against attacks EditThe Australian Department of the Environment Water Heritage and the Arts states precautions which can be taken to reduce the risk of shark attacks 4 These include avoiding swimming far from the shore at the mouth of a river or on drop offs to deeper water avoiding swimming in dirty water alone or with domestic animals near people fishing or at dusk or night and to leave the water if schools of fish behave erratically or group in large numbers The Australian Institute of Marine Science also states many of these and other precautions including not wearing jewelry or reflective clothing while swimming and not swimming with any bleeding wounds 5 Non fatal attacks EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items August 2009 Name age Date Species Location CommentsJoe Hoffman 25 5 July 2021 Great white shark A surfer was mauled by a white shark while surfing at Crescent Head on the NSW Mid North Coast He suffered severe injuries to his right arm but surgeons expected it would be saved 6 Unnamed 25 23 June 2021 A surfer was attacked by an unidentified species off the coast of Leeman 7 Jackson Bartlett 10 11 June 2021 Bronze whaler Snorkeling at Five Finger Reef near Coral Bay 8 Lucas Arnott 10 17 July 2020 Great white shark Five km offshore from Stanley Tasmania A ten year old boy was grabbed by a shark and pulled into the water from a 6m fishing boat The boy s father jumped into the water and retrieved the child who suffered lacerations to his arm and cuts to his head and chest 9 10 Appears the child s lifejacket protected the boy which was shredded 11 Wil Schroeter 59 17 January 2020 Wil Schroeter a 59 year old father of 2 from Albion Park bitten around the foot while surfing at Windang Beach 12 Chris Blowes 26 25 April 2015 Great white shark Blowes and friends were surfing at Fishery Bay 35 km from Port Lincoln in South Australia when a 6m Great White attacked Chris life was saved when his friends wrapped a leg rope as a tourniquet until Blowes was air lifted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital He lost his left leg and was clinically dead his heart stopped for 90 minutes following the attack but has made a remarkable recovery Paddy Trumbull 60 13 February 2010 Trumbull a 60 year old grandmother from Sydney survived a shark attack off northeastern Australia She suffered severe lacerations to her buttocks and lost several pints of blood in the attack which took place on the afternoon of Saturday February 13 2010 while she and her husband were snorkeling off Dent Island in Queensland 13 Paul de Gelder 31 11 February 2009 Bull shark A Australian navy diver was attacked by a shark whilst training near Garden Island in Sydney Harbour He lost an arm and a leg in the attack 14 15 Dirk Avery 52 November 2000 Great white shark Dirk Avery a friend of Ken Crew was badly wounded by his legs when he tried to defend him from the shark Ken Crew lost his leg and died Rodney Fox 23 December 1963 Great white shark Attacked while spearfishing and badly bitten around the chest and arm and survived Albert Pride 20 February 1951 Lake Illawarra fought off an attacking shark with a penknife 16 Oates youth December 1929 Currumbin punched and kicked shark and fought it off 17 Fatal attacks EditMain article List of fatal shark attacks in AustraliaSee also EditShark attack Shark attack prevention Shark attacks in South Australia List of fatal shark incidents in AustraliaReferences Edit Australian Shark Incident Database Taronga Conservation Society 18 April 2018 Archived from the original on 3 September 2018 Retrieved 1 January 2022 Shark attacks rebranded as negative encounters NewsComAu 2021 07 19 Retrieved 2021 07 22 Sharks Rampage in Australia Time magazine Jan 12 2009 Sharks in Australian waters Department of the Environment Water Heritage and the Arts Dangerous marine animals Sharks Australian Institute of Marine Science Wrong spot wrong time Friends family rally as surfer recovers from shark attack www abc net au 2021 07 06 Retrieved 2021 07 22 Surfer attacked by shark north of Perth The West Australian 2021 06 23 Retrieved 2021 06 24 I thought I was going to die Schoolboy describes surviving shark attack www 9news com au Retrieved 2021 06 17 10yo in stable condition after shark grabbed him from boat Australian Broadcasting Commission Retrieved 17 July 2020 Grandfather of 10yo shark victim says family is in shock and coming to terms with the incident Australian Broadcasting Commission 19 July 2020 Retrieved 19 July 2020 Lehman Ros 18 July 2020 Praise for father of young Tasmanian shark attack victim Australian Broadcasting Commission Retrieved 19 July 2020 Surfer s foot left pretty mangled after being bitten to the bone in shark attack ABC News 16 January 2020 Grandmother 60 Shares Shark Attack Story Segalov Michael 31 July 2022 A shark bit my arm and leg off Now I want to save the species The Guardian Retrieved 21 July 2023 Alderson Bethanie Navy divers call out poor ADF culture at Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide after horrific shark attack Australian Broadcasting Commission Retrieved 21 July 2023 Fought Off Shark with Penknife Canberra Times 5 February 1951 Fight with shark Youth beats off monster Canberra Times Dec 1929 Shark Bait Shark Bite The Courier Mail 16 Dec 1933External links EditShark research institute Australia stats Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shark attacks in Australia amp oldid 1166402454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
