For the first time, the longest-running historical record of human-shark interactions in Australia is now accessible online. This follows a growing trend to make scientific datasets accessible, maximising the use and impact of the data. Taronga’s Australian Shark-Incident Database (ASID) describes more than 1000 shark-human interactions that have occurred in Australia over the past 230 years.
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The media is regularly held responsible for the fear people have for sharks and what’s been called ‘emotional’ or ‘reactionary’ policy making. Here, we chat to the experts about what has to change.
For the first time ever Australian scientists have calculated great white shark populations off Australia’s eastern and south-western coast.
Lifeguards could potentially have a new ally in the fight to reduce shark incidents: drones that can spot when a shark swims nearby, and automatically alert authorities.
A recent cluster of dangerous encounters with sharks in New South Wales has raised new concerns among the public.
A 29-year-old man is fighting for his life in Perth after losing his leg in a shark attack on Tuesday afternoon.
Shark numbers aren’t on the rise, but more research will make us safer in the water.
Just over a quarter of all shark attacks in Australia are fatal.
