Sydney: Australia has decided to boost the monitoring and tagging of sharks at its beaches but ruled out culling white sharks. The new measures were taken after a recent increase of sharks’ attack on humans.
Locals from the tourist hub of Ballina, some 750 kilometers north of Sydney, have pleaded with the New South Wales government for help, saying visitor numbers to the coastal region have plunged after three attacks this year.
The most recent incident in late July left a 52-year old surfer with serious arm and leg injuries, while earlier in the month, a 32-year-old body boarder was mauled on both legs. In February, a 41-year-old Japanese surfer died after his legs were torn off by a shark.
