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The majority of shark nets used are gillnets, which is a wall of netting that hangs in the water and captures the targeted sharks by entanglement. [6] The nets may be as much as 186 metres (610 ft) long, set at a depth of 6 metres (20 ft), have a mesh size of 500 millimetres (20 in) and are designed to catch sharks longer than 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length.
Yet, recent reports of great white sharks in the area suggest these apex predators may be ready to take back the bay. ©Terry Gross / CC BY 2.5 – Original / License Why and How Great White ...
Dozens of unprovoked shark bites are reported in ocean waters around the US every year. But preventing incidents has proven tricky
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The great white shark is one of the most commonly found in the waters of New Zealand. [216] As of April 2007, great white sharks were fully protected within 370 km (230 mi) of New Zealand and additionally from fishing by New Zealand-flagged boats outside this range. The maximum penalty is a $250,000 fine and up to six months in prison. [217]
Sharks larger than 3 m (9 ft 10 in) found in these areas are to be hunted and killed by professional fishermen. [12] Australia's Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt granted the WA Government a temporary exemption from national environment laws protecting great white sharks, to allow the otherwise illegal acts of harming or killing the species.
The reality is that humans are a bigger threat to sharks than they are to us. Sharks are apex predators that keep biodiversity balanced by maintaining the species below them in the food chain ...
Otodus chubutensis was a large lamniform shark, with the largest individuals reaching a body length of 13.5 metres (44 ft). [10] Relatively large individuals reached body lengths of 9–11 metres (30–36 ft). [11] Smaller individuals were still about the size of the modern great white shark, reaching body lengths of 4.6–6.3 metres (15–21 ft).