There ’s a great , bally shark war going on in Western Australia right now . After six deaths in two year — making Western Australia the deadliest place on earthly concern for shark attack — the body politic has ratcheted up its side of the war by decide tokill sharks . Lots of ’em . Any shark within one kilometer of the beach will be trapped and snap according to theircontroversial cull scheme . Remember , humans can be a vindictive mintage .
But there ’s another idea , one that is a good wad less bally : chase after the location of Great Whites and tell people which beach to avoid in real clip . So Twitter , of course of study .
scientist in Australia have tagged some 320 shark to their locations and triggers an alert whenever they near a beach . The shark ’s position , as well as sizing and coinage , is then shared overSurf Life Saving Western Australia ’s ( SLSWA ) Twitter provender — faster than a tuner or newspaper account .
fishery advise : dog Tiger shark detected at Ocean Reef receiver at 02:16:00 AM on 28 - Dec-2013
— Surf Life Saving WA ( @SLSWA)December 27 , 2013
At the same meter the trailing can foreclose unnecessary human - shark interaction , it ’s also collecting utilitarian data about shark drive — a much better suggestion for marine biologists , who have come out strongagainst the shark cull .
We can remain to imagine about shark attacks as a problem of shark encroach on human beach . Or we can take over it ’s humans who are stepping into the sharks ’ aboriginal water . One scenario might end best — for both species — than the other . [ Sky News ]
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