Persuasive Essay On Shark Attack
The most recent of shark attack fatalities was on a twenty nine year old surfer Ben Gerring, who was surfing at a popular beach break near mandurah earlyer this year. Five days later a sixty year old women, Doreen Collyer was taken while diving of the coast of mindarie, north of perth.. Raised concerns about the safety of swimmers is an issue that needs to be addressed. .
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED BY SHARKS?
whilst the Australian media continues to sensationalise the threat of shark attacks to human lives, the statistics do not support their claims.
According to the ASAF, fifty two people in the past fifty years have died as a result of shark attacks, averaging 1.04 deaths per year in Australian waters. Yearly figures range from zero to three dating up to 2011.
There is no denying that these recent attacks are a tragedy. But if you were to consider the number of attacks correlating with the vast increase of swimmers entering …show more content…
Rory Mcaulley said it wasn’t unprecedented to have a sudden rise in attacks ''those isolated incidents don’t represent a trend'' he said''.
Thousands more swimmers enter our waters each year as Australia's population and tourism industry continue to rise. You’d expect a corresponding rise in shark attacks. However, attacks remain in the expected yearly variation. Thus, the number of fatal attacks per capita is actually declining in western Australia.
The prime suspect implicated in both attacks is a species that is often responsible for fatalities, the Great white. Since the species was declared vulnerable in the late 1990's speculation and anecdotal reports suggest that numbers have increased. It is said that this increase in population is a cause and factor of recent attacks in Western Australia.
Dr chalie huvneer, a white shark researcher for flinders University and SARDI told
HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE KILLED BY SHARKS?
whilst the Australian media continues to sensationalise the threat of shark attacks to human lives, the statistics do not support their claims.
According to the ASAF, fifty two people in the past fifty years have died as a result of shark attacks, averaging 1.04 deaths per year in Australian waters. Yearly figures range from zero to three dating up to 2011.
There is no denying that these recent attacks are a tragedy. But if you were to consider the number of attacks correlating with the vast increase of swimmers entering …show more content…
Rory Mcaulley said it wasn’t unprecedented to have a sudden rise in attacks ''those isolated incidents don’t represent a trend'' he said''.
Thousands more swimmers enter our waters each year as Australia's population and tourism industry continue to rise. You’d expect a corresponding rise in shark attacks. However, attacks remain in the expected yearly variation. Thus, the number of fatal attacks per capita is actually declining in western Australia.
The prime suspect implicated in both attacks is a species that is often responsible for fatalities, the Great white. Since the species was declared vulnerable in the late 1990's speculation and anecdotal reports suggest that numbers have increased. It is said that this increase in population is a cause and factor of recent attacks in Western Australia.
Dr chalie huvneer, a white shark researcher for flinders University and SARDI told