Dear All,
In today's Age newspaper, "Fears of 'worst shark season' ever as seas heat up", see
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/fears-of-worst-shark-season-as-sea-heats-up/2007/12/29/1198778767755.html
Back in the 1960s I can recall shark attacks being rather common in Melbourne's Port Phillip Bay. Temperatures were lower then ...
Cheers,
John McLean
Travis,
I don't think the government should have anything to do with shark nets. If the local landowners or businesses want to erect shark nets and pay the entire cost then they can do what they like.
Sorry Forester, mispelt your name - not done out of disrespect.
Not so funny Forrester when people actually subscribe to such rubbish.
Shark attacks are of concern to the government, hence the pointless nets we have at select spots. Doesn't matter about endangered and protected species being killed in them along with their reknowned failings, fear of an attack should any nets be removed is enough to keep them in place.