By The Associated Press, October 12, 2016 SYDNEY, Australia – An Australian state government on Wednesday proposed installing protective nets off a coastal town after a second suspected shark attack in two weeks. A 25-year-old man was surfing with friends on Wednesday off Ballina, 600 kilometres north of Sydney, when something bumped his board and… Continue reading Australian state government looks at installing nets to stop shark attacks
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Mind your fingers: Canada's only shark derbies get underway in Nova Scotia
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press, August 1, 2016 HALIFAX — For most Canadians, sharks are objects of mystery and fear — unblinking, primeval monsters of the deep whose razor-sharp teeth are the stuff of nightmares. In Nova Scotia, however, for a few weeks every summer they are objects of desire. Read full article here…