Australian state government looks at installing nets to stop shark attacks

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

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…