• A shark barrier (otherwise known as a "shark-proof enclosure" or "beach enclosure") is seabed-to-surface protective barrier that is placed around a beach...
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    separate people from sharks. Shark barriers form a fully enclosed swimming area that prevents sharks from entering. Shark barrier design has evolved from...
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    separate people from sharks. Shark barriers form a fully enclosed swimming area that prevents sharks from entering. Shark barrier design has evolved from...
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    sharks longer than 2m in length. Shark nets do not create an exclusion zone between sharks and humans, and are not to be confused with shark barriers...
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    Queensland has a "shark control" program (shark culling) that deliberately kills sharks throughout Queensland, including in the Great Barrier Reef. Environmentalists...
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    Middleton Beach shark barrier, also referred to as the Albany shark barrier and the Ellen Cove shark barrier, is a shark barrier to prevent sharks entering the...
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    bull shark, tiger shark, great white shark, mako sharks, thresher sharks, and hammerhead sharks. Sharks are caught by humans for shark meat or shark fin...
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    Shark culling is the deliberate killing of sharks by government authorities, usually in response to one or more shark attacks. The term "shark control"...
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    The bull shark (Carcharhinus leucas), also known as the Zambezi shark (informally zambi) in Africa and Lake Nicaragua shark in Nicaragua, is a species...
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    whitetip reef shark (Triaenodon obesus) is a species of requiem shark, in the family Carcharhinidae, and the only member of its genus. A small shark that does...
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    grey reef shark or gray reef shark (Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, sometimes misspelled amblyrhynchus or amblyrhinchos) is a species of requiem shark, in the...
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  • Great Barrier Reef". Smart Company. Retrieved 28 August 2017. Styles, Aja (5 July 2017). "Where is MasterChef 2016 contestant Heather Day now? On Shark Tank...
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    It was Australia's last coastal whaling company. Installation of a shark barrier was commenced and completed in March 2016 at Middleton Beach at the...
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  • drum lines in conjunction with long lines and shark barriers. Permanent or semipermanent deployment of shark-fishing gear off high-use beaches (which includes...
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    The lemon shark (Negaprion brevirostris) is a species of shark from the family Carcharhinidae, known for its yellowish color, which inspires its common...
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    Heritage Council of Western Australia in 2000. The Middleton Beach shark barrier was built in 2016 enclosing the waters around the jetty. List of places...
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    white shark (Carcharodon carcharias), also known as the white shark, white pointer, or simply great white, is a species of large mackerel shark which...
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    Western Australian shark cull is the common term for a former state government policy of capturing and killing large sharks (shark culling) in the vicinity...
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    for shark barrier at Albany's Middleton Beach". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 13 March 2016. Talitha Wolfe (2 March 2016). "Shark barrier...
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    Shark cage diving is underwater diving or snorkeling where the observer remains inside a protective cage designed to prevent sharks from making contact...
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    The epaulette shark (/ɛpəlɛt ʃɑːrk/, Hemiscyllium ocellatum) is a species of longtailed carpet shark of the family Hemiscylliidae, found in shallow, tropical...
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  • fatal shark attacks in Australia. The Australian Shark-Incident Database has recorded that between 1791 and April 2018 there were 237 fatal shark attacks...
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    The Mediterranean sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus europaeus), was a population of sand tiger shark that inhabited the Mediterranean Sea. Over a period...
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    protection of the Great Barrier Reef. She was awarded the 1997 American Nature Photographer of the year award for a picture of a whale shark swimming with her...
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    The zebra shark (Stegostoma tigrinum) is a species of carpet shark and the sole member of the family Stegostomatidae. It is found throughout the tropical...
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    Queensland has a "shark control" program (shark culling) that deliberately kills sharks in Queensland, including in the Great Barrier Reef. Environmentalists...
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  • Ocean Guardian (redirect from Shark Shield)
    manufacturer of Shark Shield shark repellent devices. The Ocean Guardian electronic devices create an electromagnetic field to deter shark attacks and are...
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    popular surfing location but has a history of shark attacks, including fatal ones in 2008 and 2015. A shark barrier was installed in 2016 in order to attempt...
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  • Open Water (film) (category Films about shark attacks)
    while on vacation, only to find themselves stranded miles from shore in shark-filled waters when the crew of their boat accidentally leaves them behind...
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  • great white shark cage diving industry. They tested an electronic shark-repelling barrier there. They were also the first to film sharks by night. Shadow...
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