All this and much more For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Jan 19, 7, 1, Dubai, UAE divasindubai. Shark Attacks Durban, which used to be South Africa's most popular holiday city, installed nets in following a series of shark attacks, several of which were fatal.
The city suffered no more serious attacks, but several netless resorts a short way off did. During one horrific period known as "Black December," five people died in shark attacks over a day stretch, from Christmas to Easter Several solutions were attempted by local authorities desperate to lure back panic-stricken holidaymakers.
Unsightly enclosures built of wooden poles, wire, and netting were erected, only to be smashed by the rough surf. A South African Navy frigate dropped depth-charges in shark-infested waters. Only a few sharks were killed, and many more were attracted by the dead fish.
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Finally, in the then-Natal now KwaZulu Natal provincial authority established the NSB to take charge of bather safety along its coastline. The NSB responded by installing nets at most major resorts. Incidentally, there are less shark attacks in this region of South Africa now, they are all concentrated along the eastern and western cape - Great Whites mainly being the "culprits".
The Great White is now a protected species in SA, and since it was declared a protected species the population is definitely on the up. The nets do not provide a physical barrier between sharks and bathers. Their function is to catch sharks, thereby keeping their numbers down in areas used by bathers.
Dead sharks are removed daily from shark nets in South Africa, as well as dead turtles, dolphins, manta rays. Should they remove the nets and rely on luck?
Or should they spend the money, and install electronic deterrents? Apr 26, 21 0 Cape Town, South Africa. I think they should spend the bucks and put in electronic deterrents. I always wondered why they don't use like giant sharkshields mounted on bouys powered by solar panels. Some posts sunk into the sea bed to hold inshore nets were proving dangerous and George remembers being involved in the difficult operation of removing them.
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