Four Tiger Sharks Have Been Killed In Australia

Photo: Chiara Salomoni

Four tiger sharks have now been killed in Queensland, Australia after two people were bitten in the first shark bite incidents in the area since the 1930s. Immediately after the bites, the government placed baited drumlines in the areas, killing those four and claiming the first two were the ones responsible for the bites with no proof they were indeed the same sharks involved or even of the same species. Fisheries manager Mark Furner told press the drum lines will stay in place until “the area is secure from any further attacks.” Not quite sure how they’re going to know when that is, but other officials are saying the drumlines will remain for the rest of the week. It’s extremely sad to see such a misunderstood and important animal hooked to a drumline and shot due to two rare incidents. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how you feel about sharks. We rely on the ocean and the ocean relies on sharks. So, if you care about the future of our species, you should be paying pretty close attention to what’s happening with their’s. Thank you Chiara Salomoni of Mermaids For Change for this photo from the most wonderful day with Ocean Ramsey, Juan Oliphant, and #SharkIDMoana aboard One Ocean Diving. It’s a moment I’ll replay in my head for the rest of my life and it makes me so happy to have photos to look back on 🌊❤️.

Please take a few minutes to lend your voice to sharks. Contact Queensland Fisheries Department by:

-Replying to their tweets about your thoughts on the cull on their Twitter

-Writing on their Facebook

-Making a complaint.

Click on the shark below for a little list of more ways to help them!