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[h1]Great White nearly bit in half by an even BIGGER monster: Swimmers stay out of the water after warning over giant 20ft shark[/h1]
By Richard Shears
A 'monster' great white shark measuring up to 20 ft long is on the prowl off a popular Queensland beach, accordingto officials.
Swimmers were warned to stay out of the water off Stradbroke Island after the shark mauled another smaller great white whichhad been hooked on a baited drum line.
The 10-foot great white was almost bitten in half.
The fictional shark at the centre of the Steven Spielberg blockbuster Jaws was estimated to be just five feetlonger.
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We're going to need a bigger boat: The remains of a 10ft great white shark that was bitten nearly in half by what authorities -judging from the size of the bite marks - estimated was a 20ft monster
'It certainly opened up my eyes. I mean the shark that was caught is a substantial shark in itself,' says JeffKrause of Queensland Fisheries.
The great white, the most dangerous creature in the sea, was still alive when hauled onto a boat near Deadman'sBeach off north Stradbroke island.
News of the shocking attack on the smaller shark has sent jitters along the Queensland coast from Stradbroke Island, nearBrisbane, to the Sunshine Coast further north down to the tourist mecca of Surfers Paradise, south of Brisbane.
'Whatever attacked and took chunks out of this big shark must be massive,' said 19-year-old surfer Ashton Smith.'I've heard about the big one that's lurking out there somewhere.
'We're all being very, very cautious.'
Mr John Gooding, who operates a charter fishing boat, said sharks were everywhere, although there appeared to be no specificreason for an increase in the number.
'Some days you struggle to get a fish on to the boat before the sharks take them,' he told the Courier Mailnewspaper.
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Many of the popular beaches in Queensland are protected by nets and what are known as drumlines - a series of baited hooksthat hang from buoys placed in a line about 500 yards from beaches.
Since the net and drumline programme was introduced in Queensland there has been only one fatal attack on a protectedbeach.
The relatively recent attack occurred when 21-year-old student Sarah Whiley was killed off Stradbroke Island three yearsago.
The Queensland State Government has been under pressure in recent weeks to scale down the shark net and drumline programmebecause environmentalists say that whales and other big fish are becoming trapped in the nets.
But Fisheries Minister Tim Mulherin said the capture of the badly injured 10ft shark - and the indication of a much largerone being in the area - showed the necessity to keep the nets and drumlines in place.
Darren Kindleysides, director of the Australian Marine Conservation Society, said the nets were working but at huge cost towhales, dolphins and turtles.
And Vic Hislop, an internationally-recognised authority on sharks, also believes the nets should be removed and othermethods explored to scare away the predators.
http://www.dailymail.co.u...half-BIGGER-monster.html
By Richard Shears
A 'monster' great white shark measuring up to 20 ft long is on the prowl off a popular Queensland beach, accordingto officials.
Swimmers were warned to stay out of the water off Stradbroke Island after the shark mauled another smaller great white whichhad been hooked on a baited drum line.
The 10-foot great white was almost bitten in half.
The fictional shark at the centre of the Steven Spielberg blockbuster Jaws was estimated to be just five feetlonger.
Enlarge �
We're going to need a bigger boat: The remains of a 10ft great white shark that was bitten nearly in half by what authorities -judging from the size of the bite marks - estimated was a 20ft monster
'It certainly opened up my eyes. I mean the shark that was caught is a substantial shark in itself,' says JeffKrause of Queensland Fisheries.
The great white, the most dangerous creature in the sea, was still alive when hauled onto a boat near Deadman'sBeach off north Stradbroke island.
News of the shocking attack on the smaller shark has sent jitters along the Queensland coast from Stradbroke Island, nearBrisbane, to the Sunshine Coast further north down to the tourist mecca of Surfers Paradise, south of Brisbane.
'Whatever attacked and took chunks out of this big shark must be massive,' said 19-year-old surfer Ashton Smith.'I've heard about the big one that's lurking out there somewhere.
'We're all being very, very cautious.'
Mr John Gooding, who operates a charter fishing boat, said sharks were everywhere, although there appeared to be no specificreason for an increase in the number.
'Some days you struggle to get a fish on to the boat before the sharks take them,' he told the Courier Mailnewspaper.
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Many of the popular beaches in Queensland are protected by nets and what are known as drumlines - a series of baited hooksthat hang from buoys placed in a line about 500 yards from beaches.
Since the net and drumline programme was introduced in Queensland there has been only one fatal attack on a protectedbeach.
The relatively recent attack occurred when 21-year-old student Sarah Whiley was killed off Stradbroke Island three yearsago.
The Queensland State Government has been under pressure in recent weeks to scale down the shark net and drumline programmebecause environmentalists say that whales and other big fish are becoming trapped in the nets.
But Fisheries Minister Tim Mulherin said the capture of the badly injured 10ft shark - and the indication of a much largerone being in the area - showed the necessity to keep the nets and drumlines in place.
Darren Kindleysides, director of the Australian Marine Conservation Society, said the nets were working but at huge cost towhales, dolphins and turtles.
And Vic Hislop, an internationally-recognised authority on sharks, also believes the nets should be removed and othermethods explored to scare away the predators.
http://www.dailymail.co.u...half-BIGGER-monster.html
