‘They’re smart now’: Australian fishers are on tenterhooks over shark encounters. Should swimmers be worried?

Increasing run-ins between anglers and the ocean’s apex predators reflects a growing unease among beachgoers. But is widespread fear justified?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMoreton Bay charter boat deckhand Bryce Daly is starting to feel unsafe swimming the waters he’s grown up fishing.“You’ve always got a shark in the back of your mind,” the 32-year-old Jimboomba man says. Continue reading...

Mar 22, 2025 - 00:11
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‘They’re smart now’: Australian fishers are on tenterhooks over shark encounters. Should swimmers be worried?

Increasing run-ins between anglers and the ocean’s apex predators reflects a growing unease among beachgoers. But is widespread fear justified?

Moreton Bay charter boat deckhand Bryce Daly is starting to feel unsafe swimming the waters he’s grown up fishing.

“You’ve always got a shark in the back of your mind,” the 32-year-old Jimboomba man says. Continue reading...