1 00:00:01,040 --> 00:00:03,960 Hello and welcome back Shark. Here's to another episode of 2 00:00:03,960 --> 00:00:06,920 Deep Dives with Sharks. My name is Alex and I'm the host 3 00:00:06,920 --> 00:00:08,240 of this thing. And if you're new to the 4 00:00:08,240 --> 00:00:11,040 podcast, welcome. We like to talk about sharks and 5 00:00:11,040 --> 00:00:14,600 oceanic things here and occasionally movies and review 6 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:17,480 Shark Week and Shark Fest. 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So hopefully we'll have maybe a 27 00:01:28,520 --> 00:01:31,440 couple interviews if we can schedule those, more movie 28 00:01:31,440 --> 00:01:34,640 reviews and maybe a merch giveaway or two in the future 29 00:01:34,640 --> 00:01:36,840 here. Keep diving with us to hear more 30 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:38,960 about it. Brie and I are trying to find 31 00:01:38,960 --> 00:01:41,840 ways to see what we can do to make those happen. 32 00:01:42,080 --> 00:01:44,480 I do appreciate all the work that she's been doing and also 33 00:01:44,480 --> 00:01:47,200 need to give her a shout out because she did get these notes 34 00:01:47,200 --> 00:01:50,520 to me a few weeks ago and I did not plan on disappearing. 35 00:01:50,520 --> 00:01:53,960 So I do appreciate all the help that she has given and will 36 00:01:53,960 --> 00:01:57,960 continue to do. But please feel free to send any 37 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:00,760 questions, comments, or any shark related content to the 38 00:02:00,760 --> 00:02:04,080 social media or in the comments. And let me know if you have any 39 00:02:04,080 --> 00:02:06,360 interactions or anything like that in the aquarium or in the 40 00:02:06,360 --> 00:02:09,160 wild you want to share. I'll be happy to share them on 41 00:02:09,160 --> 00:02:12,120 the next episode as well. I do appreciate how much 42 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:14,800 everyone has been active in the comments and on social media. 43 00:02:14,800 --> 00:02:16,920 I've gotten lots of LED Ms. as always. 44 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:20,360 I do think I saw one of the funniest comments ever. 45 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:23,600 Someone asked when the next episode be coming out and the 46 00:02:23,600 --> 00:02:26,480 response quite literally just said get some patience diggity 47 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:28,600 dog and that was incredibly funny to me. 48 00:02:29,360 --> 00:02:32,120 I do appreciate checking in to see when the next episode will 49 00:02:32,120 --> 00:02:36,000 be as well because once again I did not plan on disappearing and 50 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:38,720 it just made me laugh to see someone replied so quickly. 51 00:02:39,160 --> 00:02:41,920 But I do also appreciate everyone that's been helping 52 00:02:41,920 --> 00:02:43,840 each other out in the comments as well. 53 00:02:44,080 --> 00:02:46,560 So of course whenever anyone asks for a shark that has 54 00:02:46,560 --> 00:02:49,200 already been covered, a lot of you have been quick to get to 55 00:02:49,200 --> 00:02:51,480 the comments and let them know which episode that is in. 56 00:02:51,720 --> 00:02:55,480 In a very nice and respectful way, which I genuinely do 57 00:02:55,480 --> 00:02:59,400 appreciate. But today's shark is powerful, 58 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:02,760 misunderstood, oddly named and a near threatened species. 59 00:03:03,120 --> 00:03:06,320 It is the poor Beagle. I know you're probably wondering 60 00:03:06,320 --> 00:03:08,440 why is it called a poor Beagle shark? 61 00:03:08,440 --> 00:03:11,840 Well that's an excellent question and honestly no one 62 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,480 fully agrees. The name Poor Beagle may come 63 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:18,200 from porpoise due to the shark's body shape or what they thought 64 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:22,280 their diet was, and Beagle for its dog like hunting style. 65 00:03:23,520 --> 00:03:26,880 Others think it is a mash up of words that evolved over time 66 00:03:26,880 --> 00:03:29,480 through fisherman slang. Either way, it's one of those 67 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,000 shark names that sounds adorable and threatening at the same 68 00:03:32,000 --> 00:03:33,600 time. They sound like they'll be there 69 00:03:33,600 --> 00:03:35,720 to give you a nice cuddle, but they also might stab you. 70 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:40,840 You don't know. Poor Beagles closely resemble 71 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,840 their famous relatives, the Great White and Salmon shark. 72 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:47,400 They look derpier or like they're always giving you the 73 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:49,960 puppy dog eyes. They've got that classic 74 00:03:49,960 --> 00:03:54,160 mackerel shark look, a conical snout, Crescent shaped tail and 75 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:56,800 a sleek torpedo like body built for speed. 76 00:03:57,880 --> 00:04:01,600 They're usually dark Gray on top with a pale underside, which is 77 00:04:01,600 --> 00:04:04,080 classic shark camouflage that counter shading there. 78 00:04:04,440 --> 00:04:07,680 One key identifying feature though is the white or light 79 00:04:07,680 --> 00:04:12,120 Gray rear tip of the dorsal fin, which many sharks don't have. 80 00:04:14,280 --> 00:04:17,839 They can grow up to 12 feet long and weigh about 500 lbs. 81 00:04:17,839 --> 00:04:22,000 So not small, but still smaller than their celebrity cousin, the 82 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:25,120 Great white. Here's where poor beagles get 83 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:27,560 especially cool, literally and biologically. 84 00:04:28,040 --> 00:04:30,320 Like other sharks in their family, poor beagles can raise 85 00:04:30,320 --> 00:04:33,600 their body temperature up to 20°F above the surrounding 86 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,760 water. This means while everything else 87 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,320 is freezing, they're cruising around like, you know, that's 88 00:04:38,320 --> 00:04:40,480 fine. This adaption lets them thrive 89 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:44,200 in cold waters, making them one of the oceans elite cold water 90 00:04:44,200 --> 00:04:45,960 predators. Basically, they brought their 91 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:48,120 own heater. Humans do something similar. 92 00:04:48,920 --> 00:04:51,600 We're able to go into cold environments because of our warm 93 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:53,280 blood and we don't instantly freeze. 94 00:04:53,560 --> 00:04:57,120 But we've all heard of friends who have or people on the 95 00:04:57,120 --> 00:05:00,520 Internet or anything like that who have left birds or reptiles 96 00:05:00,880 --> 00:05:04,280 too close to the the outdoors when it's cold. 97 00:05:04,280 --> 00:05:06,400 And unfortunately that animal cannot handle it. 98 00:05:07,040 --> 00:05:09,800 And that's about it. So yeah, humans are able to do 99 00:05:09,800 --> 00:05:12,560 this because if I have cold weather, some sharks can, others 100 00:05:12,560 --> 00:05:14,120 cannot. Poor beagles are one of the ones 101 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:16,560 that can go into cold water, and they'll be just fine. 102 00:05:17,520 --> 00:05:20,360 Now in the Northern Hemisphere, they're found only in the 103 00:05:20,360 --> 00:05:24,000 Atlantic Ocean, ranging from New Jersey and Canada all the way to 104 00:05:24,040 --> 00:05:27,120 Greenland, Iceland, Norway, and even the Mediterranean. 105 00:05:28,120 --> 00:05:31,120 In the Southern Hemisphere, they're circum global, swimming 106 00:05:31,120 --> 00:05:35,360 in a band between 30 and 60° S latitude, so they only stay 107 00:05:35,360 --> 00:05:39,000 right about there. Now, this geographic separation 108 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:41,520 is important because it distinguishes them from their 109 00:05:41,520 --> 00:05:44,320 close relative, this salmon shark, which only lives in the 110 00:05:44,320 --> 00:05:47,880 North Pacific. Poor beagles can be found from 111 00:05:47,880 --> 00:05:50,880 the surface down to nearly 2350 feet. 112 00:05:51,440 --> 00:05:54,400 And while they prefer open ocean, they can also hang out in 113 00:05:54,400 --> 00:05:58,000 coastal waters. They've even been caught in 114 00:05:58,000 --> 00:06:01,240 brackish estuaries, though they don't enter freshwater. 115 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:05,120 But this is interesting because many sharks won't travel into 116 00:06:05,120 --> 00:06:07,520 brackish estuaries. So I'm wondering if they're 117 00:06:07,520 --> 00:06:11,160 going to do something similar evolutionarily to like what the 118 00:06:11,160 --> 00:06:13,520 bull shark did, which is where they're able to move more into 119 00:06:13,520 --> 00:06:16,080 freshwater. But I don't think we'd see that 120 00:06:16,200 --> 00:06:19,240 really in our lifetime. That'll probably be hundreds of 121 00:06:19,240 --> 00:06:21,400 years down the line if anything. I could be wrong. 122 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:23,960 It might happen tomorrow. We'll find out now. 123 00:06:23,960 --> 00:06:26,960 Despite their size and power, poor beagles are not aggressive 124 00:06:26,960 --> 00:06:29,440 towards human. The International Shark Attack 125 00:06:29,440 --> 00:06:32,960 File lists only a handful of unprovoked attacks ever, both 126 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:35,320 fatal. Sorry, both non fatal and 127 00:06:35,320 --> 00:06:38,280 involving divers who got too close or bites to fishermen 128 00:06:38,280 --> 00:06:40,400 handling the shark. Which in case you guys did not 129 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:44,520 realize, the international shark attack file doesn't just count 130 00:06:44,520 --> 00:06:46,920 provoked or unprovoked bites, it counts them both. 131 00:06:47,240 --> 00:06:49,920 So even if someone's like punching a shark for no reason 132 00:06:49,920 --> 00:06:51,520 and it bites them, you're in the file. 133 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:54,200 Congratulations, all those people that have messed with 134 00:06:54,200 --> 00:06:57,320 nurse sharks that have done nothing but just sit there and 135 00:06:57,320 --> 00:06:59,240 then they get bit. Congrats, you're in the file, 136 00:06:59,640 --> 00:07:03,080 but also the surfer who was just hanging out fell in the water 137 00:07:03,080 --> 00:07:06,160 and got bit unprovoked. You're also in the file. 138 00:07:06,160 --> 00:07:09,560 So it just keeps track of all the bites, does it? 139 00:07:09,560 --> 00:07:11,240 If you're in the file there, it doesn't say that you're doing 140 00:07:11,240 --> 00:07:13,600 anything wrong. You're just you got bit by a 141 00:07:13,600 --> 00:07:16,520 shark. They've even been filmed making 142 00:07:16,520 --> 00:07:19,840 fast passes at divers on oil platforms in the North Sea 143 00:07:19,840 --> 00:07:22,400 without attacking. This behavior is thought to be 144 00:07:22,400 --> 00:07:25,600 exploratory or defensive. Basically the shark equivalent 145 00:07:25,600 --> 00:07:28,640 of saying, what's this thing in front of me? 146 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:32,200 It's kind of the same thing. If weird things popped up in 147 00:07:32,200 --> 00:07:34,520 your living room, once again, you'd you'd kind of question 148 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:37,000 what it is and what you can do to help it, why it's in your 149 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:38,640 house. They're kind of doing the same 150 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:42,520 thing, but they don't speak human languages now. 151 00:07:42,520 --> 00:07:45,600 Port beagles migrate seasonally, likely following temperature 152 00:07:45,600 --> 00:07:47,360 gradients, rather than prey alone. 153 00:07:47,520 --> 00:07:51,960 They also segregate by size and sex, and mature females often 154 00:07:51,960 --> 00:07:55,160 separate from males and juveniles, which may help with 155 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:57,960 reducing unwanted mating, protecting newborns from 156 00:07:57,960 --> 00:08:01,520 cannibalism, and keeping breeding seasonal and efficient. 157 00:08:01,520 --> 00:08:03,920 Which is honestly incredibly smart planning. 158 00:08:03,920 --> 00:08:05,800 It's better than some humans do, honestly. 159 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,280 I mean some people just be eating babies out here. 160 00:08:08,960 --> 00:08:11,760 That's a whole joke. No I'm kidding, but don't eat 161 00:08:11,760 --> 00:08:15,680 babies anyway. Historically, poor beagles were 162 00:08:15,680 --> 00:08:19,240 considered a nuisance because they damaged fishing gear when 163 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,200 populations were higher. That nuisance status didn't 164 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:26,400 exactly help when fishing industrial fishing ramped up by 165 00:08:26,400 --> 00:08:28,840 the mid 20th century. Poor beagles were heavily 166 00:08:28,840 --> 00:08:31,800 overfished, especially by Norway, Denmark and Sweden. 167 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,960 Catches peaked in 1947 and declined rapidly after that. 168 00:08:37,000 --> 00:08:39,240 When North Atlantic stocks collapsed, fisheries shifted 169 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:42,240 locations and eventually to other species. 170 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,920 Today, port beagles are protected in US waters. 171 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:48,120 They are regulated in Europe. They're catch and release only 172 00:08:48,120 --> 00:08:51,360 in Canada, but they are still poorly regulated in the Southern 173 00:08:51,360 --> 00:08:53,760 hemisphere. And we do see that with many 174 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:55,960 sharks, especially around South America. 175 00:08:56,200 --> 00:08:59,720 I will say Australia has been one that does a lot for shark 176 00:08:59,720 --> 00:09:03,680 conservation, but then you also have certain parts of Asia that 177 00:09:03,680 --> 00:09:06,000 haven't as well. And then there's other parts of 178 00:09:06,000 --> 00:09:08,880 Africa that have done a lot and some that have not too. 179 00:09:08,880 --> 00:09:11,960 But some countries like Brazil have also put protections on 180 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:13,960 certain sharks. I believe Ecuador has 181 00:09:13,960 --> 00:09:15,720 protections all around the Galapagos. 182 00:09:16,040 --> 00:09:19,840 I believe Australia has put many as well as South Africa has put 183 00:09:19,840 --> 00:09:23,000 many out there. And if I did not mention your 184 00:09:23,000 --> 00:09:25,400 country and you do know of protections that you have in 185 00:09:25,400 --> 00:09:28,840 your water and you're in the Southern hemisphere, please feel 186 00:09:28,840 --> 00:09:31,560 free to let me know because I'm always trying to see what other 187 00:09:31,560 --> 00:09:33,040 ways we are protecting sharks around the world. 188 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:36,080 So that's really cool. But they're also a major bycatch 189 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:39,240 species, especially in long line fisheries, and are often 190 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:43,120 harvested for meat oil, fish meal, and fins, which fish meal 191 00:09:43,120 --> 00:09:45,000 is like the stupidest thing to use them for. 192 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:49,000 But anyway, the poor Beagle is listed by the ICUN as near 193 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:51,680 threatened globally but vulnerable in the Northeast 194 00:09:51,680 --> 00:09:53,560 Atlantic. So a little bit different 195 00:09:53,560 --> 00:09:57,160 depending on the hemisphere. Now catch rates of mature poor 196 00:09:57,160 --> 00:10:00,480 beagles have dropped to about 10% of historical levels and 197 00:10:00,480 --> 00:10:03,680 recovery is slow because they grow slowly and reproduce later 198 00:10:03,680 --> 00:10:07,320 in life. In 1997, global reported catch 199 00:10:07,320 --> 00:10:12,720 was 1736 tons, while the estimated sustainable yield is 200 00:10:12,720 --> 00:10:16,520 only about 1000 tons. In other words, we're still 201 00:10:16,520 --> 00:10:18,560 taking more than the population can handle. 202 00:10:18,560 --> 00:10:22,280 So not great. Thankfully, this is one of the 203 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:27,720 closer numbers, thankfully, that that we've seen, but it still is 204 00:10:27,720 --> 00:10:30,880 not great and there still is more to be done to help protect 205 00:10:30,880 --> 00:10:36,400 this population, which, as you will see later, all shark 206 00:10:36,400 --> 00:10:40,720 populations are always battling. But that is of course, what we 207 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:43,080 have for the poor Beagle for this episode. 208 00:10:43,280 --> 00:10:45,600 If you guys feel like we missed anything or if there's anything 209 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:48,160 you'd like to add in, please share it in the comments 210 00:10:48,160 --> 00:10:51,320 anywhere else that you can. And I will try to update that in 211 00:10:51,320 --> 00:10:55,280 correction corner. But going on to safety now, 212 00:10:55,280 --> 00:10:58,120 we're going to be looking at an effective modern tools in ocean 213 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:02,080 safety, specifically smart boys and drone surveillance. 214 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:06,680 Now, smart buoys are floating monitor systems placed offshore 215 00:11:06,680 --> 00:11:09,640 that detect tagged sharks as they pass through an area. 216 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:14,160 When A tag shark swims nearby, the buoy logs the detection and 217 00:11:14,160 --> 00:11:16,280 can alert beach officials in real time. 218 00:11:16,680 --> 00:11:19,080 Some systems even share this information with the public 219 00:11:19,080 --> 00:11:22,800 through apps or websites. This means beaches can make 220 00:11:22,800 --> 00:11:25,600 temporary targeted decisions, like clearing the water for a 221 00:11:25,600 --> 00:11:28,760 short time rather than shutting everything down or using harmful 222 00:11:28,760 --> 00:11:31,040 methods. Drones have become one of the 223 00:11:31,040 --> 00:11:33,400 most powerful shark safety tools in recent years. 224 00:11:33,680 --> 00:11:36,680 From the air, drones can spot sharks before swimmers even see 225 00:11:36,680 --> 00:11:40,160 them, especially in Clearwater. That is different from 226 00:11:40,160 --> 00:11:43,440 Clearwater, FL, although they can also use it there if they 227 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,840 want. Now lifeguards and beach patrols 228 00:11:45,840 --> 00:11:49,160 can monitor large areas quickly and respond immediately if a 229 00:11:49,160 --> 00:11:53,320 shark is moving close to people. This allows for early warnings, 230 00:11:53,440 --> 00:11:56,480 calm evacuations, and rapid reopenings once the shark moves 231 00:11:56,480 --> 00:11:59,480 on because most sharks are just passing through, not sticking 232 00:11:59,480 --> 00:12:02,120 around for lunch. Also, drones don't disturb 233 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,520 sharks, which is a huge win for conservation. 234 00:12:05,520 --> 00:12:09,320 Both smart buoys and drones shift shark safety from reaction 235 00:12:09,320 --> 00:12:11,520 to prevention. Instead of waiting for an 236 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:14,880 incident, they're using science and technology to reduce risk to 237 00:12:14,880 --> 00:12:17,960 swimmers, protect sharks from unnecessary harm, and replaced 238 00:12:17,960 --> 00:12:20,320 fear based responses with informed ones. 239 00:12:20,800 --> 00:12:23,440 The cool thing is I did get to hear, I believe it was Doctor 240 00:12:23,440 --> 00:12:27,960 Chris Lowe give a talk on this shark Khan when I went not last 241 00:12:27,960 --> 00:12:30,840 year, but the year before. And it was really neat to see 242 00:12:30,840 --> 00:12:34,160 because he is also the head of the California State University 243 00:12:34,160 --> 00:12:36,160 Shark Lab in Long Beach. I believe it was. 244 00:12:36,920 --> 00:12:39,720 But it was cool because he got to show us real time data that 245 00:12:39,720 --> 00:12:42,280 they were collecting as we were in his speech. 246 00:12:42,480 --> 00:12:46,280 But also he showed a speed up version of a day's worth of data 247 00:12:46,280 --> 00:12:48,640 that they had collected by creating essentially a matrix of 248 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,200 these buoys not too far off of the shore. 249 00:12:51,560 --> 00:12:54,000 And they were able to show where sharks were going through. 250 00:12:54,000 --> 00:12:56,200 And of course, having it set up like that, they also were able 251 00:12:56,200 --> 00:12:59,240 to collect a lot more data, including about size of the 252 00:12:59,240 --> 00:13:02,720 shark, how deep it was in the water, what its body temperature 253 00:13:02,720 --> 00:13:04,560 was, a lot of different things like that. 254 00:13:04,920 --> 00:13:08,640 But it was also easier to get those pieces of data when they 255 00:13:08,640 --> 00:13:10,600 were using things that they were going to recover at the end of 256 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:14,840 the day versus different buoys that are supposed to be out 257 00:13:14,840 --> 00:13:17,200 there for a while. They can record a little bit 258 00:13:17,200 --> 00:13:20,600 less, but it's really cool to see because things like this, as 259 00:13:20,600 --> 00:13:24,320 already stated, do help to be more preventative than they are 260 00:13:24,320 --> 00:13:26,160 reactionary. We're not waiting for someone to 261 00:13:26,160 --> 00:13:27,760 get bit. We're not waiting for harm to 262 00:13:27,760 --> 00:13:29,680 happen. And most sharks are there. 263 00:13:29,680 --> 00:13:31,320 Just try to figure out what's going on, what's all the 264 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,480 commotion. So they're not there to get a 265 00:13:33,480 --> 00:13:35,160 meal or anything like that anyway. 266 00:13:35,520 --> 00:13:38,040 So it is nice to be able to like, hey, let's just get people 267 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,520 out the water real quick because the safest place to be at the 268 00:13:40,520 --> 00:13:42,640 beach if you're afraid of getting bit by a shark is going 269 00:13:42,640 --> 00:13:44,560 to be on the sand. It's not going to be in the 270 00:13:44,560 --> 00:13:46,640 water. Mind you, this is also coming 271 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:48,680 from someone who spends the majority of their time at the 272 00:13:48,680 --> 00:13:51,120 beach in the water, and I've never been bit. 273 00:13:51,120 --> 00:13:53,000 A lot of my friends love going to the beach as well. 274 00:13:53,000 --> 00:13:54,600 I don't know any of them that have been bit. 275 00:13:54,880 --> 00:13:57,240 Of course, we've heard of people being bit, but the amount of 276 00:13:57,240 --> 00:14:00,680 folks that go to the beach and don't get bit, it's still a very 277 00:14:00,680 --> 00:14:03,000 high number. But it's really cool to see 278 00:14:03,000 --> 00:14:05,680 these things in practice, especially as there are many 279 00:14:05,680 --> 00:14:10,920 other options that are much more violent, much more impactful and 280 00:14:10,920 --> 00:14:14,360 not in a good way, as we will also discuss in a little bit as 281 00:14:14,360 --> 00:14:17,200 well. But it is good to see ways that 282 00:14:17,200 --> 00:14:20,840 are going to prevent, that won't disturb the sharks, will only 283 00:14:20,840 --> 00:14:22,680 minorly inconvenience some beachgoers. 284 00:14:22,680 --> 00:14:26,280 But I think being bit would inconvenience them a lot more. 285 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:28,880 So I do, I'm really curious to see what this is going to do in 286 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:30,480 the future. And I'm looking forward to 287 00:14:30,480 --> 00:14:33,000 seeing how they will improve it because of course, we're always 288 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:37,040 improving things. But moving on to the news, as I 289 00:14:37,040 --> 00:14:40,600 was just talking about the many methods that can be used, some 290 00:14:40,600 --> 00:14:42,840 are not always effective. And the first one we've got 291 00:14:42,840 --> 00:14:46,480 comes from the Guardian, and that is shark culls brought in 292 00:14:46,480 --> 00:14:49,760 after fatal attack causes division and anger in New 293 00:14:49,760 --> 00:14:52,280 Caledonia. So a little bit of background 294 00:14:52,280 --> 00:14:54,560 here. Man in New Caledonia was using a 295 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:58,120 wing foil which is like a windsurfing board but it has 296 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:00,320 this little thing underneath that when you pump your legs it 297 00:15:00,320 --> 00:15:01,800 can propel the board forward as well. 298 00:15:02,480 --> 00:15:06,960 And he was attacked while on this board by a 3M tiger shark 299 00:15:06,960 --> 00:15:10,480 and unfortunately it was a fatal incident and he lost his life. 300 00:15:11,440 --> 00:15:14,560 Now the article does not go into great detail about the incident, 301 00:15:14,840 --> 00:15:18,080 but New Caledonia decided a shark hull, which is where you 302 00:15:18,080 --> 00:15:22,600 capture and kill many sharks from February 28th until 303 00:15:22,880 --> 00:15:27,000 yesterday, March 4th would be the best way to go about this. 304 00:15:27,200 --> 00:15:29,880 Now clearly this irritated environmentalist including 305 00:15:29,880 --> 00:15:33,440 members of the Ensemble Por La Planet, I don't know if I 306 00:15:33,440 --> 00:15:36,520 pronounce that properly. It is French who went to court 307 00:15:36,520 --> 00:15:39,920 regarding this shark culling, stating that it is doing nothing 308 00:15:39,920 --> 00:15:42,520 to improve safety, only disturb the environment. 309 00:15:43,560 --> 00:15:47,960 Now New Caledonia did try a shark hull back in 2013 that 310 00:15:47,960 --> 00:15:51,720 yielded over 100 tiger and bull sharks which once again are 311 00:15:51,720 --> 00:15:55,000 their targets during this call and they are releasing 312 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:57,560 individuals that are under 2.1 meters. 313 00:15:57,960 --> 00:16:01,200 But that still adds a lot of stress to the individual and can 314 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:03,840 lead to their death anyway, especially if they aren't fully 315 00:16:03,840 --> 00:16:05,600 grown and they are just a juvenile. 316 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:09,160 Now. This feels very we've gone into 317 00:16:09,160 --> 00:16:11,000 their home and are now mad at them for being there. 318 00:16:11,000 --> 00:16:14,400 Coded jaws, coded, whatever you want to call it coded. 319 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:18,360 The call didn't help in 2023, and they're now in a legal 320 00:16:18,360 --> 00:16:21,120 battle to see if they're allowed to keep up the call at this 321 00:16:21,120 --> 00:16:24,320 point. But we're here three years later 322 00:16:24,320 --> 00:16:26,520 targeting the same species after another bite. 323 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:28,000 So clearly the first one didn't work. 324 00:16:28,000 --> 00:16:30,880 Why are we killing more sharks? It makes no sense to me. 325 00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:34,200 I understand we want to be protective and we want to help 326 00:16:34,200 --> 00:16:38,400 save human lives, but killing animals isn't going to do that. 327 00:16:38,520 --> 00:16:41,480 Like there, there's certain times that that is the best case 328 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,400 in this one, just grabbing random sharks in the water and 329 00:16:44,400 --> 00:16:46,960 killing them. It's not it's not the move. 330 00:16:47,720 --> 00:16:51,520 But anyway, the next one that we have is that the shark 331 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:55,240 mysteriously found 12 miles inland in Australia and this was 332 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:58,720 reported by the surfer. Over the past few months, Sydney 333 00:16:58,720 --> 00:17:02,520 has seen an uptick in bull shark bites due to weather changes. 334 00:17:02,600 --> 00:17:05,000 Heavy rains have caused bull sharks to hang out in odd 335 00:17:05,000 --> 00:17:07,359 places. But this shark was found in an 336 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:11,079 extremely odd place, which was out of the water on a brick 337 00:17:11,079 --> 00:17:13,280 pavement 12 miles inland from the water. 338 00:17:14,839 --> 00:17:17,800 So clearly, this bull shark isn't an epaulette shark that 339 00:17:17,800 --> 00:17:19,960 can walk on land. But even if it was, epaulette 340 00:17:19,960 --> 00:17:23,400 sharks can't walk that far. They've got a few yards, maybe a 341 00:17:23,400 --> 00:17:26,960 few dozen at the most, but they aren't travelling miles inland. 342 00:17:27,960 --> 00:17:30,640 Officials are looking into what could have brought this shark to 343 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:34,320 Kellyville, but they're also taking time to alert swimmers 344 00:17:34,320 --> 00:17:37,680 and beachgoers about the warning systems in place and to follow 345 00:17:37,680 --> 00:17:40,840 posted instructions. They do ask that if your beach 346 00:17:40,840 --> 00:17:44,640 is closed due to weather, shark activity or water conditions, we 347 00:17:44,640 --> 00:17:47,800 ask that swimmers stay out of the water for their own safety. 348 00:17:48,240 --> 00:17:51,600 They also noted to avoid any murky water, as bull sharks are 349 00:17:51,600 --> 00:17:54,040 more likely to bite in unclear conditions. 350 00:17:54,160 --> 00:17:55,760 This is also how most humans work. 351 00:17:55,760 --> 00:17:58,480 If things aren't very clear and we're confused, we tend to act 352 00:17:58,480 --> 00:18:01,000 out. All in all, just keep an eye 353 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:02,480 out. Don't bring a shark into your 354 00:18:02,480 --> 00:18:06,200 backyard and listen to posted warnings regarding beach safety. 355 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:09,320 So this is what we have for that episode. 356 00:18:09,400 --> 00:18:11,560 I want to thank you all for listening once again. 357 00:18:12,360 --> 00:18:14,960 Comment or DM any shark encounters and experiences. 358 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:17,560 I may just share some of them at the start or end of the episode, 359 00:18:17,560 --> 00:18:21,880 whichever one we feel fits most. Follow along on Instagram for 360 00:18:21,880 --> 00:18:24,560 more updates at D Visor Sharks or on Twitch. 361 00:18:24,560 --> 00:18:26,680 I'll run polls and stuff throughout the week to see what 362 00:18:26,680 --> 00:18:29,520 you guys would like to hear. Send in any comments, questions, 363 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:31,920 or anything of the sort. 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