Reference :- Paul Murray is eager to make our oceans safe from sharks , though his approach certainly lacks depth .

 Reference :-   Paul Murray made us frightened of sharks , after a tourist lost his foot in a shark attack .  Yes , that is a terrible thing to happen .  But what should we do about it ? What are the risks ?
And what price should we pay to reduce them ?


 Hello again Paul.  I see it was easier to stay awake in this interview , the one with Mr Morrison almost had you nodding off.  Government policies kill more people each year than sharks , to be sure , but  somehow that just doesn't seem as dramatic .

So lets check out a few statistics .

People killed by sharks so far this year in Australia .......       zero.

People killed by sharks in Australia  per year ,on average .........................one . 

Sharks killed by humans in Australia  per year , on average . ....................approx 1000

People killed by sharks per year world wide , on average ..........................approx 10

Sharks killed by people per year worldwide ...................far more than100 million . (14,000 per hour  )

Shark species facing extinction ....     up to half of all known shark species . 

The sharks look to be losing , slightly, don't they ? By over ten million to one .

Horses , dogs, and other people kill more people each year than sharks by a huge margin .   

You are 400 times more likely to be murdered  in Australia by a member of your own species  , than killed by a shark . 

If we use drum lines to trap sharks , we also kill tens of thousands of other marine animals . Like turtles , dugongs , dolphins and whales , some species of which , are facing extinction .
We run over about 60 children  a year with our own SUV's , in our own driveways . But we enjoy driving those symbols of freedom and adventure, despite their impracticality , so we pay that price .
But let a shark bite somebody who knows the risk they are taking , and we are so horrified that we
will wipe out many thousands of innocent creatures, belonging to many species, in response .

 If killing tens of thousands of innocent members of endangered species would reduce the risk of a coconut falling on your head , would you do it ?   One would hope not . But the risk of a coconut falling on your head is actually higher than your risk of a shark attack .
Its irresponsible media sensationalism that discourages tourists , not sharks .
 And if we damage our populations of dolphins and dugongs , turtles and whales , with drum lines ,that wont be a big win for tourism either .
 
 One can't help but wonder at the shameful stupidity , Paul , can one  ?   

 Your comrade , Ken