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So, unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. Sharks, especially the larger sharks that can attack and kill people are not designed like smaller "harmless" sharks. They have long gestation periods and don't reach maturity until they are very old.

For example, great white male sharks reach maturity at 26 years of age and females reach maturity at 33 years of age. They can reach adult size much earlier. This makes it IMPOSSIBLE to tell a sharks age and the most accurate way is to look at growth in the vertebrae of a dead shark.

This is pretty much how ALL big sharks work and is why there is such a crisis with big shark breeds dying from over-fishing, pollution, depleting food stock (from us over fishing) etc. As such, you cannot give out tags for hunting like you would do for deer. You can TELL that a deer is at reproducing age based on their size and fact that we know they reach maturity at a young age (full grown size and maturity occur at the same time). So making tags and hunting to control populations for white-tailed deer (which are way over populated), is not a problem, because nature can easily bounce back to a healthy population number because their reproduction is much easier and happens faster than sharks.

This same method will not work for sharks because we cannot look at a shark and tell it's age or sexual maturity (one of the reasons we know very little about great white mating, we don't even know WHERE they go to mate, how often they mate, how many litters they can have etc.). Finally "managing their numbers" only works for OVERPOPULATION. Shark populations are RAPIDLY declining and many of the large shark breeds are in danger of going extinct.

Shark reports are generally WRONG. People see something and assume it is a shark, when it is not, or people lie. Unless it is a reliable source, 5 shark reports in one day mean nothing.

It could be the same shark (if it even is a shark), it could be people hearing that there was a shark sighting and then thinking they saw a shark when they have not etc. Do you know what was going on around where these shark sightings occurred? Areas where fishermen dump dead fish/left over chum in marinas, people fishing off of peers (chum, live bait, injured fish being caught all attract sharks)? From the University of Florida: "Your chances of being attacked by a shark are just one in 11.5 million, according to the University of Florida's International (World-wide statistics) Shark Attack File.

On average, there are about 65 shark attacks worldwide each year; a handful are fatal. You are more likely to be killed by a dog, snake or in a car collision with a deer". As a SCUBA diver, I can tell you we dive where sharks are hunting.

We tend to dive a coastal shelves and reefs teeming with life and where we KNOW that sharks hunt. Any diver who does this knows better and the majority of divers who had problems with sharks blame no one but themselves. This is our choice.

I would check with your local government to see what measures are in place for sharks at beaches etc. Shark nets are a great option and work by disrupting the sharks natural swimming behavior so they stay away from beaches etc. Only go to beaches with life guards, they are looking for sharks constantly. In all honesty, I know it is scary. I've seen some very big sharks while diving, but I KNOW that even being in the water with a big shark swimming around there is a REALLY small chance of anything happening.

Good luck Dal.

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