Shark Bytes - April 9, 2008

Australian teenager killed in shark attack
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
On the west coast, a teenage surfer was attacked by a bronze whaler shark last July in the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a remote Australian territory in the ...



Beaches closed 'indefinitely' after fatal shark attack - (includes several news videos)
ABC Online - Australia
Several beaches on the New South Wales north coast will remain closed indefinitely after a fatal shark attack near Ballina this morning. ...


Australian teen surfer dies in shark attack
Reuters UK - UK
By Rob Taylor CANBERRA (Reuters) - An Australian teenager was killed in a shark attack on Tuesday while surfing in what lifesavers said were dangerous ...


Ballina shark attack: Teenager killed, fresh warnings issued
LIVENEWS.com.au - Sydney,NSW,Australia
A 16-year-old boy has died after being bitten on the leg and lower body by a shark at North Wall Beach (also known as Lighthouse Beach), Ballina. ...


History of shark attacks in Australia
NEWS.com.au - Australia
But while Australia is the second most likely country to witness a shark attack, after the United States, most attacks remain rare and not fatal. ...


Shark kills surfer, 16, off NSW coast
St Marys Star - Sydney,NSW,Australia
The website marinebio.org says the bull shark is a massive and fearsome shark with saw-edged upper teeth, up to 3.5 metres long. ...


Teen bodyboarder dies in Ballina shark attack-(includes news video)
Courier Mail - Australia
A TEENAGE bodyboarder saw the water turn red with blood as he tried to save his stricken mate who was fatally attacked by a shark on a beach at Ballina, ...


Teen killed by shark attack
CNN International - USA
SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- A teenage boy was killed in a shark attack Tuesday morning off Australia's eastern coast, health officials said. ...


New shark: P-161
whaleshark.org
Shark P-161 has been added to the ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library.


Boy ignored shark to help mate
NEWS.com.au - Australia
A shark expert said the attack was likely to have been by a bull shark. John West, manager of life sciences at Sydney's Taronga Zoo, said recent rain on the ...


Bull shark the likely culprit
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
A 16-year-old boy killed off the NSW North Coast was probably the victim of a bull shark, an expert says. The boy, from Wollongbar, west of Ballina, ...


Shark attack: sea turned red - (includes news video)
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
"The State Government has initiated the Shark Attack Response Plan, with a (Department of Primary Industries) scientist on the way to Ballina to assist ...


Shark attack: 'hero friend'
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
The last fatal shark attack in the Northern Rivers region was at Byron Bay in 1993, Surf Life Saving said. A report is being prepared for the coroner.


First fatal shark attack in two years
NEWS.com.au - Australia
By Drew Cratchley THE fatal shark attack on a teenage surfer in northern New South Wales is the first in Australian waters in over two years, and the first ...


RECENT FATAL SHARK ATTACKS IN AUSTRALIA
Special Broadcasting Service - Australia
April 8, 2008: A 16-year-old boy from Wollongbar killed by a shark while bodyboarding off Ballina's Lighthouse Beach on the NSW north coast. ...


Aussie teen killed in shark attack - (includes excellent news video)
TV3 News - Auckland,New Zealand
A teenage boy has told lifesavers how the sea turned red as his mate was fatally attacked by a shark on the New South Wales north coast. ...


'Best brother' taken by shark
Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
The sister of a boy killed in a shark attack in northern NSW says her family is devastated at the loss of "their baby". Peter Edmonds, 16, was fatally ...


Boy praised after trying to save friend killed by shark
Guardian - UK
Despite knowing that the shark was still prowling nearby, Brock Curtis-Mathew swam through water stained red with blood to help his badly mauled friend. ...



Courage: Brock Curtis-Matthew (right) with his friend Peter Edmonds who he tried to save
Shark kills 16-year-old surfer as he swims with friends at ...
Daily Mail - UK
The two were body surfing in rough seas when a large shark took two bites out of Peter's left leg. His friend Brock Curtis, also 16, said today: "I noticed ...




Flowers are placed on the beach where Peter Edmonds died after a shark attack.

Teen's morning of surfing ends in shark attack death
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Video A 16-year-old boy is dead after he was attacked by a shark near Ballina in northern NSW. SCHOOL was out for the morning because of a teachers' ...



Mum's tribute to shark attack victim
Gold Coast Mail - Tweed Heads South,NSW,Australia
Dozens of locals turned up to North Wall yesterday morning after hearing the sad news about the fatal shark attack. One man, who did not wish to be named, ...


shark tails
By ida
The shark comes into focus, and my mind slowly registers its magnitude: it is longer than the boat itself and clearly the grand poobah of all sharks. Visibility is roughly 20 feet, and I peer into the depths in search of its tail; ...


Boy's bid to save mate from shark
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
At that stage, he had no idea his "big mate" had been bitten on the leg by a shark and was moments away from death. "I just wanted to get straight to him, ...


Shark menace lurks off Coast beaches
Sunshine Coast Daily - Queensland,Australia
There has not been a fatal shark attack on a Sunshine Coast beach since the shark patrol program was put in place during the 1960s. ...


Family's tears for teen shark victim
Gold Coast News - Molendinar,Queensland,Australia
THE mother of a teenager killed in a shocking shark attack at Ballina says the family has been left devastated by their sudden loss. ...


New shark: P-162
whaleshark.org
Shark P-162 has been added to the ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library.


Shark fisherman Baden Ford, his son Riley, 3, Leon Buttenshaw (back) and Anthony Ogden (right) with the metre-wide jaws of a tiger shark caught off Ballina this week
Shark expert wants killers culled
Gold Coast News - Molendinar,Queensland,Australia
Mr Ogden said it was possible a tiger shark had attacked Peter Edmonds yesterday morning, as authorities said the bite marks were large. ...


Director dives into shark film
Metro Canada - Ottawa - Ottawa,Canada
He shot it to make a point – sharks aren’t the relentless, bloodthirsty killers of myth, but smart, curious animals with more reason to be afraid of us than ...



NT fishos blamed for 'shark finning'
Northern Territory - Australia
CRUEL: Equinox fishing charters deckhand Daniel Rolfe with the shark caught with its fins cut off. Pictures: BRAD FLEET TERRITORY fishermen are believed to ...



Beach closed as friend recalls shark attack
Scopical - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Brock Curtis-Mathew has recalled the moment he found his friend in a sea of red following a shark attack on the north coast of New South Wales yesterday. ...


Don't vilify killer shark: Greens
ABC Online - Australia
The New South Wales Greens are urging people to keep yesterday's fatal shark attack on the state's north coast in perspective and not begin hunting down the ...


Shark Water World 3D Screensaver
The Shark Water World 3D Screensaver is not like common aquarium screensavers with their soothing presence. This screensaver takes you on a little underwater adventure when your PC is resting. A sunken pirate ship and fearsome sharks ...


Bull shark likely culprit in attack
Lismore Northern Star - Australia
By RACHEL AFFLICK rachel.afflick@northernstar.com.au A BULL shark was probably responsible for the attack that claimed the life of 16-year-old Peter Edmonds ...


I didn't think about fear, says teen shark hero
Sunday Times.au - Perth,WA,Australia
Authorities do not yet know what type of shark was involved in the attack, but one expert, Taronga Zoo's John West, said it was probably a bull shark. ...


Shark kills a loving son who lived to surf
Great Lakes Advocate - Green Lakes,NSW,Australia
The zoo's John West said it was probably a bull shark. White pointers and grey nurse sharks are also occasionally seen in the area. ...


Community mourns teen shark victim
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Schoolmates of the teenager killed by a shark on the NSW north coast are undergoing counselling as hundreds of people visit a lookout near the beach where ...


2nd Surfer Bitten By Shark At New Smyrna Beach In Week
Central Florida News 13| - Orlando,FL,USA
NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- News 13 has confirmed a surfer was bitten by a shark Sunday, bringing the total number of shark bites in 2008 to six. ...



Shark sighting halts surfing event in WA
The West Australian - Perth,Western Australia,Australia
The WA sighting follows the fatal shark attack at Ballina in northern NSW which claimed the life of 16-year-old bodyboarder Peter Edmonds on Tuesday. ...


Shark sighting closes beaches on Kauai
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - Honolulu,HI,USA
AP LIHUE¡½ Kauai lifeguards are advising people to stay out of the water off several north shore beaches because of shark sightings. ...



Whale Shark Watching
By andiesummerkiss
The only internationally renowned tourism attraction in this part of the Philippines is the Whale Shark watching (or Butanding for locals, in Bicol). Donsol - a seaside town - one hour drive away from Legazpi City. The whale sharks can ...


‘Shark week': Rhincodon typus is ocean's biggest fish ... and more
Ithaca Journal - Ithaca,NY,USA
Answer: The biggest living shark in the ocean is the whale shark, Rhincodon typus. Not only is it the biggest shark, it's the biggest fish in the ocean! ...


Successful Shark Week Palau 2008
Marianas Variety - Saipan,Northern Mariana Islands,Micronesia
By Nazario Rodriguez Jr. There is only one word to assess the just-concluded 6th Annual Shark Week Palau 2008 from March 27 to April 3 – SUCCESS. ...


Shark attack hero will surf again
Courier Mail - Australia
By Greg Stolz TEEN shark attack hero Brock Curtis-Mathew yesterday vowed to ride the waves again in memory of his surf-mad mate Peter Edmonds. ...


Shark-attack hero just wants mate back
Gold Coast News - Molendinar,Queensland,Australia
Despite the best efforts of emergency services, Peter was pronounced dead on the beach as a result of two large shark bites. Still visibly shaken by the ...


New shark: H-059
whaleshark.org
Shark H-059 has been added to the ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library.


Schoolmate vigil pays tribute to shark victim
Brisbane Times - Brisbane,Queensland,Australia
A schoolmate, Elisa McCarthy, told reporters Peter's friends were supporting each other in the aftermath of the shark attack. ...