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    Possible meter long shark seen in Tuen Mun Gold Coast Beach

    Reports of possible meter long shark spotted in golden coast beach, reports currently on in chinese


    https://news.rthk.hk/rthk/ch/compone...1-20200602.htm


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    that due to the sight of a one-metre-long large fish, the red flag has now been hoisted
    ooooh, a one meter long fish. scary stuff

    https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/clpss/en/web...ls.do?id=14825

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrgoodkat:
    ooooh, a one meter long fish. scary stuff

    https://www.lcsd.gov.hk/clpss/en/web...ls.do?id=14825
    just stating what the media stating, esp when the life guard have described at grey blue coloured and fins like a shark within the news article

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    could be the blacktip reef shark, not deadly though however, they do occasionally attack humans

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blacktip_reef_shark
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    Thanks for posting this.. I assumed the worst when I saw my interweb feeds.

    From all the frenzy... I thought it was Mr Jaws with freekin laser beams attached to it.


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    Quote Originally Posted by shri:
    Thanks for posting this.. I assumed the worst when I saw my interweb feeds.

    From all the frenzy... I thought it was Mr Jaws with freekin laser beams attached to it.
    there have been fatalities in HK from shark attacks in HK, i believe during the 90s and after the fatalities, they installed shark nets along the major beaches
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    they pulled a juvenile bull shark out of the water on that side of the territory a few years back.

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    Given the woeful state of wildlife knowledge in this city (a couple mistook a little leopard cat for a tiger a little while ago while hiking), I hope for the shark's sake it swims away. Otherwise its gonna turned into shark fin's soup or something. Apparently, locals here don't realize that of the hundreds of shark species in this world, only a relatively few are known to attack and eat humans regularly (i.e. the most dangerous are oceanic whitetip shark, tiger shark, bull shark and of course the great white shark).

    Besides, a meter long shark is really not a threat to humans. In fact it might even be a good sign for local waters improving in terms of having more fishes. After all, most sharks only swim in areas with sufficient fish stock.

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    Quote Originally Posted by imparanoic:
    there have been fatalities in HK from shark attacks in HK, i believe during the 90s and after the fatalities, they installed shark nets along the major beaches
    That's correct actually. That might explain the seemingly over-reaction that locals have for sharks. For a time in the early 90's, HK was considered the most dangerous place on Earth for shark attacks, with a spate of fatal attacks between 1991 and 1995. It was only with the introduction of shark nets around gazetted beaches that stopped the attacks. The culprit is suspected to be a tiger shark (or sharks):

    https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/trave...-citys-history

    It has to be said though, most of those attacks in the 90's occurred early in the morning or at twilight, when visibility was poor and sharks were prone to patrol closer to the shores. Few happened during mid-day or afternoon.

    Besides, as the article says, these attacks should not obscure the fact that we humans have killed far more sharks than sharks have killed humans. And the indiscriminate slaughtering of sharks for shark fin soup (a lot of which went to HK) has contributed to the decline of many shark species. And like I said, most locals are pretty ignorant of sharks. Quite a few sharks are actually small and is an indication of an improving marine ecosystem. Anything to make locals more educated on them is a good thing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Coolboy:
    Given the woeful state of wildlife knowledge in this city (a couple mistook a little leopard cat for a tiger a little while ago while hiking), I hope for the shark's sake it swims away. Otherwise its gonna turned into shark fin's soup or something. Apparently, locals here don't realize that of the hundreds of shark species in this world, only a relatively few are known to attack and eat humans regularly (i.e. the most dangerous are oceanic whitetip shark, tiger shark, bull shark and of course the great white shark).

    Besides, a meter long shark is really not a threat to humans. In fact it might even be a good sign that the local waters are improving in terms of having more fishes. After all, most sharks only swim in areas with sufficient fish stock.
    Add marine biology to the list...
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