Sharks

There are no ducks, no geese and no swans swimming in the Brisby river. Why’s that? Well, there are really a lot of sharks out here. The Brisby river is patrolled by bull-sharks, the most dangerous shark in the world. The beaches are patrolled by tiger sharks and the good old great white shark. Offshore, out in the ‘big blue’ you have the blue shark.’ Queensland isn’t the most dangerous place in the world… it’s the forth. :o).

There are nets in front of the more popular beaches. Unfortunately these nets also catch dolphins and sometimes baby whales. This is unacceptable to the population (We’d rather have a couple of tourists snuffing it than a baby whale, don’t we?).

Next to that there are bait buoys with big nasty hooks trying to catch as many sharks as possible. Don’t know if that’ll work as the shark will quickly be replaced by another taking its place.

Next to that there are helicopters and planes patrolling the surf (about 100 m out). That works fine as long as there is a plane or helicopter every 10 minutes.

Other than that there are lifeguards looking at the sea from a vantage point and patrolling the sea on Jet Skis.

Obviously, the Australians take this very seriously.
Now, think about the effort and think again when I tell you that only 4 people a year die of a shark accident WORLDWIDE… 4 in the entire world. Not a nice way to go, for sure, but you’d have more luck winning twice at the lottery in the same week. Bottom line, I’m not too scared.