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Envoy: Shark Cull

We know that tiger sharkson the Queensland coast since 1962, the science is sayingaround...

We know that tiger sharks
on the Queensland coast since 1962, the science is saying
around about 73% decline, which is absolutely massive

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We know that tiger sharks on the Queensland coast
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since 1962,
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the science is saying around about 73% decline,
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which is absolutely massive.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
153
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:49
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
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Off the beautiful beaches, among breathtaking coral reefs of Australia lurks a deadly and indiscriminate killer. It's thirst for blood kills 1000s each and every year. It's not sharks. It's the Government Shark Control Program.
Hearing numbers like 70 to 100 million sharks are killed every year. - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:05
Hearing numbers like 70 to 100 million sharks are killed eve...
And the big one that got me was that in 30 years, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:09
And the big one that got me was that in 30 years,
You know, when you hear those kind of numbers, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:11
You know, when you hear those kind of numbers,
Only two other countries on earth - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:07
Only two other countries on earth
There's another chain of islands - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:08
There's another chain of islands
A paradise where sharks - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:11
A paradise where sharks
Traditionally respected but not feared. - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:04
Traditionally respected but not feared.
It's so sad and unfortunate - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:10
It's so sad and unfortunate
And it was scientifically documented in study - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:08
And it was scientifically documented in study
And so we've scientifically proven that culling is not effective - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:07
And so we've scientifically proven that culling is not ...
[Juan] Back in '91, there was a series of mistaken identity bites, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:07
[Juan] Back in '91, there was a series of mistaken iden...
And no fatalities, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:05
And no fatalities,
So the community, especially here on the North Shore of Oahu, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:09
So the community, especially here on the North Shore of Oahu...
I was just a kid at the time, but it was a scary time. - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:04
I was just a kid at the time, but it was a scary time.
It was just the fear throughout the community, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:08
It was just the fear throughout the community,
I think that estimated at the time that they were done - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:06
I think that estimated at the time that they were done
The really nice thing about that period though, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:07
The really nice thing about that period though,
And he proved that culling was actually not effective. - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:05
And he proved that culling was actually not effective.
And in fact, when you take out a large apex predator - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:14
And in fact, when you take out a large apex predator
And the larger sharks are actually a lot more knowledgeable - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:06
And the larger sharks are actually a lot more knowledgeable