For some time now people have been offering opinions in relation to how to deal with what appears to be a growing occurrence of shark attacks along our coast lines. Comments and solutions are offered in the heat of the moment with scant regard for the reality of the situation and usually amongst the hysteria whipped up by the media, or if not, allowed to filter through the media for want of a story that increases reader numbers. Regardless of what your opinion is, the conditions in which this is all fuelled are poor to say the least and in most cases do not provide a balanced view that would allow the people that do not know anything about the subject to form an educated opinion.
That we, humans, like to spend time in the water, which is not our natural habitat is one thing, and the ability to continue to do that must never be taken away by any other person. However this ability should also never be seen as offering us an exclusive right that is detrimental to both the environment and the marine life that does call the ocean home. Yes, the ocean is home to many other creatures that live there, and I believe they must continue to be allowed to live as they have for countless years without our intervention.