STAB magazine
Something New On Our Shark Tracking Radar
For Ronnie, it’s all about empowering people to make informed decisions based on the best available data. “I just want to help people feel safer in the water,” he said. “If they have the information, they can make their own decisions.”
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BiteMetrix Report
BiteMetrix reports provide surfers and beachgoers with “at a glance”
illustrations that show areas with increased risk of shark-human interaction.
BiteMetrix reports identify areas of risk by tracking upwelling events and other oceanographic factors that occur along the Australian coastline. These events produce ocean environments favourable for the presence of increased marine life, including larger marine predators responsible for most of shark-human interactions in Australian waters.
Simply select “Get Reports” and scroll down to choose your section of coastline to know what is going on under the surface before you paddle out.
Ronnie Vickery: in the hot seat | By Stu Nettle (stunet) In talking heads
In the wake of the attack, many surfers began mentioning a new site called BiteMetrix that had foreshadowed activity "the area is hot" in the Port Macquarie region.
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Kai McKenzie fought the shark off before catching a wave into North Shore beach, where an off-duty police officer used a dog leash to save his life
"BiteMetrix, a website that provides surfers with data on increased risk of shark-human interaction, noted a continued increase in great white shark activity in the area during the past week."
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"Global shark bite deaths doubled in 2023 with 40% occurring in Australia"
Study finds ‘unprovoked’ attacks were more common for surfers than swimmers
The Guardian
"Six white shark attacks in South Australia in the last 12 months – four on surfers, three of them fatal, two of them in Elliston – have created a collective unease among local surfers and anyone down there who’s in the ocean regularly"
Sean Doherty - Surfline
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