Shark fishermen who don't leave the garden
A species of deadly shark has become so numerous in Australia that locals can catch them by dangling a line from apartment balconies and back gardens.
Bull sharks are so prevalent in the creeks and canals of the Gold Coast in Queensland that "high-rise hunters" are snaring three or four a night as they watch television, play pool and drink beer.
Amateur anglers have caught 10ft-long sharks with nothing more sophisticated than a pork chop on a hook.
So, if you live one of the canals along the Gold Coast, you can pretty much be assured of catching a bull shark in your backyard or off your balcony. Just don’t go in the water for a swim.
Saeed Granfar baits his line with chopped-up eel, fixes it to a pontoon at the back of his garden and retreats to his living room to watch DVDs. When he hears the sound of the line playing out, he sprints down to grab the rod.
"My mum doesn't like it much because I keep breaking things as I run through the living room to the jetty,'' said the 24-year-old architecture student.
In 10 years he has caught nearly 100 sharks, some he eats, but most he throws back.
He throws them back! A true sportsman practicing catch and release.
Fisheries officials say they are opposed to a shark cull and people must learn to live with the potential man-eaters.Okay. A little PC spin on the rights of bull sharks being infringed.
"They have as much right to be in the water as we do," said Jeff Krause, district manager of the Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol.
The bull shark is one of the few sharks that can live in both fresh and salt waters.
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