A video showing dozens of hammerheads hunting off a popular Gold Coast beach is the most significant shark activity seen in the area for more than 15 years, a prominent marine biologist says.
abc.net.au/news/hammerhead-sharks-off-burleigh-heads/102231580Dozens of hammerheads filmed hunting off a popular Gold Coast beach is the most significant shark activity seen in the area for more than 15 years, according to prominent marine biologist Olaf Meynecke.
"I literally pay thousands of dollars to swim with sharks in other places around the world and here we have them at our doorstep and in two metres of water." "Those juvenile ones don't actually present any danger unless somebody tries to grab the tail and flip it around and kiss it," he said.But he said people should still maintain a safe distance, even as the sharks migrate north ahead of winter.
"Interactions like this, where people get to know the marine environment a bit better, really helps with that.
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