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Hello everyone! Today we are on the beautiful beach of Mooloolaba, which is on Sunshine Coast. In general, Australia is famous for its beaches, the ocean, kind people, a variety of the animal world. And also in this animal world there are those who intend to bite or eat you. So, very often we are asked about sharks. Today we will talk about them. After all, the oceans around Australia are home to many species of these predators. So, is it dangerous to swim in the country or not? I mean in the ocean. Let's discuss this topic. There are about 400 species of sharks in the world. About 180 of them are found in the waters of Australia. Sharks are found in all places of habitation along the coastline of Australia. Many sharks are found in coastal waters, and a small number of them are even found in freshwater systems, such as rivers and their mouth. By the way, in this video, I literally shot it recently, you see it on Brisbane River, there is a sign that swimming is prohibited, because there may be sharks. And this is not the mouth of the river, this is already a little deeper, so sharks can swim there too. The main antiheroes of attacks on people are Australian carp sharks, white sharks, tiger sharks, bull sharks. They are also called stupid sharks, not because they are stupid, but because their faces are so flattened. And reef sharks are the main participants in attacks on people. By the way, let's look at the statistics. The most important thing in it is unprovoked attacks. Because in other cases, by and large, you can say the words of Anatoly Popanov, if a person is an idiot, then this is for a long time, if you yourself get close to a dangerous animal, well, do not get mad if something happens to you. So, in 2022, there were 22 shark accidents along the coast of Australia in total. 18 of them were not provoked by a person. 6 cases during swimming, 5 cases during surfing, or just riding a board, you know, with a paddle and so on. 3 attacks during snorkeling, this is diving with a tube. 2 attacks on people in floating vehicles without a motor, such as kayaks, some boats, and so on. And 2 victims are not known at all what they were doing. In the statistics, they are present, however, their real behavior in the water is not. It is not clear what they were doing there. The other 4 cases were determined as provoked by a person. Almost all these cases during underwater hunting. Well, a person either accidentally shoots a bullet into a shark if he sees it, or maybe he already has a fish attached there, roughly speaking, caught, yes, it drains all the same blood, and the shark is led to it. In short, in a word, this is the system. One case, by the way, was fatal of these 22. That is, the person was completely unlucky. Let's look at the statistics. Otherwise, you will know where it is safer to swim, where it is more dangerous. New South Wales leads in 2022. 11 cases of attacks. Then follows Western Australia with 7 cases. Queensland, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania. All in one case of shark attack. Well, to make it more convenient, let me tell you the statistics for 2021, so that it is already possible to understand whether it happens in one year or it is more or less similar. So, in 2021, when there was a pandemic, people were sitting at home, theoretically, there should have been fewer attacks, but there were 25 of them. 19 of them were not provoked. 7 cases during swimming. 9 cases during surfing or skateboarding. 2 snorkeling attacks. The actions of one victim are unknown. Here are the rest. 6 cases, again, with a provoked person. And again, in general, it is underwater hunting. Unfortunately, 4 cases in 2021 were fatal for a person. Here is such a thing. Well, according to the statistics, again, Western Australia led in 2021. Although in 2023 it was in second place. 12 shark attacks. There were 8 in New South Wales, 2 in Queensland, 2 in Victoria, and 1 shark attack in South Australia. So you see, the main leaders are Western Australia and New South Wales. Queensland has a rather small number of attacks, which is very pleasing, at least for us. But how do people fight this attack? I mean sharks. Do you want to swim? Is it dangerous or safe to go into the water? Let me first tell you about first aid. If a shark attacks a person, what types of first aid are there? Well, by and large, there are not so many of them. First of all, you need to call an ambulance after you have pulled a person out of the water. Well, and try to stop the blood. Because it will be quite abundant, maybe. That is, you must understand that the time here is exactly for minutes. Therefore, the sooner you call an ambulance, the better. Well, in general, how do people resist sharks so that you can swim safely? In principle, there are not so many methods. Each state has its own shark control program. Well, I'll tell you how this program works in Queensland. In principle, they are more or less similar, so we will not list everything. So, this program is aimed at reducing the risk of shark attacks in coastal waters. Naturally, if you swim somewhere in the middle of the ocean, no one will protect you there. To do this, nets and drum or buoy lines are used for sharks. On 88 beaches. New technologies are also being tested, including drones and drum lines with satellite detection. Here in the picture you can see how the net is fixed. The net, of course, does not go from the top to the very bottom, to the very bottom. It goes somewhere to a depth of about 6 meters, leaves anchors on the sides. That is, this is how it is held. Because mostly sharks walk on top, yes, that is, during hunting. Therefore, in principle, it helps a lot. Well, naturally, other inhabitants can get into these nets, so they are constantly checked. Another thing is these drum lines. They are used for catching sharks. The fact is that sharks are caught on the territory of the Great Barrier Reef. There, in principle, they are released. Almost all sharks, of course, if they survived after being caught on the hook. And in other places, it is the most dangerous sharks that are euthanasized. This is how they fight. The same inhabitants, if someone else, not a shark, gets on the hook, they release it. Well, now they are trying to test these same buoys for fishing, but with GPS trackers that will immediately notify that a shark has been caught, so that specially trained people, so to speak, can go to the place. Participants do all this. By the way, contracts with private companies are concluded. Private companies serve both nets and these buoys. So, in principle, this is the kind of struggle that is going on. Also, rescuers are on duty on the beaches. They watch this. Helicopters fly. That is, and the people themselves who are on the beach can also serve as an indicator. And so, by and large, most of the beaches, so to speak, in Queensland are equipped with nets. And swimming, in principle, is safe, especially in relation to sharks. There are cases, no one argues, but these cases are unique. And the statistics showed us this. In general, by and large, on the beaches of Australia, sharks are not the most dangerous inhabitants that can harm you. There are enough other creatures that inhabit the water. That is, this is Stonefish, that is, these stone fish. If you suddenly step on it, it has very sharp spikes with such a blue-colored poison. That is, you urgently need to help a person and call an ambulance. Jellyfish that sting very unpleasantly. Different rodents. And another, another kind of creature that can harm you. So, in principle, sharks are probably one of the safest, so to speak, animals that can harm you. Well, that's all for us. If you liked everything, be sure to rate this video with a like. Subscribe to our channel, leave your comments. By the way, we will tell you about these bastards in a separate video. What and how to do. Well, I say goodbye to you. Bye everyone!