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Our World: Australia's Shark Menace

11/11/2016 GMT

Australia's Shark Menace

BBC News - Our World, Australia's Shark Menace

Australia's east coast surfing beaches are suffering from a spate of deadly shark attacks.

Australia's east coast surfing beaches are suffering from a spate of deadly shark attacks. Our World discovers there's little agreement about what can be done to increase safety.

Australia's world famous east coast surfing beaches are suffering from a spate of deadly shark attacks.  In the past two years, there have been fourteen attacks. On some beaches Great White sharks are being spotted almost daily. Coastal communities are suffering and people are divided over whether to cull the giant predators. But as Our World discovers there's little agreement about what can actually be done to make the beaches safer.

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