Thread: Hua Hin completes laying shark net off beach

PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN: Hua Hin authorities have finished installing a shark net off the beach where a Norwegian was attacked during his swim five months ago.

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https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/gen...-net-off-beach

Aren't shark nets supposed to be set from the bed up, leaving space at the top as in Australia.

Sharks as a rule swim low.

Anyhow, it's good news.
Now there is a safe area to swim without danger of jelly fish,shit and jet skis.

They should put these nets on all the tourist beaches in Thailand...

We need to keep those White Pointers off the beaches here Chitty!

Best set the nets at the beach entrance!

A shark net is a submerged net placed around beaches to reduce shark attacks on swimmers. The majority of Shark nets used are Gillnets which is a wall of netting that hangs in the water and captures the targeted sharks by entanglement.[1] The nets in Queensland, Australia, are typically 186m long, set at a depth of 6 m, have a mesh size of 500 mm and are designed to catch sharks longer than 2m in length.[2] Shark nets are not to be confused with shark barriers.
Shark nets do not offer complete protection but work on the principle of "fewer sharks, fewer attacks". They reduce occurrence via shark mortality. Reducing the local shark populations is believed to reduce the chance of an attack. Historical shark attack figures suggest that the use of shark nets and drumlines does markedly reduce the incidence of shark attack when implemented on a regular and consistent basis.[3] The large mesh size of the nets is designed specifically to capture sharks and prevent their escape until eventually, they drown. Due to boating activity, the nets also float 4 metres or more below the surface and do not connect with the shoreline (excluding Hong Kong's shark barrier nets) thus allowing sharks the opportunity to swim over and around nets. Shark nets can cost A$1 million or A$20,000 per beach per year.[4]



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These nets allow sharks to swim around or over...am I missing something here...

After all, how many people go actually for a swim at the sea shore? (beside myself, just few crazy falangs...)

Originally Posted by Klondyke

After all, how many people go actually for a swim at the sea shore? (beside myself, just few crazy falangs...)

Even simpler than that - if one is concerned about sharks, don't swim where they are.
If it doesn't bother you, than have at it.