Western Australia says no thank you to shark cage tourism
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The ban comes after studies show the activity creates abnormal patterns among sharks and can lead to increased attacks on humans.
Source: The Daily Telegraph
Author: Natalie Paris
Cage diving with sharks is to be banned in Western Australia following the deaths of four people attacked while in the sea.
The activity is popular in Southern Australia and South Africa but operators will be prevented from setting up businesses on Australia’s west coast for fear of attracting more sharks.
Norman Moore, the fisheries minis
