GREY NURSE COLLAGE
Grey nurse sharks were once netted by professional fisherman at Big Seal Rock (NSW). I understand a shark liver oil processing plant was located further down the coast near Shoal Bay, in the 1930′s.
Category » Shark films
TRAVELING SHARK FILM SHOWS IN AUSTRALIA
Ron Taylor’s Shark Fighters (1965) was three half-hour films made primarily for TV. ”Surf Scene” was not mentioned on this dive magazine advertisement.
Running length each documentary was 90 minutes plus optional 30 minutes of extra "shorts".
FIRST POWERHEAD TESTS AS DEFENSIVE WEAPON
The early days at Point Lookout and Flinders Reef, off Brisbane.
These pictures illustrate steady changing attitudes toward the sea. Grey Nurse sharks and Queensland groper are both protected species today. The use of powerheads on spearguns is also out, but OK on handspears as a defensive device.
(Below left) Flinders Reef, Cape Moreton, Queensland in 1965 (right) Point Lookout, North Stradbroke Island 1967 – Diver Rodney Fox was bitten by White Pointer shark in 1963, today is an established shark conservationist.