NSW:Stop killing sharks: conservation council

AAP General News (Australia)
01-12-2012
NSW:Stop killing sharks: conservation council

By Victoria Bruce

SYDNEY, Jan 12 AAP - Beachgoers have little to fear from sharks, despite an increased
number of sightings during the past summer months.

In fact, Jaws and his smaller cousins have more to fear from encounters with humans,
as shark numbers have alarmingly declined by 90 per cent worldwide and more species are
now at risk of extinction.

Nature Conservation Council of NSW chief executive officer Pepe Clarke says the chances
of swimmers being attacked are very small.

"Humans are not part of a shark's natural …