#shark-attacks

#shark-attacks

Sydneysiders are ingrained with surfing and beach activities as part of their life and it does feel like a piece of you gets stripped away when something like this happens, says lifelong Sydney surfer Matt Chojnacki. After three attacks in quick succession, the big wave surfer and coach decided to leave the city to find what he hoped would be less risky waves to the north.

The Jaws Effect is finally wearing off, a promising new study has revealed. Named after the 1975 thriller, the Jaws Effect describes how films featuring sharks fuel a fear of the creatures in the real world. In a new study, researchers from the University of South Australia asked hundreds of people to describe sharks in three words. While 'teeth', 'jaws' and 'predator' were some of the most common answers, the vast majority (66 per cent) of the descriptors were neutral.