Clearly sharks like this do not pose risks to people.

Humans are not on the menu of any shark. Sharks are intelligent and generally afraid of people.

Shark bites appear to be a case of curiosity or mistaken identity in low visibility – highlighted by the fact that sharks almost never desire a second bite. We are an unnatural source of food, and the shark swims away to find more suitable food elsewhere.

The man-eating monster is a myth that Hollywood and the media have created in order to increase ratings and sell newspapers. Actual attacks far outpace reports – as do the severity of the incidents. In KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), where the nets are installed, there have only been 27 fatalities from sharks in the last 102 years. That averages to one fatality every 3 – 4 years.

There are many places in the world where sharks and humans use the exact same water and can peacefully coexist without injury to either party, including on the other coast of South Africa, a coast that has no nets but a very healthy white shark population. And, throughout the country, many individuals safely seek out shark encounters on a daily basis, safely, to experience sharks without the unnecessary cages or nets between them, and the sharks.