Opinion

The Politics of Sharks Attacks

Words by Christopher Neff | Photography by Thomas P. Peschak
The events of ‘Black December’ along the KwaZuluNatal coastline in South Africa in 1957 led to mass public fear and extreme reprisals against sharks.
Christopher Neff
The message to scientists is simple, the public wants to know if they are on the sharks’ menu?
The events of ‘Black December’ along the KwaZuluNatal coastline in South Africa in 1957 led to mass public fear and extreme reprisals against sharks.
A dead shark dangles from the side of a boat.<br />
Photo by Thomas Peschak
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Rebranding sharks