Freshwater Sharks

[Johnson]

There should be a thread on videos or documentation of sharks in freshwater.


Here is an example.

A young bullshark caught in Florida.

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Glyphis is a genus in the family Carcharhinidae, commonly known as the river sharks. They live in rivers or coastal regions in and around south-east Asia and parts of Australia.

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There was a famous shark attack in Matawan Creek.

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Speaking of creeks,

The creek whaler is a common species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, endemic to northern Australia. It frequents shallow waters close to shore, including estuaries.

Does brackish water count or only purely freshwater species?

[Johnson]

Jan 6, 2023 16:42:23 GMT @hammerhead said:

Speaking of creeks,

The creek whaler is a common species of requiem shark, and part of the family Carcharhinidae, endemic to northern Australia. It frequents shallow waters close to shore, including estuaries.

Does brackish water count or only purely freshwater species?

Bullsharks in Breede River, South Africa.

[CoolJohnson]

@ling Hardcastle @dorado @hammerhead @ajay

Might want want to check this out.

There was a bullshark caused fatality in a river in Perth, Australia.

The person was a teenager named Stella Berry.

What is interesting they were surprised that the bullshark was this far into the river.

'It is unusual for a shark to be that far down the river … at this point in time an alert has been put out, a shark warning just to let people know this incident has taken place.'

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11714829/Shark-attack-victim-Stella-Berry-pictures-emerge-Swan-River-tragedy.html

However, when I searched up the area that the attack took place in, it was the North Fremantle, a suburb of Perth.

The area juts out into the Indian Ocean.



Not only that, but this was technically in an estuary, and close to the opening of the ocean.





Thoughts on this incident?

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Hardcastle is the only Australian you pinged.

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Feb 8, 2023 6:39:00 GMT Bolushi said:

Hardcastle is the only Australian you pinged.

Two Australians, biatch.

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Feb 8, 2023 6:37:06 GMT CoolJohnson said:

@ling Hardcastle @dorado @hammerhead @ajay

Might want want to check this out.

There was a bullshark caused fatality in a river in Perth, Australia.

The person was a teenager named Stella Berry.

What is interesting they were surprised that the bullshark was this far into the river.

'It is unusual for a shark to be that far down the river … at this point in time an alert has been put out, a shark warning just to let people know this incident has taken place.'

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11714829/Shark-attack-victim-Stella-Berry-pictures-emerge-Swan-River-tragedy.html

However, when I searched up the area that the attack took place in, it was the North Fremantle, a suburb of Perth.

The area juts out into the Indian Ocean.



Not only that, but this was technically in an estuary, and close to the opening of the ocean.





Thoughts on this incident?

I used to live near Fremantle and you're right if it's Fremantle it ain't fresh water, Fremantle is smack bang on the coast. And as everyone knows bullsharks go way deeper "downriver" than that, so I don't know what they're talking about.

Thoughts on the incident? Sad for the girl and family but bullsharks are well-known for attacking people downriver. Nothing unusual about the incident, just unlucky for the girl that she jumped in at the wrong time.

We take our chances when jumping in where there are sharks and have to accept the consequences gracefully.

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Over the years the Perth beaches have been a great hotspot for great white attacks too.

[Hardcastle]

I think the "surprise" is they've just lucked out and had no river attacks for decades, and meanwhile have had relatively LOTS of oceanic attacks. They have loads and loads of sharks over there, it's a bit of a hot spot, a very healthy marine ecosystem which supports a lot of apex predators, but for whatever reason they've not had the river attacks we've had on the east coast. This attack isn't even really river, it's like fully salt water so it's a pretty dumb thing for them to be surprised about. Sometimes the explanation is just "they're dumb".

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Feb 8, 2023 12:25:34 GMT Hardcastle said:

I think the "surprise" is they've just lucked out and had no river attacks for decades, and meanwhile have had relatively LOTS of oceanic attacks. They have loads and loads of sharks over there, it's a bit of a hot spot, a very healthy marine ecosystem which supports a lot of apex predators, but for whatever reason they've not had the river attacks we've had on the east coast. This attack isn't even really river, it's like fully salt water so it's a pretty dumb thing for them to be surprised about. Sometimes the explanation is just "they're dumb".

Crikey.

[CoolJohnson]

@ajay Hardcastle

The bigger surprise is that they should have figured out that they were practically in an estuary, specifically a place where brackish water meets the ocean.

Bullsharks give birth in rivermouths and estuaries. So there is a good chance a passing adult female attacked the girl.

If anything, it would be a greater surprise if an adult bullshark attacked deep inland.

Search up bullshark caught in freshwater, and it is mostly juveniles and neonates.





Also, did dorado delete his own account?

[Hardcastle]

Feb 8, 2023 19:30:38 GMT CoolJohnson said:

Search up bullshark caught in freshwater, and it is mostly juveniles and neonates.

There could be more to that than meets the eye. When you are fishing in a river you typically don't have heavy gear for big fish. I've been targetting smaller fish with a lighter rod and lighter tackle and then just had it go "plink" and snap the line in a split second and been like "wtf was that?" (mind you, I've also had that happen with very heavy gear, which is scary... conjures up thoughts of kronosaurus being beneath the boat).

I'm not arguing that it's not true that the bigger sharks are closer to the mouth, just saying that specific piece of evidence isn't that solid. I think you are overall basically right, but I do believe there are exceptions as well. I seem to recall fairly large bullsharks stranded in odd places after floods.

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Feb 8, 2023 19:30:38 GMT CoolJohnson said:

@ajay Hardcastle

The bigger surprise is that they should have figured out that they were practically in an estuary, specifically a place where brackish water meets the ocean.

Bullsharks give birth in rivermouths and estuaries. So there is a good chance a passing adult female attacked the girl.

If anything, it would be a greater surprise if an adult bullshark attacked deep inland.

Search up bullshark caught in freshwater, and it is mostly juveniles and neonates.





Also, did dorado delete his own account?

Are those videos real?