Reuters: Shark attack at Bondi beach 16 DecemberReuters: Shark attack at Bondi beach 16 December2

Scott Wright, 34, was swimming at the south end of the beach when a small shark bit his arm, leaving him with deep gouges. Australia's Bondi beach is popular with tourists from all over the world as well as with revellers over Christmas and New Year holidays. It was the first shark attack at the beach in 70 years.

The exhibit, expected to draw thousands of visitors, includes works from 82 Australian and 27 international artists.

The shark had just been hauled onto a tuna boat which was fishing 130 nautical miles off Australia's northeast coast, when a fisherman stepped on its tail and it bit him. The man, who suffered a bite to the bone of his leg, was airlifted to a hospital and is in stable condition.

Hear this fascinating account of a man who survived a shark attack and not only lived to tell the tale but also opened a museum to celebrate the animal that almost killed him!

A shark encounter in the middle of the ocean, miles from land is most people’s worst nightmare, but for Ian Gordon, the shark man, life doesn’t get much better.

Presenter Ian Gordon is at Miami Beach along the Florida coastline, notorious for its shark attacks. Ian is about to embark on one of his most dangerous experiments yet to find out why sharks attack people and what can be done to stop them.

Linda Whitehurst was about 150 metres (450 feet) from shore when the shark circled the kayak and then swam directly at her.

Black December: December 1957. Seven bathers are attacked - five fatally - in the vicinity of Durban, South Africa, the most popular seaside resort on the continent. After a lengthy investigation, the culprit is determined to be the Zambezi Shark. Amidst public panic, beaches are closed and barriers erected. By 1987, over 40 kilometres of protective nets had been strung to protect 45 beaches along the Natal coast, effectively keeping the Zambezis at bay, but at the same time snaring and killing countless dolphins, sea turtles, rays and other harmless species. The search for a safe and effective shark deterrent was on…

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