"A shiver of sharks has been spotted feeding close to shore near a popular surfing spot on the Gold Coast on Australia's east coast. The large group of predators surprised spectators on the southern end of Rainbow Bay on Tuesday, near the renowned Snapper Rocks surf break. It was not clear what species the sharks were, though the Tweed River, which reaches its mouth just south of Snapper Rocks, is known to be a bull shark nursery. Footage posted to social media appeared to show the animals hunting."
"Their sighting comes amid renewed criticism over the use of shark nets and drumlines after a two-year-old humpback whale was found dead while entangled in a net off the coast of New South Wales on Tuesday. The Gold Coast sharks were recorded swimming in shallow water, despite shark nets and lethal drumlines farther offshore. Shark nets are not a silver bullet and animals can swim around them and underneath them, Pirotta said."
A shiver of sharks was seen feeding close to shore at the southern end of Rainbow Bay near Snapper Rocks on the Gold Coast. Observers recorded the large group hunting in shallow water, though species identification remained unclear. The Tweed River, which reaches its mouth just south of Snapper Rocks, is known to be a bull shark nursery and river outlets with high numbers of bait fish draw sharks, especially after heavy rain, according to marine ecologists. The sighting coincided with renewed criticism of shark nets and drumlines after a humpback whale was found dead entangled in a net; experts said nets are not a silver bullet and animals can swim around or beneath them.
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