Gillian's BTN Sharks

There have been a few fatal shark attacks recently in Western Australia.

Shark attacks are rare so to get a few close together has got some people worried.

It's had many people calling for action and some saying the sharks responsible should be tracked down and killed.

It's had many people calling for action and some saying the sharks responsible should be tracked down and killed.

But is that the right response?

In all there have been 3 fatal attacks in the area in just a few months.

It had a lot of people scared.

The idea of a rogue shark isn't new.

The 1970s film Jaws was based on the idea of a Great White that decided it liked the taste of humans and went after them.

In Jaws a shark hunt is launched to track down the man-eater.

The Fisheries department has been trying to find and kill the shark responsible and that's caused a fair bit of debate.

But since 1997 Great Whites have been protected.

DR RACHEL ROBBINS, Shark Researcher: I think over the past couple of decades, after the Jaws phenomenon, people are actually starting to realise that they are a really important species.

DR RACHEL ROBBINS, Shark Researcher: I think over the past couple of decades, after the Jaws phenomenon, people are actually starting to realise that they are a really important species.

DR RACHEL ROBBINS, Shark Researcher: I think over the past couple of decades, after the Jaws phenomenon, people are actually starting to realise that they are a really important species.

DR RACHEL ROBBINS, Shark Researcher: I think over the past couple of decades, after the Jaws phenomenon, people are actually starting to realise that they are a really important species.

DR RACHEL ROBBINS, Shark Researcher: I think over the past couple of decades, after the Jaws phenomenon, people are actually starting to realise that they are a really important species.

Dr Rachel Robbins is a shark researcher, and like many scientists, she's more worried about the threat that humans pose to sharks than the other way around.

Dr Rachel Robbins is a shark researcher, and like many scientists, she's more worried about the threat that humans pose to sharks than the other way around.

Dr Rachel Robbins is a shark researcher, and like many scientists, she's more worried about the threat that humans pose to sharks than the other way around.

Could a shark like Jaws really exist?

DR ROBBINS: No, absolutely not.

There's no evidence at all that there is a rogue shark.

Humans are too bony, we're hard to digest for them and we're definitely not part of their normal menu.

Humans are too bony, we're hard to digest for them and we're definitely not part of their normal menu.

Humans are too bony, we're hard to digest for them and we're definitely not part of their normal menu.

Humans are too bony, we're hard to digest for them and we're definitely not part of their normal menu.

But overall, she says, the number of shark attacks has stayed pretty steady over the years.

But overall, she says, the number of shark attacks has stayed pretty steady over the years.

There are some people who think that humans are putting themselves in danger by luring sharks for extreme activities like cage diving.

There are some people who think that humans are putting themselves in danger by luring sharks for extreme activities like cage diving.

There are some people who think that humans are putting themselves in danger by luring sharks for extreme activities like cage diving.

And try to stay away from murky water where a shark might mistake you for food.

And try to stay away from murky water where a shark might mistake you for food.

And Western Australia is going to increase those.

But in the end, you can take comfort in the fact that shark attacks are still very rare.

So you can enjoy your time at the beach without worrying too much about what lurks beneath.

So you can enjoy your time at the beach without worrying too much about what lurks beneath.