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The diver claims cowboy trophy hunters are using pig carcasses to lure the huge sharks closer to shore near swimmers, as she reveals a photo of a dead shark with her name engraved as a warning.
- They claim that pig and shark carcasses are being used to attract large sharks
- Diver Lisa Hills has campaigned against the practice.
- He posted an image of a shark with his name engraved on it.
Trophy hunters are dumping mutilated pigs and small shark carcasses into the ocean as bait for larger sharks, when a diver discovers his name gruesomely etched on the carcass of a dead shark.
Perth diver Lisa Hills has campaigned against the practice, claiming carcasses are still used illegally to lure sharks for social media clicks.
Recently, Ms. Hills was sent a gruesome image of a dead shark with her name carved into the body.
“A friend of a friend of mine sent me a picture of a shark carcass with my name engraved on it,” he told the radio station. 6PR.
‘Cowboy’ trophy hunters are dumping carcasses of pigs and small sharks into the ocean along the WA coast to attract larger sharks, claims diver and vert Lisa Hills
‘You can imagine how surprised I was when I received that.’
He explained that before he started diving, he ran a campaign to “ban the launch of helium balloons.”
“Through that, I realized very early on that balloons are used to fish for sharks. So I pissed off the fishermen a while back and I guess some people will remember my name.
“I never thought someone would go so low as to physically, intentionally go out and kill a shark and carve my name on it and throw it away hoping someone would see it.”
“I reported him to the police and I am worried that the next time he threatens me it will be with the knife to my neck. This incident shows what these people are capable of,” Ms Hills told WA Today.
Ms Hills described people who use pig and shark carcasses as bait as “trophy hunters”.
“Actually, they are using kayaks to drop them down and using things to weigh them down, like scaffolding and concrete supports,” he said.
“People don’t realize what’s going on until they see this shark being lured and then put these people up in the media as heroes, but they really don’t give a damn about the lives of other beachgoers, putting their lives on the line. risk.
“It’s because of his ego, it’s because of his Instagram.”
Experienced diver Lisa Hills was sent a photo of a dead shark in the ocean with her name etched on its body
Recreational shark fishing has been banned near the beaches of Fremantle and the town of Cockburn
Ms Hills described ‘two types of shark fishermen’: those who do it ‘as a sport’, those who catch and release sharks.
He explained that the other type are those who ‘enjoy’ catching sharks, torturing and killing them.
The vet revealed that a recently caught shark had its tail cut off and was left on the shore of a beach to slowly die.
Recreational shark fishing has been banned off the beaches of Fremantle and the town of Cockburn.
There is also a statewide ban on taking gray, white, lancetooth and whale nurse sharks.