Looking at Ya

Aengus Moran

Looking at Ya

Grey Nurse Sharks hang out off the NSW coast.

Grey Nurse Sharks are known as Raggy Tooth Sharks in South Africa and Sand Tiger Sharks in the US.

They are endangered in Australia, particularly in New South Wales waters yet the government has only made a half hearted attempts to protect the species.

This shot is taken at Fish Rock, a known GNS aggregation site. While I was diving here several boats were fishing in this “protected” site (couple of hundred meter radius)...protecting = no anchoring for the fishing boats…..a joke!

If there is a happy story for the GNS, its that public awareness of its plight is growing and that has to be a good thing.

This shot also features in one of my calendar’s

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Looking at Ya by Aengus Moran
Looking at Ya by Aengus Moran
  • Marcus Grant

    Marcus Grant

    Instant Fave my man…...

  • Amanda Cotton

    Amanda Cotton

    Wonderful image!!

  • Paul Manning

    Paul Manning

    Sensational! cheers Paul

  • sailorsedge

    sailorsedge

    Fantastic shot Aengus- awareness – do the fishermen not know the area is protected?

  • Aengus Moran replied

    Thanks for the feedback.
    Protection of this site was a big issue and the recreational fishing lobby fought hard to stop it. A compromise of sorts was reached whereby they can fish in the “zone” but they can’t anchor, more specific detail here; http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/fisheries/species-protection/species-conservation/what/register-of-critical-habitat/grey-nurse-shark-critical-habitat

  • Reddirt

    Reddirt

    Spectacular, I love the colour.

  • Graham Midgley

    Graham Midgley

    Awsome shot – one of the best I’ve seen of SWR.

  • mike ellis

    mike ellis

    tough shot to get. Very good…Ya the the sport fishers here in the states are running wild, Every trip to the Bahamas we see Tiger sharks and reef sharks with hooks in them…sucks…

  • Pamela Inverarity

    Pamela Inverarity

    Amazing shot!

  • Melissa Fiene

    Melissa Fiene

    Wow, I have yet to visit this site. I’ve heard its amazing.

  • Honor Kyne

    Honor Kyne 7 days ago

    Amazing capture!! :)

  • peter

    peterworks here 7 days ago

    Fine image! Those fish look remarkably unconcerned by the presence of the shark … I’m not sure that I’d be quite so calm …

  • MattTworkowski

    MattTworkowski 4 days ago

    Amazing shot Aengus,I must visit this place some time

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