Environment Health: The West Australian Department of Fisheries says it will conduct further research on a marine heatwave that has been linked to a recent spate of fatal shark attacks in Western Australia. Scientists say the unprecedented heatwave occurred off the WA coast between 2010 and 2011, and could be responsible for declining fish stocks and increased shark activity. Ocean temperatures rose up to five degrees last summer, and the Department says that has led to pockets of cooler water developing near...
URL: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-23/wa-ocean-heatwave-linked-to-shark-attack/4441672
Enclosure: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-12-23/rising-water-temperature-linked-to-wa-shark-attacks/4441830
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