Out for a bite
TWO years ago Australian shark hunter Vic Hislop touched down to rid Hong Kong of its shark menace. In a plot borrowed from Jaws he was Robert Shaw and out there somewhere was one killer great white. 'It's him against me,' said Vic, endlessly until he returned having caught only a cold. Is he embarrassed then, to learn there are several sharks. And not great whites but tigers? We called him.
GO: Vic, you've always claimed there is just one killer shark in Hong Kong waters, right? VIC: Yeah, a real nasty 'un. A man-eater.
GO: So how come two sharks were photographed cruising near the beach recently? VIC: Well, it's like I said. There have always been two sharks. A little 'un and a big one - great whites.
GO: But the photos were identified as tiger sharks.
VIC: By who? GO: I dunno. The Hong Kong Government? VIC: What do they know ... I'm telling you, they're great whites.
GO: Maybe they got marine biologists to look at the photos and identify the sharks.
VIC: Marine Biologists? They know even less. Look lad, I've been hunting sharks for years. And I've always said there have been two sharks, both great whites. But only one kills humans. Only the big one is a man eater.
GO: But according to autopsy reports the bites on this year's shark victims were of a different size.
VIC: Look son, do you want to listen to an expert or some idiots who have never seen a shark in the wild, much less hunted one?
