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Jodie Rummer disputed claims that shark numbers are increasing and said culling is not a solution after the fatal Far North Queensland spearfishing incident.
Jodie Rummer said there is no scientifically robust justification for shark culling after the fatal Hull Heads shark-human interaction.
Professor Jodie Rummer said shark management needs to be evidence-based, not driven by fear or retaliation, after the fatal Hull Heads shark attack.
While the overall risk of a shark attack remains low, experts say warmer waters, various weather events, shifting prey and busier coastlines can increase the risk
Jodie Rummer, a marine biology professor at James Cook University, says the recent spate of attacks "is even shocking to me".
JCU's shark physiology research team, led by Professor Jodie Rummer, finds that walking sharks can reproduce and lay eggs without any measurable rise in energy use.
Professor Rummer highlighted "It is important to frame these as shark–human interactions rather than deliberate attacks. Sharks do not target people."
Research by Professor Jodie Rummer assessing the metabolic and physiological costs of oviparity in the epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum).
Professor Rummer, who led James Cook University's shark physiology research team, said there was no uptick in energy use during reproduction.
Surfer taken to hospital with minor injuries after latest shark attack at Point Plomer beach on mid-north coast
Captive epaulette sharks lay eggs using no extra energy, JCU research finds
Epaulette sharks are breaking the rules of biology
"Walking sharks" found off Australian coast. A closer look reveals extraordinary new discovery about epaulette shark reproduction.
From 2040 onwards the average year for marine ecosystems is likely to be more extreme than the worst years experienced up until 2015, researchers say
Research explores tonic immobility in sharks, rays and their relatives.
Jodie Rummer: For the love of sharks - Oceanographic Oceanographic Magazine
These parasitic sharks glow in the dark and are known to have a go at anything they come across, despite their small size
Experts fear for health of corals and other marine life as about 1m sq km of ocean experience prolonged elevated temperatures
Almost two-thirds of sharks and rays living on world’s coral reefs at risk, with 14 of 134 species reviewed critically endangered
‘Shocked and concerned’ US government scientists say heat stress over Australia’s ocean jewel is unprecedented
Study suggests it is already too warm in tropics for some species to survive
Australia’s spike in shark deaths bears no correlation to how they are doing globally due to overfishing, scientists say
Weaker sharks are less effective hunters, which can upset the balance of the ecosystem, say authors of study into impacts of hotter oceans
Shark researcher Jodie Rummer wins UNESCO L'Oreal For Women in Science fellowship SMH.com.au