Shark bites dominated headlines earlier this year after four unprovoked attacks were recorded within just 48 hours along Australia’s east coast. The series of disturbing incidents saw a 12-year-old boy rushed to hospital with critical injuries after swimming in Sydney Harbour on 18 January. He later died from the attack. The next day, an 11-year-old had their surfboard destroyed by a shark at Dee Why Beach. Hours later, a man was attacked in the nearby suburb of Manly. On 20 January, a surfer “