Splash Inn 005

Splash Inn 005

Splash Inn is a talk and social fest for the SDFSA community to be held 3 times per year with exciting and informative guest speakers.

By SDFSA

Date and time

Starts on Fri, 20 Jun 2025 6:30 PM ACST

Location

Rob Roy Hotel

106 Halifax Street Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia

About this event

    Splash Inn 005


    Guest Speaker - Professor Charlie Huveneers, BSc. (Hons), PhD

    Talk Title - Shark attacks: Is the number of shark bites increasing and how can we reduce risk?

    Abstract - The events over the last two summers have raised many questions about sharks and shark-bite risk. Professor Huveneers will use his 15-year experience studying sharks in South Australia to dispel myths and summarise scientific information about white sharks and mitigation measures that can reduce risk of shark bites.

    About our speaker - Professor Charlie Huveneers is the Director of Flinders University Marine and Coastal Research Consortium and leads the Southern Shark Ecology Group (SSEG). The SSEG research focuses on the ecology and population status of sharks and rays, as well as assessments of their vulnerability, interactions with humans, and related public perception. After Charlie obtained is PhD in 2007, he started co-running the Animal Tracking Facility of the Integrated Marine Observing System program (IMOS), during which he created a national network of receivers to track the movements of sharks and fishes. He moved to South Australia in 2009 to join MISA through a joint position between SARDI – Aquatic Sciences and Flinders University as a shark ecologist. He has been a full-time academic at Flinders University since 2014, with his current research focusing on positive and negative shark-human interactions, providing empirical information to minimise the effects of wildlife tourism and test the efficacy of shark bite mitigation measures.

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    The Scuba Divers Federation of South Australia celebrated its 50anniversary in November 2018. The Federation is the peak body for recreational scuba divers in South Australia. It is an association of scuba diving clubs and individuals from across the State.

    The Federation was first formed in 1968 due to the Government wanting to force regulations on the sporting body. This was successfully stopped, on the condition that the sport self-regulate, with an acceptable set of rules and regulations. The result was the Scuba Divers Association incorporating the Scuba Instructors Association (SDA). 

    November 2019 will see the launch of the inaugural SA Scuba Week, which will incorporate a number of events, culminating in the Splash Ball (renamed again).  Further information can be found here.

    There is still much work to be done on a continuing basis to protect the marine environment and the rights of scuba divers. We can only do this well with the support of the majority of divers. If you are not yet a member of the SDFSA, please consider joining us, as there is strength in numbers. Membership application forms can be found here.