Say NO to the "Swim with the Tuna" experience at Victor Harbor, say NO to aquaculture on the Fleurieu.

A environmental bad impact

Family of four. No way we would consider this.

The "Swim with the Tuna" will without doubt encourage Sharks to this and they will come closer to shore! This is well known - as per the Port Lincoln Tuna pens! Victor Harbor is a wonderful place to visit whether it be for the day/weekend or extended stay. Allowing this to occur will discourage people entering the water, or even worse go elsewhere to holiday because of the perceived danger. What's next? Culling as per the ridiculous antics of the W.A. & QLD Governments. It will be encouraging a dangerous situation to occur! A Family type of attraction is of importance for Victor. A "Swim with the Tuna" is not for all ages let alone some not having the ability to participate or by choice not wanting to!

Shouldnt put this in victor...

This is the most ridiculous idea - apart from the eyesore of a tuna farm, the fact that the beach will not be safe for swimming, yachts use the area every weekend, a mother and her baby whale come in every year to the shallows - doesnt this make it feast time for the sharks. and the entrance costs are ridiculous - totally out of a normal families budget.

Surely there are greater tourism dollars in people visiting the area for the pristine beaches.

Concerned re attraction of sharks to a family beach, surfing and yachting holiday area, and imposition of structure on the natural vista.

I support preserving our natural environment and am opposed to the adverse impact this can have on beautiful local swimming and surfing beaches.

NO to polluting our delicate marine system. I can't believe this is being considered. We holiday, dive, fish & swim with our children at Victor & there's no way we will continue to do so if this is approved. We're considering moving to the area so our kids can join the local surf life saving club, if this is approved we won't set up residency or holiday in Victor anymore. This will have a terrible effect on the local tourism economy. Will the decision makers swim next to the cages, splashing & playing like children to prove how safe it is?

well done!

Against

Too close to popular swimming and surfing sites! Tuna die in cages, swim eratically and fall to the bottom of the cage, attracting sharks. Tuna are fed oily pilchards that also attract sharks. 5 tonnes of tuna will eat nearly 1 tonne of pilchards per week. Commercial divers on tuna farms near Port Lincoln report high numbers of sharks. Same will happen at Victor. More $ will be lost from reduced surfing community than will be gained by tourists. Whale behaviour and watching may also be affected.

We've been holidaying at Victor Harbor for 40 years because we feel it's safer & cleaner than other beaches. I implore the Council & State Government to consider the long term adverse effects on the aquatic environment & to consider peoples safety as paramount. If this goes ahead, we'll sadly take our family beach holiday's elsewhere.

This is not an attraction but instead a deterent to holiday makers. The local economy needs famines to feel safe on the beaches during summer months without fish pens that are known to attract large predatory fish and seals.

We don't want a "shark magnet" close to Victor's surf breaks. It's madness when NSW and WA are spending millions to make their beaches shark safe !

I already fear the risk of sharks in the ocean when my children swim, the introduction of a tuna farm near one of our favourite swimming beaches will definitely see me move my swimming holidays to another region.

This is a bad business plan. Anyone who has dived this region knows that any underwater viewing will be limited to only a few decent days a year. the silt and currents flowing through the granite island NATIONAL PARK will doom the fate of this business. A bad quick fix plan for a Council and State Govt embarrassed by the failure of their investment into developing facilities on the island. Bad business for all established local tourism based businesses as people stop coming to the Fleurieu for a swim due to the increased shark sightings.

this isn't a good idea, it will ruin the fabulous coast line we have and upset the current environment.

The wales will not return to the south coast as the great white sharks come in droves and calving won't happen at Middleton. The price of human life must be coming very cheap as the sharks will sertainly be chasing surfers. Just as a foot note will the promoters of this venture be charged with man- slorter when a swimmer or surfer is killed by a great white

yeah no thanks