Outcry in New Caledonia over shark culls and net plans despite attacks

Shark control measures provoke backlash while swimming remains mostly banned at Nouméa beaches after fatal attack Nouméa resident Aline Guémas swims in the city's beaches every day. She's part of a snorkelling group at popular beach Baie des Citrons and says the waters are filled with sea life. "It has exceptional biodiversity, almost half of the species present in New Caledonia inhabit its coral reef," 65-year-old Guémas says. "Some endangered species come to reproduce here like the zebra s...