The Delingpod: The James Delingpole Podcast Fred Pawle
Nov 1, 2025
Fred Pawle, a journalist and filmmaker from Sydney, dives deep into shark policy in Australia. He argues against the growing protections for sharks, linking them to skyrocketing attacks. Fred shares his experiences promoting shark culling at Manly Beach and critiques how media and researchers downplay rising shark populations. He discusses the implications of shark bites, calls out the shark protection industry, and reveals how these issues affect surfing culture and fishermen. His documentary, The Heart of Sharkness, adds a captivating layer to his mission.
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Environmentalism Recasts Predators As Sacred
- Environmentalism has shifted moral frameworks to revere 'apex predators' and constrain human management of nature.
- Pawle links this shift to policy decisions that protect predators at the expense of human safety and livelihoods.
Billboard Protest At Manly Beach
- Fred Pawle walked Manly Beach wearing a billboard urging a shark cull and received mostly abuse and two women angrily confronted him.
- The encounter illustrated coastal public hostility toward anti-shark-protection views.
Protection Laws Correlate With Rising Deaths
- Protecting great white sharks since 2000 coincided with a sharp rise in fatal shark attacks and serious injuries in Australia.
- Fred Pawle argues the protection laws, driven by bureaucrats and researchers, removed prior practical safeguards and increased deaths.
