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In a scheme that smacks of carrying coal to Newcastle, scientists have proposed importing sharks to Australia’s east coast – causing consternation among tourism and beach safety authorities. Researchers say grey nurse sharks are critically endangered in waters off New South Wales and Queensland and have suggested relocating some specimens from Western Australia, or Africa, to boost the gene pool. Biologists from Macquarie University in Sydney insist that grey nurse sharks, while terrifyingly toothy in appearance, are mild creatures which will bite humans only if provoked. owever, organisations charged with protecting swimmers and surfers are unenthusiastic about having more predators in the water. “Basically they are big fish with big teeth and they scare people,” said Sean O’Connell, of Surf Life Saving Australia, the nation’s principal water safety and rescue authority. “They don’t have very big brains and they could quite easily take a bite a t someone thinking they were a fish.”