<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A much-loved father, husband and spearfisher has been identified as the victim of a </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/shark-attack-far-north-queensland/75262ddf-5eca-4112-a985-fc4b5296e554" rel="" target="" title="horror shark attack off the coast of Far North Queensland."><span>horror shark attack off the coast of Far North Queensland.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/cairns-father-killed-in-queensland-shark-attack/cmpkxu7vn001u0hqcpdw39yat" rel="" target="_blank" title="Michael Jensz"><span>Michael Jensz</span></a><span>, 39, was enjoying his lifelong passion of spearfishing with mates when he was mauled by a shark off the Cassowary Coast, about 160 kilometres south of Cairns, about 12pm yesterday.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jensz's three friends watched on helplessly as he was attacked in the water.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/second-cohort-of-isis-brides-to-land-in-sydney-tomorrow/ef2e7855-ec92-493a-80d6-3e72f0568000" target="" title="Six 'ISIS brides' and 14 children set to arrive in Australia tomorrow"><strong><span>Six 'ISIS brides' and 14 children set to arrive in Australia tomorrow</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/melbourne-power-outage-traffic-lights-out-across-city/1f032894-a813-49b0-8502-81b58ae9b340" rel="" target="_blank" title="Burst water main triggers mass power outage in Melbourne"><strong><span>Burst water main triggers mass power outage in Melbourne</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Cairns man was brought back to shore for treatment by paramedics waiting at the Hull River boat ramp but he died of his injuries on the jetty.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jensz, who was a keen hunter, is survived by his children and wife Lisa.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/far-north-queensland-shark-attack-victim-identified-michael-jensz/200e80f5-6358-4a59-bb10-fbd45c8ff88c" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The species of shark that killed Jensz is still yet to be identified.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Charter boat operator Gererd Pike claimed he saw several aggressive bull sharks earlier in the day in the area where the attack happened.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kennedy Shoal, where the attack took place, is popular with spearfishers.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The deadly attack has renewed a debate over whether culling should be used to curb the population growth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Kennedy MP Bob Katter joined the chorus and said he would urgently advocate in parliament for changes to controlled culling in Queensland in the wake of the "heartbreaking tragedy".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/dezi-freeman-neal-thompson-vadim-de-waart-hottart-deaths-coronial-investigation/9e7bca65-b3d3-40eb-89f6-c093c9225ef3" target="_blank" title="Cop killer Dezi Freeman's violent last moments revealed"><strong><span>Cop killer Dezi Freeman's violent last moments revealed</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Human beings are being sacrificed for ideology. There's no other way you can interpret what is going on," Katter told 9News.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"But every time we raise safer waterways, we are lectured by public servants and activists who have never spent five minutes in the water north of Mackay," he said in an earlier statement on Facebook.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Queensland government uses nets and drumlines to manage the shark population in the state.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Conservation groups and environmentalists have argued against expanding this to active culling and have campaigned for modern, non-lethal measures instead.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Jensz's death marks Australia's third fatal shark attack this year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In January, a 12-year-old Sydney boy </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/shark-attack-victim-nico-antic-dies-in-hospital-12-dies-in-hospital/197eb532-ac6e-43ca-8532-29dbaee8c831" target="_blank" title="Nico Antic"><span>Nico Antic</span></a><span> died after an attack by a suspected bull shark near Shark Bay in Vaucluse.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>And last week, a 38-year-old spearfisher </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/shark-attack-rottnest-island-perth-western-australia-steven-mattaboni/5a0a5e86-f5dd-4556-8115-8ed72ed0a0e2" target="_blank" title="Steve Mattabonni"><span>Steve Mattabonni</span></a><span> was killed off Rottnest Island in Western Australia after being attacked by a great white shark.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><em><span>NEVER MISS A STORY:</span></em></strong><span> </span><em><span>Get your breaking news and exclusive stories first by following us across all platforms.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><ul><li><strong><em><span>Download the 9NEWS App here via</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Make 9News your preferred source on Google by</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/8x987w" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>ticking this box here</span></em></strong></a></li><li><strong><em><span>Sign up to</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://login.nine.com.au/edm?client_id=nineatnine" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>our breaking newsletter here</span></em></strong></a></li></ul></div></div>