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澳洲男子杀死一头大白鲨被罚款 An Australian man who killed a great white shark by ramming it with his boat and beating it with a pole has been fined A$18,000. 澳大利亚一名男子用船撞击一头大白鲨并用棍子击打它，造成鲨鱼死亡，该男子被罚款1.8万澳元。 The shark was injured by the boat\s propeller and then suffered several blows to its head ? The 40-year-old man was found guilty of harming a threatened species by a court in New South Wales (NSW) on Thursday.? ? The incident occurred in January 2012 at Sussex Inlet, south of Sydney. One other man has also been charged. ? Great white sharks are protected in Australian waters. Officials say they are important to the local ecosystem. ? According to witnesses, the man herded the young shark into shallow water and deliberately hit it with his boat several times, the NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) said in a statement. ? The sharks main injuries came from the boats propeller（螺旋桨）, the DPI said. ? A rope was then tied onto the sharks tail and it was towed onto a boat ramp by a second boat, where it was beaten on the head with a metal pole multiple times, the DPI added. ? The man was fined and required to cover court costs. The second man, who helped tow the shark, was also charged. ? This conviction sends a strong message that harming our threatened species will not be tolerated - everyone needs to know the rules and ignorance is no excuse, Glenn Tritton, director of fisheries compliance at the DPI, said.