Shark fear has reduced tourist numbers, and while the drone program is helping keep everyone safer, the extra sightings and closures it brings are adding to the toll: Northern Beaches aquatic businesses are suffering huge financial losses with little help from authorities. Now they're banding together to find ways to keep their heads above water. A year of shark attacks has kept many swimmers and surfers out of the water, in particular tourists, and Northern Beaches aquatic businesses are counting the cost. Manly Surf School has been a staple for tourists and locals for more than 30 years; it operates along several beaches up to Palm Beach. Since the string of attacks in January, owner Matt Grainger says his business has dropped by 30 per cent. “I'm...