Twelve years ago the Dunedin council in New Zealand removed shark nets from three beaches and no one has been attacked, questions are being asked about why the same can't happen in NSW.
abc.net.au/news/the-politics-over-the-removal-of-shark-nets-in-nsw/102778172Twelve years ago the Dunedin council in New Zealand made the controversial decision to remove shark nets from three beaches.
There was significant pressure on Mr Minns to ditch the nets, which are considered to be "archaic" by some marine biologists, andIt found almost 90 per cent of animals caught in the 51 shark nets along NSW in 2022/23 were "non-target" animals; such as turtles, dolphins, seals and threatened species such as the grey nurse shark.Common dolphin found caught and drowned in NSW shark net.
Going net-free is considered a huge political gamble, says shark policy expert Christopher Pepin-Neff. There are no shark nets at this beach, as the government hasn't installed any north of Newcastle, but drum lines are in place.Roi Fine surfs every day but nets aren't on his mind when he's out amongst the waves.
The government's own SharkSmart program has concluded drum lines are the "most effective tool" for catching target sharks and reducing marine by-catch.
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