Two sharks were killed during the Jervis Bay competition, leading to ugly scenes as emotions ran high. Warning: This story contains video and images that may distress some readers.
The Jervis Bay Game Fishing Club said in a statement that it did not condone vandalism and that the police had been notified.
"JBGFC are shocked and disgusted that these events took place and would like the people responsible held to account."Push for shark fishing shutdown JBGFC said in its statement the fish were captured on the continental shelf more than 30 kilometres outside Jervis Bay. "If we could find a way to bring the communities together with a common goal of protecting the ecosystems and cutting out some of the practices which are not particularly sustainable and are cruel to the animals, then I am sure there is common ground between the two groups," she said.
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