Mayor of Waverley Paula Masselos is leading calls to remove shark nets across popular beaches in New South Wales despite only one fatal attack occurring since the measure was introduced in 1937.
Shark nets are designed to protect beachgoers from life-threatening species but several NSW councils and some MPs have recently been lobbying the state government to remove the measure.
Stream the news you want, when you want with Flash. 25+ news channels in 1 place. New to Flash? Try 1 month free. Offer ends 31 October, 2022 > “In the 10 years to 2019, only 19 sharks that were actually dangerous to humans were actually caught in the nettings,” she said."We have seen how effective the shark nets are because people haven't been killed," he said.
“There were more than 140 non-target sharks and other marine species such as dolphins, dugongs and turtles that were actually caught in these nets.
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