Experts say ‘nets don’t work’ and the meshing program is in its death throes – so when will there be sufficient political will to scrap them?
It was a six-minute masterclass in the politics of shark nets in New South Wales.on Sky News to talk about her opposition to the continued use of shark nets off Sydney’s Bondi beach.a man had been killed by a great white shark
Masselos attempted to explain her position. Waverely council wanted a better, smarter approach to shark mitigation, one that actually protected people and did not indiscriminately kill marine life. A baby humpback whale. ‘The best guess I can give is some 20,000 marine animals have been killed,’ says Laurence Trebek from the Humane Society International.Masselos is not alone in her opposing the nets. Until recently, the campaign to scrap them was the domain of environmental activists and animal rights groups. But increasingly, local councils, mayors and state MPs have been getting on board.
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