There are renewed calls to halt a shark netting program as data reveals the toll the meshing is taking on endangered and 'non-target' species.
The nets will be removed today but are due to be put back in September as part of the state government's annual shark meshing program.The NSW DPI says a report on the effectiveness of the program will be released in the coming months.
They will be removed today and despite ongoing calls from environmentalists, residents and politicians, there has been no commitment by the state government to keep them out of the water permanently.HSI spokesman Lawrence Chlebeck said 134 were found dead, many of which were threatened species."They are providing nothing more than a false sense of security, all the while harming our threatened species.
Environmentalists and politicians have long called for alternative measures, such as Shark Management Alert in Real Time drum lines and drones to be rolled out instead of the shark nets."How much more data and how much mitigation do you need to put in before we stop killing innocent marine life?" he said.Successful change
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