by Monique Sellars | May 23, 2024 | News, Tech & Research
There have been calls from environmentalists, residents and politicians to pull shark nets from the water permanently, with data from the Humane Society International (HSI) finding that they are doing greater harm than good. The Humane Society International (HSI) has...
by Euan Malcolm | Aug 23, 2015 | News
A partial shark cull on the NSW North Coast will not work, according to marine ecologist Dr. Daniel Bucher. “In the short term, we’ve already culled the population. It’s already very low and culling is not going to substantially reduce the risk to humans,” says...
by Jordan Osborne | Apr 13, 2016 | Sport
Two sharks were spotted feeding on a bait ball off Kendalls Beach in Kiama this morning. The same beach was closed yesterday because a 2.5m grey nurse shark was spotted off shore. The sightings come after 22-year-old surfer Brett Connellan was attacked by a great...
by Jake Latham | May 7, 2014 | News
The three month drum line trial period in Western Australia drew to a close last week and figures have been released by the Fisheries Minister Ken Baston about the success rate, but just how successful the mass slaughter of an endangered animal can be is in the eye of...
