Shark Control Program News Today

Environmental advocates renew calls for the state to remove shark nets during whale migration season after a humpback is freed from a tangle off the Sunshine Coast.

A local man was 'looking for ocean wildlife' with his drone when he stumbled across a distressing sight and called on the community for help.

A new report claims he could have died tangled in a shark net that went missing in 2021.

The Australian states of New South Wales and Queensland, which make up the nation’s entire eastern seaboard, have had an uneasy relationship with sharks since they implemented safety measures last century. The governments of both states conduct shark control programs that aim to protect beachgoers by deterring “target” species identified as dangerous to humans, such […]

The nets, while in place to prevent sharks from attacking swimmers, often end up catching other animals, and can be evaded by sharks, who swim below or around them.

A whale has been rescued after becoming trapped in shark nets off the coast of Noosa, the tenth whale to be...

Dangerous places for shark attacks dot the globe, but some spots rate higher than others. See where the most dangerous places for shark attacks are.

Hawai‘i’s shark researchers are some of the world’s best. Here’s what they say about our recent spike of shark attacks.

‘The government’s delay isn’t sensible, either for human safety or the sharks.’

Tuesday, 9 March 2021, 11:32 am Humane Society International (HSI) is today giving a progress report on the Queensland Governments implementation of a court order to end the culling of sharks in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) showing too many sharks are still dying in what is meant to be a non-lethal program. This follows the charitys 2019 court victory at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT). The organisation reports that while "some progress has been made”, Queensland "nee...