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The SharkSafe Barrier is meant to deter sharks from coming near swimmers by using strong magnets that overwhelm their electromagnetic-sensing system.

A team of marine biologists at Stellenbosch University has developed an alternative solution to shark nets, the SharkSafe Barrier.

“You could hear it, it’s like a didgeridoo echoing through the whole headland,” a witness told a news outlet.

State government argues the technology isnt ready, leading to debates with councils and experts pushing for safer alternatives due to environmental and bycatch concerns.

This summer, shark nets will be deployed at New South Wales beaches, despite widespread opposition from environmentalists and local governments.

Shark nets will be put back in place along the New South Wales coast next month, despite widespread opposition from conservationists and local councils.

We spoke to an expert in human/shark interactions to see why it is that shark mitigation measures, specifically drum lines, are so difficult to study.

A whale calf has been released after it became tangled in shark nets on the Gold Coast early on Monday morning.

Humpback whale calf carcass washes up on beach north of Richards Bay during the annual humpback whale migration

I’ve seen whale entanglement in shark nets firsthand, when a humpback whale calf drowned in one a few years back. It was terrible.