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

There was one epic failure during the shark management strategy, but three big successes.

There was one epic failure during the $16m shark management strategy, but three big successes.

The analysis also looks at the pros and cons for each item. We took an in-depth look at the data for the North Coast. KEY RESULTS   ● Cudgen Beach, Kingscliff: 12 sharks sighted, 0 beach evacuations ● Main Beach, Byron Bay: 49 sharks sighted, 4 beach evacuations ● The Pass, Byron Bay: 46 sharks sighted, 0 beach evacuations ● Suffolk Park: 8 sharks sighted, 0 beach evacuations ● Lennox Head: 19 sharks sighted, 3 beach evacuations ● Sharpes Beach, Ballin...

Conservationists who won a battle to end lethal shark control measures in the Great Barrier Reef marine park say the state has stalled on a court-ordered SMART drumlines trial.

Premium Content Subscriber only Rough and dangerous seas have prevented contractors from deploying SMART drumlines off our coast for the past seven days. The drumlines are part of the state government’s shark mitigation strategy. Up to 35 of them are usually deployed every day at locations off Ballina and Evans Head, including beaches such as Lennox Headland, Boulder, Sharpes, Angels, Shelly, Lighthouse, South Ballina, Airforce, Evans Head, Main, Shark Bay and Joggly Point. The SMART drumline...