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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.