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Over 90% of Marine Animals in NSW Shark Nets Weren’t the Target Species
over 90 percent of marine animals that were caught in Australian shark nets weren’t the animals the shark nets are supposed to be targeting. NSW has a program to try and protect beachgoers from ...
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Experts raise serious concerns over nets meant to protect swimmers from sharks: 'We know they don't work'
Australian Marine Conservation Society shark scientist Leonardo Guida ... In fact, 90% of the animals caught in the nets were not sharks, and more than half of those animals died from getting ...
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Misinformation Poses Major Threat to Shark Safety
A news report today stating shark net alternatives are not up to the task, has gotten the ire of conservation groups.SYDNEY (24 March 2025)—A Daily ...
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Scientists Slam NSW Shark Net Program
NSW Government scientists have issued a damning condemnation of the state's shark nets, stating that they could find 'no ...
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Shark nets to be removed early in NSW due to increased turtle migration
"The shark nets are there not to stop the sharks from coming in. In fact, a lot of the sharks that are caught in the nets are swimming out of the beach having come in close to shore," Professor ...