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 ...

Shark nets protect 51 beaches in New South Wales, including Bondi Beach. But opponents of the nets argue they are ineffective ...

Photographer Michael Busch captured video footage of a 6 foot long shark swimming near two unsuspecting snorkelers in the ...

Shark nets are a good way to protect swimmers Australia ... In one five-month period, out of all 145 animals caught, only two were target sharks, according to news reports. Most of the animals ...

The basking shark’s scientific name ... However, the fish still get caught in fishing nets, are hit by boats, and ingest harmful microplastics. Climate change may also affect plankton numbers.

The NSW government is set to remove shark nets at beaches from Newcastle to Wollongong a month early this year amid growing concerns from marine advocates and experts.

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Teams of sea rescuers and wildlife experts on Wednesday successfully freed a whale that got caught in fishing nets near a ... where the stranded animal was spotted in ...

When an animal is caught, authorities are alerted ... He points to a 1997 study that says when they were first introduced, shark nets in NSW, Queensland and South Africa reduced the rate of ...