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Jeff Hansen
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Dugald Sanders
in the space of a week. Two of those whales were caught by the same bloody net in the space of just 72 hours.
Please! They just want to sing their underwater songs in peace!
Activist group Sea Shepherd Australia released a in the wake of the DPI’s report.
The org’s managing director described shark nets as “1930’s solutions”.
“Australia has a global responsibility to protect vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species,” he said.
“And here we have the NSW Government actively continuing their killing nets off our coasts, targeting all marine life whose path they cross with a cruel, painful and barbaric end.”
Sea Shepherd’s called for tech like drone surveillance to be properly implemented in NSW.
Plus, it pointed out that back in March, Local Government NSW passed a unanimous resolution to call for the government to phase out shark nets.
As per , a spokesperson for — the NSW Agriculture Minister — said the government wanted to achieve the “right balance” between protecting vulnerable wildlife and swimmers.
“As part of the 2022-2023 Budget the NSW Government announced $85 million to fund a new range of shark mitigation activities including Smart Drumlines, tagging and listening stations as well as funding for long range drones,” they said.
Currently, NSW and Queensland are the only Aussie states that have shark nets in place. Surely there’s an alternative solution that’ll help swimmers feel safe while letting the beautiful creatures of the sea to vibe in peace?
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