Photograph: © SAF — Coastal Care
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Unlike traditional shark nets, the eco-barriers stretch from seabed to surface and shoreline to shoreline.
They are made of thick, rigid nylon that does not trap marine wildlife, as the older nets tend to do. The new nets are part of the NSW government’s $16m shark strategy to protect swimmers and surfers from shark attacks…
Read Full Article, Guardian UK
How Should We Respond When Humans and Sharks Collide? National Geographic (07-05-2013)
With more and more people using the ocean, the way we talk about shark attacks and the methods governments use to reduce the risk of shark bites have evolved over time. A study of how the public and governments respond to shark bites in North America, Australia, and Africa…
