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Australia Fends Off Shark Bites With New Tech And Old
- In the past year, Australian authorities adopted a multi-layered approach deploying drones, acoustic trackers, the Shark Smart mobile app, and nets, spotting more than 1,000 sharks off the New South Wales coast.
- Three local councils in New South Wales planned to remove nets in a trial this year but reversed after the northern Sydney fatal attack , amid rising ocean temperatures and crowded waters.
- Smart drumlines send alerts to tag sharks, while Flinders University research shows bite-resistant wetsuits and personal electronic deterrents may reduce injuries by about 60 percent.
- Support for shark nets has waned because they can be wider than a football field, up to six metres deep, and kill most of the marine life they ensnare, including endangered turtles, dolphins, fish, and rays, with `We err on the side of caution` from Oliver Heys.
- Given conservation concerns, about 37 percent of oceanic sharks and rays are threatened, with more than 1,280 shark incidents since 1791 and experts saying `There is no silver bullet` while drowning poses a bigger risk this year.
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Above the beaches of Sydney, drones watch over one of the deadliest predators in the ocean, watching for the slightest movement of tail, fin, or slippery shadow through the waves.The Australian waters...
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right11Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Right
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources lean Right
41% Right
L 22%
C 37%
R 41%
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