Shark nets removed from Hunter beaches this week as new era begins

Shark nets removed from Hunter beaches this week as new era begins

Hunter beaches remove shark nets early to protect turtles, as marine life safety and beach-goer protection take priority.

The most prominent line is the one that forces to collect all the waste generated in the activities Cristina Gómez Lima The sought-after hunting of the Tiburón Island has had changes in its regulation, after for decades groups external to the Comca’ac Nation intervened taking possession of the natural and economic resources of the communities, for this reason the Traditional Government has established a regulation to safeguard the ecological and…

Shark nets removed from Hunter coast one month early

The New South Wales Government can’t say whether controversial shark nets will return to the state’s coast, next summer. It comes as the Department of Primary Industries removes the seasonal measure, ahead of schedule.

government scientists condemn shark nets

SYDNEY (29 March 2025)—NSW Government scientists have issued a damning condemnation of the state’s shark nets, stating that they could find ‘no evidence’ that shark nets decrease fatalities. The Response to the Shark Meshing (Bather Protection) Program 2023/2024 Annual Performance Report, was released late on Friday by the NSW Government’s Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) and should be the final nail in the coffin for the deploymen…