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Shark nets and culls don't necessarily make Australian beaches safer

  • Written by George Roff, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
Shark nets and culls don't necessarily make Australian beaches saferAAP Image/Sea Shepherd Australia

Most of the 24 million annual visitors to Queensland don’t notice the series of seemingly innocuous yellow buoys at many popular beaches. Beneath the waves lies a series of baited drumlines and mesh nets that aim to make Queensland beaches safe from the ominous threat of sharks.

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