One bull shark caught during November and
December period along with marine turtles and rays
Fri 12 Jan 2018 02.13 GMTLast
modified on Fri 12 Jan 2018 02.14 GMT
New South
Wales shark nets caught just one targeted shark but continued to kill
protected species this summer, a result environmentalists have described as
“unfathomable”.
Figures released
this week from a trial of shark nets on northern NSW’s beaches show they
have caught a single bull shark in November and December.
The nets caught no tiger or white sharks –
the two other species they are aimed at – but did kill a series of turtles,
rays and other sharks. The nets also caught a critically endangered grey nurse
shark, although it was released alive.
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