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...
This report, commissioned by Humane Society International from the Environmental Defenders Office New South Wales, sets out the basic requirements for the introduction of next generation national biodiversity law in Australia.
This work reflects HSI’s belief in the primacy of national environment law to safeguard our natural heritage in perpetuity.