BLOGS EXPERTS
08.11.26
Science over sensationalism: a shark cull won’t make our beaches safer. Here’s what will.
Shark bites over the last two years have rocked the New South Wales surfing and ocean-going community and understandably, it’s left everyone asking what can be done about them. In response, the NSW Government have unveiled a substantial investment in drone patrols that will undoubtedly make our waters safer. But while these will help, modern, effective technologies like drones and AI stand in stark contrast to archaic and ineffective shark nets that continue to undermine public safety. They need to be retired, and we need to understand that further shark culling will not make our beaches safer. […]
