The state government has scrapped a second shark barrier trial on the far north coast.
The Department of Primary Industries has started the process of discontinuing the trial at Lennox Head, after big ocean swells caused the barrier to break free of its moorings.
Some pieces of the structure have washed up on the beach.
Similar issues at Ballina’s Lighthouse Beach also led to the trial being axed there, with the department admitting both barriers, “failed the first test of safe and effective instalment.”
In a statement, DPI says it, “will continue to work closely with the local community to explore complementary shark mitigation technologies included in the strategy and suited to local conditions.”
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