The state government has wrapped up its smart Drum Line trial off the Hunter, as it looks to better monitor great white, tiger and bull sharks.
Four non-target shark species were also caught, including a common Blacktip.
“The SMART Drum Line in Newcastle was very successful in mitigating the risk of shark attack, we caught a number of non-target species, and that’s the real beauty of our SMART Drum Lines is that we don’t have any by-catch.” – Adam Marshall, New South Wales Agriculture Minister.
A full report will be published within days.
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