Australia is one of the only countries in the world to actively kill sharks in an attempt to protect ocean users. Culling programs are not only ineffective at reducing the risk of shark bite, but they come at a massive cost to sharks and other marine life.
Shark nets are installed at 51 beaches in New South Wales and 25 beaches in Queensland. These nets are the most indiscriminate of all shark control measures, catching everything from hammerhead sharks, rays and sea turtles, to dolphins and humpback whales.
Three hundred and eighty-four lethal drumlines are installed at beaches along the Queensland coastline. If one of 19 target species of shark is caught on the line, it is shot and killed. Drumlines kill hundreds of marine animals every year.
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