Great white sharks have been captured and shot in Western Australia's controversial shark culling policy.The majority of sharks that were killed in the cull were tiger sharks,[1] despite white sharks being the main target.
The Western Australian shark cull is the common term[note 1] for a former state government policy of capturing and killing large sharks (shark culling) in the vicinity of swimming beaches by use of baited drum lines. The policy was implemented in 2014 to protect human swimmers from shark attack following the deaths of seven people on the Western Australian coastline in the years 2010 to 2013. National public demonstrations opposing the policy attracted international attention to the issue.[1] In September 2014 the seasonal setting of drum lines was abandoned following a recommendation made by the Western Australian Environment Protection Authority.[4] From December 2014 to March 2017, the special deployment of drum lines was permitted in cases where sharks were deemed to present a serious threat to public safety. This policy allowed the government of Western Australia to kill "high-hazard" sharks it found to be a threat to humans; the policy was criticized by senator Rachel Siewart for damaging the environment.[5] In March 2017 the use of drum lines was abandoned by the newly elected West Australian state government.[6] In August 2018 following continual shark attacks the West Australian state government reversed their position and announced a 12-month trial of "SMART" drumlines along Western Australia's South West coast, near Gracetown.[7]
^ abBrown, Sophie. "Australia: Over 170 sharks caught under controversial cull program". CNN. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
^"New measures to combat WA shark risks". Department of Fisheries, Western Australia. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^"Can governments protect people from killer sharks?". ABC News. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 December 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
^Milman, Oliver (24 October 2014). "WA abandons shark culling program, but reserves right to kill again". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
^Wahlquist, Calla (12 February 2015). "Western Australia's 'serious threat' shark policy condemned by Senate". the Guardian. Retrieved 27 September 2018.
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