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- Shark Nets in Australia are Inhumane and Heartless, EVERY SPECIES HAS A RIGHT TO LIVE!
December 02, 2009
Recent news articles in Australia are down playing the hundreds of marine life caught in Shark Nets in 2009.
At what number of catch do the QLD government think that it is no longer acceptable to do this practice? Hundreds? thousands? until they are all gone? Then what will the government do?
Sharks are Beautiful
We [...]
- Sharks Nets In Australia – Wiping Out Vulnerable Marine Species
November 28, 2009
A 3.5m Great White Shark was caught and died in the shark nets off Sydney beach, at Bronte; on Saturday November 28, 2009.
Great whites are naturally curious and studies have proven that humans are not actually on the great white’s menu. Their main prey items include sea lions, seals, small toothed whales, [...]
- Innocent Dugong Dies in Shark Nets in Sydney
November 25, 2009
Sea grass eating Dugongs are harmless marine mammals and are yet again victims of the shark nets. Like us humans, Dugongs require air to breathe and after getting tangled in the shark nets at Coogee Beach in Sydney (November 25, 2009) the Dugong could no longer surface for air to breathe and [...]
- 6 Humpback Whales Caught in Gold Coast Shark Nets since September 09
November 07, 2009
A juvenile humpback whale about 4.5m long, was entangled in a Gold Coast shark net for hours off Mermaid Beach, Gold Coast on Saturday morning 7th November.
The young whale was caught by netting around one pectoral fin, this shows the vulnerability of the whales to entanglement as they move past the [...]
- Gold Coast Councilor Pushes for Shark Net Ban on GC beaches
November 05, 2009
John Wayne, Gold Coast Councilor for Division 2 has called for a ban on the shark nets on Gold Coast beaches.
“In my opinion the by-catch that we get – the non-target species – isn’t worth the damage that we cause.”
Councillor Wayne says the nets kill dozens of dolphins, rays, and turtles.
“They get caught [...]
- 1000 Signatures… We need more!
November 04, 2009
We currently have gathered about 1000 signatures, but WE NEED MORE!
The government will listen to the public voice, we are aiming for 500,000 signatures.
Please help us attain our goal to show the Australian NSW and QLD governments that we do not need the shark nets in Australian waters.
Are you a proud Australian?
Are [...]
- Channel Ten’s 7PM Project Reports on Shark Nets
Oct 19, 2009
7PM Project James Mathison’s Report on Shark Nets, Oct 19, 2009
What are your views on this issue?
Personally I think that the Shark Control Program Managers role and should be reviewed immediately. This position of authority gives permission for killing wildlife to protect beach users; this role needs urgent review and attention.
Sign the petition [...]
- 1 Humpback Whale Caught Every 10 Days!
October 13, 2009
Another Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) was caught off Burleigh in a Shark Net off the Gold Coast on October 13, 2009. Since September 2009, this is an average of 1 humpback whale caught every 10 days.
That’s 5 humpback whales caught in Gold Coast Shark Nets since early September.
The entangled Humpback Whale calf [...]
- Dolphin Dies in Shark Nets at Freshwater Beach, Sydney NSW
October 10, 2009
An innocent dolphin was found caught in the Shark Nets at Freshwater Beach on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, the dolphin was found floating dead and entangled in the indiscriminate net on October 10, 2009.
Why is marine life suffering because of human fears? There should be a NO KILL policy in the aim to protect [...]
- Join the Remove Shark Nets Cause on Facebook
Do you want to voice your opinion about the shark nets? Get onto Facebook, join the Remove Shark Nets cause and share your stories, photos and videos.
Lets get these nets removed.
Why do humans think that we are better than all the other species on this planet?
Every species has a right to live.
- Shark Meshing: Saving Swimmers or Hurting Wildlife?
Associate Professor Clyde Wild the Dean (Academic) of Griffith University’s Science, Environment, Engineering & Technology group has written this insightful news report for Griffith News Now.
Excerpt from Griffith News Now Story:
“Of course, no action on the scale of meshing beaches is without unplanned effects, and, in addition to catching a couple of hundred sharks each [...]
- 3rd Humpback Whale Caught in Gold Coast Shark Nets in a Month
October 03, 2009
Two out of the three Humpback Whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) have been caught in the Kirra, Gold Coast Shark Nets; with the most recent entanglement occurring on Saturday morning 03 October 2009.
The victim of entanglement in the Shark Net was a month-old humpback whale calf, approximately 5-6m long; it was migrating south to Antarctica [...]
- We Need Your Petition Signature!
This campaign to Remove Shark Nets from Australian beaches is largely built around gathering large numbers of support from locals, visitors or those passionate about protecting marine life from the outdated use of shark nets.
If you think that the Shark Nets are not needed any more in Australian beaches, please sign the petition.
If you think [...]
- Kirra Surf Stock Festival
Come and meet the Remove Shark Nets team, we will be at the Surfrider Foundation tent at the Kirra Surf Stock Festival on Sunday, 8 November 2009.
Come along to sign the petition to Remove Shark Nets from Australian Beaches... see how you can get involved, get information about shark nets.
Date: Sunday 8th November 2009
Place: Kirra [...]
- What are Shark Nets and Drum-Lines?
The nets employed in the Shark Control Programs do not stretch across the entire length of the selected beach, nor do they extend from the sea floor to the water’s surface, they only act as an obstruction to the shark’s path when they enter beaches.
Click Here for Shark Net Image
The nets are attached to buoys [...]
- Transparentsea 700 km Voyage for Marine Life
“Transparentsea”, the odyssey is an initiative of professional surfer Dave Rastovich, an environmental crusader who is joined on his quest by Californian surfer and artist Chris Del Moro (San Diego, CA, USA), Musician Will Conner (AUS), Photographer Hilton Dawe (Byron Bay, NSW, AUS) and Surfrider Foundation’s Kristy Theissling (Coolangatta, QLD, AUS).
Paddling single-seat “trimaran” sea kayaks, [...]
- Another Distressed Humpback Whale Caught in the Gold Coast Shark Nets – 2nd Whale Entanglement in September 09
September 27, 2009
In a shark net [186m (l) x 6m (w)] at Miami beach on Queensland’s Gold Coast a 9m (sub-adult) humpback whale (Megaptera novaeangliae) was caught and entangled.
This is the second entanglement of a humpback whale in the Gold Coast shark nets in the month of September.
It was spotted early in the morning by [...]
- Why are Sharks Important?
Sharks play an important role in the oceans food webs (as top predators) if sharks are removed effects will be felt down the food web and could cause harm to other species survival.
Fossil records show that sharks are about 100 million years older than dinosaurs; they are therefore more than 400 million years old.
In recent [...]
- June 6-11, 2010 – Sharks International Conference, Cairns QLD, Australia
Key note speaker: Geremy Cliff (KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board, Umhlanga, South Africa)
The KwaZulu-Natal Sharks Board are responsible for the destructive practice of installing shark nets for “bather protection” in South Africa. Harmless sharks, turtles, dolphins, and rays die each year by entanglement in the approximately 28 km of nets off South African beaches.
If you live in [...]
- The Queensland Great Barrier Reef Region Shark Net Toll – “Protecting” Tourists, Killing Locals
The following were caught in shark nets in the Great Barrier Reef region since the introduction of the QLD Shark Control Program in the late 1960s to the mid 1990’s.
2140 turtles
552 dugongs
216 dolphins
During this period [...]
- Gold Coast, QLD, Australia; Catch Data in Shark Nets 2000-2008
Open attachment below to have a look at what was recorded as By Catch in the shark nets on Gold Coast beaches from 2000-2008. There is no reason to be catching and killing these species.
Gold Coast By-catch 2000 to 2008 (pdf)
Open attachment below to have a look at what was recorded as Shark Catches in [...]
- NSW Shark Nets Are Back – Set to Catch and Kill
September, 2009
In early September 2009 the Shark nets (51 of them) were placed in NSW waters from Woollongong to Newcastle. They will remain in place until the end of April.
This means:
51 nets x 900m2 net area = 45, 900m2 of netting was placed in Sydney and Central Coast waters to catch and kill sharks
The shark [...]
- Stop the Entanglement of Humpback Whales (and other marine life) in Australian Shark Nets – Humpback Whale Gets Caught in Gold Coast Shark Nets September 2009
- Shark Nets Threaten Rare Australian Snub-fin Dolphin
June 22, 2009
The Snubfin dolphin Orcaella heinsohni (recently recognised species) lives on the QLD coast and has a small population of only about 100 left. This population is an inshore coastal species preferring shallow waters, and is suffering from capture within nets - both gill nets and shark nets. As a marine mammal this species [...]
- School Visit to Coomera Anglican College
June 12, 2009
We went to Coomera Anglican College on the Gold Coast to share with a Year 10 Biology class information about the Shark Nets and the effects of having nets within the ocean. This section is for the Year 10 students, family and friends to upload some comments to this website (click on Comment [...]
- World Environment Day 2009 – Remove Shark Nets Australia
June 8, 2009
Thanks to all the supporters who signed the “Remove Shark Nets” petition at the World Environment Day festival at Winders Park, Currumbin, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia – Sunday 7th June from 10am-5pm.
Despite the wet start we gathered over 160 signatures and educated many people about the impacts of the Shark Nets on many [...]
- Focus on Removing Australian Shark Nets
For over 70 years shark nets in NSW and QLD, Australia have been catching sharks, dolphins, whales, rays, turtles, dugongs and fish and as a result many die. This happens 24 hours a day while the nets are in operation – this is the largest fishing effort ever made on any species.
Shark nets operate in [...]
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