A NSW MP is urging his government to create a rebate scheme for individuals and remove shark nets from the state's beaches.
abc.net.au/news/should-nsw-introduce-a-rebate-for-shark-deterrents/101543378A New South Wales MP is urging the state government to create a personal shark deterrent device rebate scheme and remove shark nets from the state's beaches.The most recent report on the NSW's shark meshing program found a total of 376 marine animals caught in nets, but only 51 were target sharks
Primary Industries Minister, Dugald Saunders says he wants the councils to survey beachgoers about removing the shark nets "My issue is that so many creatures are caught up in the nets as a bycatch and great whites swim by with impunity," Mr Evans said. Mr Evans urged the government to divert the money it spent on the nets into a rebate scheme for personal deterrent devices.
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