Shark control activities (meshing, netting, culling)
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Shark control activities such as Culling and meshing are practices that are also contributing to the decrease in shark populations. Culling targets sharks that come a certain distance to the shore line and seem to be a threat to local beach goers (Reed, Le Page 2014).
Finning
Finning is said to be the most responsible cause
to the decline in shark populations (Cemare et al 2007). It is the brutal act
of removing the fins from the shark; in most cases the remainder (carcass) of
the shark is thrown back into the water where it’ll sink to the bottom of the ocean
and die (Speigal 2001). The finning usually occurs whilst the shark is still
alive making the process that bit more tortuous for the animal.
Recreational/Commercial Fishing
Due to pressures from the Australian commercial
and recreational fishing industries, threats from finning, activities such as
‘shark control’ measures, and ecotourism the grey nurse shark has remained
listed as vulnerable since (Department of Environment 2014).
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| Grey Nurse Shark injured by a hood (Google Images 2014) Around 6% of grey nurse sharks have been recognised to have signs that they have encountered fishing gear at some point in their life (Department of Environment 2002). Related Links
'Court battle to get grey nurse shark off the hook', Sunday Morning Herald 2007
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