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Photo by Fiona Ayerst. From Marine Photo Bank.

Shark nets kill 24 non-target marine animals in 37 days

During the first five weeks of the Second NSW North Coast Shark Meshing Trial (period ending 31 December 2017) 53 non-target marine creatures were caught but 24 of them died.  

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