Tag Archives: Shark

Shark sightings are on the rise — and beach towns are fighti…

If you sea something, say something. With millions beach-bound this Memorial Day weekend, New York-area coastal communities are working overtime to keep swimmers safe while enjoying the region’s increasingly shark-infested waters. With sightings — and panic — on the rise, towns are hoping to avoid any Amity Island-like scenarios by rolling …

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Tweed Shire gets two shark drones while Ballina waits to hea…

Andrew Colefax uses drones to research shark behaviour and develop drone-based shark detection. Photo supplied. Nationals member for Tweed Geoff Provest has announced that two drones will be provided for Tweed Shire beaches, yet Greens member for Ballina Tamara Smith says she is still waiting to find out if her …

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Politicians divided over shark drone funding

SHARK mitigation has once again divided Tweed leaders. Two shark drones have been funded for the next 12 months on the Tweed coastline but some don’t think the region got its fair share. The technology, to be hosted at Cabarita and South Kingscliff/Cudgen, is part of a new $8 million …

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Drone reveals shadowy ‘shark’ secrets – Echonetdaily

A surfer and a shark sharing the same ocean. Photo NSW DPI/Southern Cross University. From Veronica-Pooh Nash-Poleate’s viral video ‘Stay outta them oceans ‘cause that’s the sharks house’, to Shark Girl Madison Stewart who swims with them on a daily basis, there are very few people who don’t have an …

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