Authors
Leah Gibbs, Lachlan Fetterplace, Matthew Rees, Quentin Hanich
Publication date
2020/3
Journal
People and Nature
Volume
2
Issue
1
Pages
189-203
Description
- ‘Shark attack’ presents a considerable social‐environmental challenge. Each year a small number of people are injured or killed by shark bite. Concurrently, sharks and other marine life are subject to unprecedented anthropogenic pressures.
- Shark hazard management varies globally, but lethal strategies are common, with negative consequences for species and environments. Of particular concern are the effects for threatened species.
- Lethal strategies have recently come under criticism, based on the negative effects for marine life, effectiveness for human safety and inconsistency with contemporary values. Moves to improve both safety and conservation can be hindered by polarized debate.
- We present a case study of the world's longest‐running lethal shark hazard management program, the Shark Meshing (Bather Protection) Program, New South Wales, Australia. We take an interdisciplinary approach to …
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L Gibbs, L Fetterplace, M Rees, Q Hanich - People and Nature, 2020