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Journal article
Hooking efficiencies of SMART drumlines and their possible deployment rates vs gillnets for bather protection
Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.11, pp.1-17
06/03/2025
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Abstract
Introduction: For 87 years, gillnets have been deployed off up to 51 beaches in New South Wales, Australia, to reduce bites on humans by white (Carcharodon carcharias), bull (Carcharhinus leucas), and tiger (Galeocerdo cuvier) sharks. Recently, to minimise unwanted fishing mortalities, baited drumlines with electronic catch sensors, called ‘shark management alert in real time’ (SMART) have been trialled. The SMART drumlines are more selective than gillnets and because catches are quickly removed (with target sharks spatially displaced), nearly all survive. Nevertheless, important questions remain unanswered, including (1) the required number of SMART drumlines at a beach and (2) their risk of not being deployed due to adverse weather—which doesn’t affect gillnets.
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- Title
- Hooking efficiencies of SMART drumlines and their possible deployment rates vs gillnets for bather protection
- Creators
- Paul Butcher - NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (Australia, Coffs Harbour)Matt Broadhurst - NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (Australia, Coffs Harbour)Victor Peddemors - NSW Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (Australia, Sydney)Aidan McGarty - University of WollongongBrian Cullis - University of Wollongong
- Publication Details
- Frontiers in Marine Science, Vol.11, pp.1-17
- Publisher
- Frontiers Research Foundation; LAUSANNE
- Grant note
- This study was requested by the NSW DPIRD shark program leader, Marcel Green, and funded by the NSW DPIRD shark management program.
- Identifiers
- 991013267502902368
- Copyright
- © 2025 Butcher, Broadhurst, Peddemors, McGarty and Cullis.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article