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Shark nets are fairly common across popular Australian tourist beaches, but beyond giving swimmers a perception that they are being protected from sharks, do they actually work?
Jordan Sosnowski is the Advocacy Director for Action for Dolphins, a group that aims to stop cruelty to, and gain legal protection for, small cetaceans (dolphins and other small whales). We chatted about how shark nets probably don't work to keep sharks and swimmers apart, that shark nets have an incredible toll on marine life, that sharks don't hunt you down, that opinions on the use of shark nets are changing, and the non-lethal options that are out there.
Songs in this episode - all licensed under a Creative Commons License:
Epic Song by BoxCat Games
Earth Tones by Hpnotic718
Ave Marimba - Kevin MacLeod
Sapphire - Tobu
Image from Sea Gazing
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