Article 294RA Endangered dolphins and turtles entangled in NSW shark nets

Endangered dolphins and turtles entangled in NSW shark nets

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Christopher Knaus
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Report shows of 748 marine animals caught in 2015-16, 86% were threatened, protected or species not intended to be targeted by shark nets

Nine bottlenose dolphins, four common dolphins and one dolphin that was so decomposed that it could not be identified were caught in shark nets across 51 New South Wales beaches, according to the latest report on NSW's controversial shark-meshing program.

The report showed 748 marine animals became entangled in the nets in 2015-16.

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