Western Australia rejects adopting South African shark-spotting program

Shark Spotters representatives, brought in through crowdfunding campaign, say their 'site-specific' technique could be trialled on WA beaches immediately

A South African shark-spotting program's representatives say their technique could be effectively trialled on Western Australian beaches immediately, despite the state government dismissing the initiative.

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