A viable solution to shark nets and drumlines is being tested in Australia this year by the West Australian Department of Fisheries.
The good folks over at the Dorsal Fin Blog have the complete story.
Suffice to say what is being tested in Perth might just save 10,000 breeding aged sharks off coasts from Australia to South Africa in the coming years.
Here's a link to the program with full spec shark geek info. Naturally, we read the whole thing.
Saying farewell to a decade of "shark awareness" and hello to a new decade of "shark action."
Let the conservation science begin!