Should drumlines and nets continue to be used to protect Australians against sharks?

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On October 15, 2020, ABC News published a background / opinion article entitled 'Should we kill killer sharks? Why we need to protect the predators that hunt us'
The article was authored by the ABC's environment writer Nick Kilvert and looks at the human and environmental impact on sharks, as well as the animals' place in oceanic ecosystems.
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On December 23, 2018, The Courier Mail published a report titled 'Whitsundays tourism asked for drum lines to be removed from shark attack hotspot'
The report claims that Tourism Whitsundays' manager asked for the drum lines to be removed because of the bad publicity they were provoking.
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On December 14, 2018, the Australian Marine Conservation Society issued a media release titled 'Up to 92% of Sharks in Queensland Waters Gone'
The release gives statistics demonstrating the impact of commercial fishing on shark numbers and calling for reduced quotas, better monitoring and an end to culling.
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On November 24, 2018, The Courier Mail published a report titled 'Whitsundays charter operator's plan to stop shark attacks' which details the use by some charter boat operators of shark repellent devices to help protect tourists in the water.
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On November 19, 2018, Whitsunday Times published an analysis titled 'Australia's horror shark statistics' which considered worldwide shark attack statistics over the last thirty years, focusing on the incidence and nature of attacks in Australian waters.
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On November 9, 2018, Tourism Whitsundays detailing the results of the 'expert panel' which had met to discuss the shark attack fatality which had occurred on November 5 and what actions could be taken immediately and long term to improve visitor safety.
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On November 9, 2018, news.com.au published a news report titled 'Sharks in north Queensland are "bigger, fatter" than ever before' which details a meeting between Queensland's Tourism Minister, Kate Jones, Fisheries Minister, Mark Furner, local tourism operators and marine experts, as well as the Whitsundays council to discuss the recent spate of shark attacks.
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On November 9, 2018, SBS News published a report titled, 'Queensland MP demands shark cull after Whitsunday attack' detailing the demands of LNP Member for the Queensland seat of Hinkler, Keith Pitt, that there be a shark cull in the region.
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On November 9, 2018, neoskosmos.com, a news agency that reports on Greek citizens around the world, posted a report on the shark-related death of Dr Daniel Christidis. The report is titled 'Remembering Dr Daniel Christidis the victim of Whitsundays shark attack'
The report includes a comment from a local fisherman claiming an increase in shark numbers.
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On November 9, 2018, ABC News published a report titled 'Sharks "bigger and fatter" and numbers "out of control" in north Queensland, fisher says'
The report focuses on claims made by a local fisherman that the number of sharks in Queensland waters has grown dramatically.
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On November 9, 2018, Startsat60 published a report titled ' Should sharks be culled? Debate rages following death in Queensland' which considers a number of points of view on whether sharks should be culled in the Whitsundays.
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On November 8, 2018, ABC News published a report titled 'Shark population "explosion" needs culling "just like pigs and kangaroos", says Rob Katter' which details the demand for a shark cull from Katter's Australian Party (KAP) North Queensland MP Rob Katter.
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On November 8, 2018, The Courier Mail published a news report titled 'MP calls for open season on man-eaters'. The report details the demand from NLP member for Hinkler, Keith Pitt, that there be a shark cull at the Whitsundays.
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On November 8, 2018, The Courier Mail published a report titled 'Airlie business owners warn of economic slump as fear grips tourists'
The report details the concerns of some on the Whitsundays that the recent shark attacks will damage the islands' economies.
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On November 7, 2017, ABC News published a report titled 'Queensland tourism operators voice concerns after third Cid Harbour shark attack'
Te report detailed the concerns of tourist operators that fear of shark attacks could harm the industry.
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On November 6, 2018, ABC Triple Hack published a report titled 'Changing human behaviour is the key to preventing shark attacks, experts say'
The report gives the view of a number of shark experts who argue that changing human behaviour is the best way of securing against shark attacks.
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On October 9, 2018, The Australian Geographic published an analysis titled 'The truth behind the Whitsundays shark encounters' which gives the views of a number of shark experts on factors influencing the shark attacks of September, the impact of media treatment and the nature of the local reaction.
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On September 27, 2018, The Brisbane Times published a report titled 'Shark victim out of ICU as hooks pulled from Whitsundays waters' which detailed the release of the first Cid Harbour shark attack from hospital at the same time as the drum lines were taken out of the harbour.
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On September 21, 2018, Scimex published a report titled ' Expert reaction: Second shark attack in the Whitsundays in 24 hours'
The report details the reactions of a number of shark experts to the second shark attack in Cid Bay.
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On August 16, 2018, Byron News published an analysis titled 'Australia's shark attack hotspots revealed' which gave statistics of the likelihood of shark attack at different places on the Australian coast.
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