choppa
22-12-2006, 09:44 AM
an interesting read in todays sunshine coast daily re the issue of another dolphin being caught in a shark nets and dying off the coast at noosa national park,,,
this brings the tally to 13 dolphins caught in 2006 of the sunshine coast's 78 drum lines and 11 nets that stretch from bribie to noosa
a total of 84 sharks,,,,,,,including a four metre tiger and a 3.4 metre hammer head of point cartwright and noosa respectively
3 turtles,,,,and 1 whale,, were also bycatch,,,which is more ammunition for the conservationists
the nets were first intoduced in 1962 after the fatal maulings at noosa and mackay in 1961,,,and no fatalities have been reported since
during the FIRST 15 years,,,,, 468 dugongs,,2654 turtles,,317 dolphins and 10889 rays were also caught,,, numbers of which have steadily dropped since new initiatives were brought in back in 1992
new technology is advancing here,,,,,,,,,,
THE COUNT,,,,,NOOSA 2 dolphins,,2 turtles,, 24 shark WURTULLA 2 dolphins,,18 sharks COOLUM 2 dolphins,,9 sharks MAROOCHYDORE 3 dolphin,,3 sharks BRIBIE 1 dolphin CALOUNDRA 1 dolphin,,10 sharks ALEX HEADLAND 1 dolphin,,5 sharks SURFAIR 1dolphin MARCOOLA 9 sharks POINT CARTWRIGHT 1 shark,, YAROOMBA 1 shark BUDDINA 1 shark
a few whales have been ensnared of which have been successfully released,,, .
just dont tell PETA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
choppa
this brings the tally to 13 dolphins caught in 2006 of the sunshine coast's 78 drum lines and 11 nets that stretch from bribie to noosa
a total of 84 sharks,,,,,,,including a four metre tiger and a 3.4 metre hammer head of point cartwright and noosa respectively
3 turtles,,,,and 1 whale,, were also bycatch,,,which is more ammunition for the conservationists
the nets were first intoduced in 1962 after the fatal maulings at noosa and mackay in 1961,,,and no fatalities have been reported since
during the FIRST 15 years,,,,, 468 dugongs,,2654 turtles,,317 dolphins and 10889 rays were also caught,,, numbers of which have steadily dropped since new initiatives were brought in back in 1992
new technology is advancing here,,,,,,,,,,
THE COUNT,,,,,NOOSA 2 dolphins,,2 turtles,, 24 shark WURTULLA 2 dolphins,,18 sharks COOLUM 2 dolphins,,9 sharks MAROOCHYDORE 3 dolphin,,3 sharks BRIBIE 1 dolphin CALOUNDRA 1 dolphin,,10 sharks ALEX HEADLAND 1 dolphin,,5 sharks SURFAIR 1dolphin MARCOOLA 9 sharks POINT CARTWRIGHT 1 shark,, YAROOMBA 1 shark BUDDINA 1 shark
a few whales have been ensnared of which have been successfully released,,, .
just dont tell PETA,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
choppa