WA Culls Shark Kill Program

[not.a.sock.puppet]

Colin Barnett said the state had negotiated a new protocol with the Commonwealth after withdrawing its application to run its controversial drum-line program for another three years.

The decision comes a month after the WA Environmental Protection Authority recommended not to extend the program, which resulted in the capture of 172 sharks last summer.

Only 50 of the captured sharks were over the designated three-metre kill length.

Read more at http://www.9news.com.au/national/2014/10/24/17/11/wa-dumps-controversial-drum-line-program#k7OasPoHV...

Good on em, Ay!

[boris1gary]

good news but the fight isn't over.

Greens senator Rachel Siewert said the Barnett government's shark cull was flawed from the start.

"Today's outcome is a reflection of the strong community campaign against this cull and is a tribute to all those people in WA, around Australia and overseas who have joined rallies and shown their opposition to this plan,"she said.

"I call on the premier to publicly commit to finally abandon his cull plans and the use of drumlines, and to invest in alternative measures to improve community safety without jepoardising WA's marine life," she said.

Sea Shepherd's WA Shark Campaigner Natalie Banks was rapt the drum line policy was sunk, but still feared the WA government had to much power to kill sharks that posed a threat to beachgoers.

"This could have a huge impact on the tiger shark population," she told Fairfax Media.

"And the CSRIO has warned the great white population is at tipping point, so we must ensure there are enough sharks to keep our oceans healthy".

Read more: http://www.watoday.com.au/wa-news/barnett-governments-shark-drum-line-policy-sunk-20141024-11b6it.ht...

[dskracing]

We fought long and hard ffor this decision and its not over yet.

On November 15th there is a Free Ocean safety forum at Perth town hall...all welcome.