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A drum line is an unmanned aquatic trap used to lure and capture large sharks using baited hooks. They are typically deployed near popular swimming beaches with the intention of reducing the number of sharks in the vicinity and therefore the probability of shark attack.
A drum line is an unmanned aquatic trap used to lure and capture large sharks using baited hooks—some (such as those in Queensland) are designed to kill sharks. [ 1 ] Drum lines have been criticized for being environmentally destructive and speciesist , and have sparked public demonstrations and vocal opposition, particularly from ...
The majority of shark nets used are gillnets, which is a wall of netting that hangs in the water and captures the targeted sharks by entanglement. [6] The nets may be as much as 186 metres (610 ft) long, set at a depth of 6 metres (20 ft), have a mesh size of 500 millimetres (20 in) and are designed to catch sharks longer than 2 metres (6.6 ft) in length.
The first shark was killed under the newly implemented policy on 26 January 2014 near Dunsborough. [74] It was a tiger shark that took a baited drum line hook. It was discovered alive and was subsequently shot and killed. [75] Images of the incident were captured and a "social media storm" ensued.
But shark attacks are generally rare overall, with confirmed unprovoked cases totalling 57 worldwide in 2022, according to the ISAF, which is lower than the most recent five-year (2017-21) average ...
Drum line may refer to: Drum line (shark control), an anti-shark precautionary measure; Drumline, a formation for a section of percussion instruments;
It happens before you can even reel a fish onto your boat.
The Premier of Western Australia, Colin Barnett, introduced a shark drum-line baiting program in 2014 following seven fatal shark attacks in WA in three years. The program was heavily criticized and scrapped later the same year. [4] Groups such as Sea Shepherd had called for eco-shark barriers and spotters as used in Cape Town in South Africa. [5]