Shark detectors deployed at WA attack site
TWO satellite-linked tagged shark detectors will be deployed at West and Kelp Beds beaches in Esperance where a West Australian teenage girl was killed by a shark two months ago
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TWO satellite-linked tagged shark detectors will be deployed at West and Kelp Beds beaches in Esperance where a West Australian teenage girl was killed by a shark two months ago.
The locations were chosen after community consultation, including an online survey, and take the total number of shark detectors off WA’s coast to 27.
Kelp Beds, where 17-year-old Laeticia Brouwer was fatally bitten on the leg while surfing with her father on Easter Monday, was selected as the first or second choice by 84 per cent of total respondents, while 54 per cent chose West Beach as their first or second preference.
The receivers enable authorities to detect tagged sharks in the area and immediately upload information to the Shark Smart website and Surf Life Saving WA Twitter feed.
WA Fisheries Minister Dave Kelly said the extension of the shark monitoring network to Esperance was part of the state government’s shark mitigation strategy.
“The two locations selected by the Esperance community are both popular surfing beaches among locals and visitors,” he said.
“Department of Fisheries staff are on their way to Esperance today with the receivers and equipment to deploy the detectors, if weather permits, by the end of the month.”
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