Interactions between sharks and humans happen in a variety of places. That means reducing conflict needs different interventions.
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A Senate committee has recommended an end to sharks culls and nets. According to surveys, the public is on board with the idea of ending policies that are lethal to sharks.
For 50 years California has used laws and policies to manage development along its 1,100-mile coastline and preserve public access to the shore. Climate change will make that task harder.
A entire beach in Ireland has returned 33 years after being washed away.
We aren’t just jostling with each other for beach space. Scuttling, waddling, hopping or flying away from beachgoers all around Australia, wildlife struggles to survive the daily disturbances.
Marine plastic pollution is a global problem. Bali’s beaches present prime examples and an opportunity to study the socio-economic effects this has on coastal communities.
In many ways, the conflict we see on our beaches may be a small price to pay for the free and open access to our beaches, which Australians have long fought to preserve.
LIfeguards could potentially have a new ally in the fight to reduce shark incidents: drones that can spot when a shark swims nearby, and automatically alert authorities.
Shark nets are controversial, which is why the New South Wales government is investigating a host of other ways to keep humans and sharks apart – some more tried and tested than others.
The beach lies at the edges of the country, and can feel like another place entirely. French hand-wringing over Muslim dress for paddling should make us look again at our own attitudes.
Top contributors
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Scientia Senior Lecturer, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Coastal Science, Florida International University
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Director, Ocean and Coastal Policy Center, Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara
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Associate Research Professor and Director, Texas Sea Grant, Texas A&M University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Coastal and Marine Science, University of Newcastle
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Marine Biologist, South African National Parks (SANParks); Honorary Research Associate, South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB), South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity
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Senior Lecturer in Ocean and Earth Science, University of Southampton
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Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University
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Principal Research Fellow, University of Wollongong
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Director of the Australian National Insect Collection, CSIRO
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Postdoctoral Research Associate, Electoral Integrity Project, University of Sydney
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Associate Dean (Research and Knowledge Exchange), University of Brighton
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Professor, School of Sport, Health and Human Performance, University of Waikato
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Emeritus Professor of Law and Criminal Justice, University of South Australia
