❓ A parliamentary question seeks details regarding the capture and treatment of two sharks caught on drum lines following a shark bite incident. The government's response provides some information on capture times but lacks data on the sharks' time alive on the lines and defends the treatment as appropriate.
AnsweredQoN 2264Legislative Council
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I refer to the response to a shark bite incident at Wylie Bay, Esperance on 2 October 2014, and I ask : (a) for each shark, what was the time of day when the shark was first observed to have been caught on the drum lines; (b) for each shark, how long were they observed to be visibly alive on the drum lines before they were observed to be dead and their bodies were recovered; (c) at what time was it observed that the first shark captured had been fitted with an external acoustic tag; (d) for each shark, what steps, if any, were taken to release the shark before it died; and (e) does the Government consider that the treatment of both sharks was humane?
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Answered
17 February 2015
Responded by
Minister for Fisheries
Response time
77 days
(a) The first shark was observed to have been caught at 1:55pm. The second shark was first observed to be on the line at 6:00pm.
(b) Not available. The time either shark was observed to have expired on the line is not recorded.
(c) There was no external acoustic tag observed. The Department of Fisheries was not aware it was a tagged shark until the internal acoustic tag was recovered during the subsequent examination of the shark carcasses.
(d) No steps were taken to release the sharks.
(e) The treatment of the sharks was considered appropriate in the circumstances.
(b) Not available. The time either shark was observed to have expired on the line is not recorded.
(c) There was no external acoustic tag observed. The Department of Fisheries was not aware it was a tagged shark until the internal acoustic tag was recovered during the subsequent examination of the shark carcasses.
(d) No steps were taken to release the sharks.
(e) The treatment of the sharks was considered appropriate in the circumstances.
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