❓ WA Parliamentary Question on Notice regarding shark hazard mitigation activities, including recent shark tagging operations, the number of sharks tagged, and the operational status of shark warning towers in Cottesloe.
AnsweredQoN 898Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
SHARKS — HAZARD
MITIGATION
898. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to shark hazard mitigation
activities.
(1) Prior to this
past weekend's tragedy, when was the most recent occasion on which the
Department of Fisheries undertook a shark tagging operation in the metropolitan
area?
(2) How many
sharks, by species, length and interception location, have been tagged and
released in the year to date?
(3) I refer to
the minister's media statement of 17 October and ask whether the two
automated shark warning towers allocated ''for deployment'' to
the Town of Cottesloe are operational?
MITIGATION
898. Hon TJORN SIBMA to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Fisheries:
I refer to shark hazard mitigation
activities.
(1) Prior to this
past weekend's tragedy, when was the most recent occasion on which the
Department of Fisheries undertook a shark tagging operation in the metropolitan
area?
(2) How many
sharks, by species, length and interception location, have been tagged and
released in the year to date?
(3) I refer to
the minister's media statement of 17 October and ask whether the two
automated shark warning towers allocated ''for deployment'' to
the Town of Cottesloe are operational?
AnswerView source ↗
I thank the member for some notice
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister
for Fisheries.
(1) The Department of Primary Industries and Regional
Development last conducted shark tagging operations in the metropolitan
area on 3 November 2021 in Cockburn Sound.
(2) To date, 14 white sharks have been acoustically
tagged and released in Western Australian waters in 2021 . The rest of
this part of the answer is in tabular form. I seek leave to have it incorporated
into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Date
Species
Total
Length (cm)
Release
Location
24-Oct-21
White
Shark
280
Cockburn
Sound
Metropolitan
14-Oct-21
White
Shark
361
Cockburn
Sound
Metropolitan
14-Oct-21
White
Shark
303
Cockburn
Sound
Metropolitan
22-Sep-21
White
Shark
269
Cockburn
Sound
Metropolitan
18-Jun-21
White
Shark
431
Nanarup
Beach
Albany
31-Jan-21
White
Shark
319
Alexander
Point (East)
Esperance
30-Jan-21
White
Shark
308
Alexander
Point (East)
Esperance
16-Jan-21
White
Shark
260
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
16-Jan-21
White
Shark
419
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
16-Jan-21
White
Shark
387
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
15-Jan-21
White
Shark
361
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
15-Jan-21
White
Shark
292
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
15-Jan-21
White
Shark
356
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
15-Jan-21
White
Shark
356
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
(3) Two shark
warning towers were installed by the Town of Cottesloe on 1 November 2021. The
towers can be manually activated by Town of Cottesloe rangers. DPIRD is
currently working on programming these towers to operate automatically when a shark
is detected on an adjacent shark monitoring receiver. It is expected that the
towers will be automated by the end of November 2021.
of the question. The following answer has been provided to me by the Minister
for Fisheries.
(1) The Department of Primary Industries and Regional
Development last conducted shark tagging operations in the metropolitan
area on 3 November 2021 in Cockburn Sound.
(2) To date, 14 white sharks have been acoustically
tagged and released in Western Australian waters in 2021 . The rest of
this part of the answer is in tabular form. I seek leave to have it incorporated
into Hansard .
[Leave granted for the following
material to be incorporated.]
Date
Species
Total
Length (cm)
Release
Location
24-Oct-21
White
Shark
280
Cockburn
Sound
Metropolitan
14-Oct-21
White
Shark
361
Cockburn
Sound
Metropolitan
14-Oct-21
White
Shark
303
Cockburn
Sound
Metropolitan
22-Sep-21
White
Shark
269
Cockburn
Sound
Metropolitan
18-Jun-21
White
Shark
431
Nanarup
Beach
Albany
31-Jan-21
White
Shark
319
Alexander
Point (East)
Esperance
30-Jan-21
White
Shark
308
Alexander
Point (East)
Esperance
16-Jan-21
White
Shark
260
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
16-Jan-21
White
Shark
419
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
16-Jan-21
White
Shark
387
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
15-Jan-21
White
Shark
361
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
15-Jan-21
White
Shark
292
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
15-Jan-21
White
Shark
356
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
15-Jan-21
White
Shark
356
Salisbury
Island
Esperance
(3) Two shark
warning towers were installed by the Town of Cottesloe on 1 November 2021. The
towers can be manually activated by Town of Cottesloe rangers. DPIRD is
currently working on programming these towers to operate automatically when a shark
is detected on an adjacent shark monitoring receiver. It is expected that the
towers will be automated by the end of November 2021.
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