A current affair: entanglement of humpback whales in coastal shark‐control nets

Overview of attention for article published in Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, November 2019

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Twelve whales have been tangled in shark nets off Queensland’s coast so far this year. Here’s why

MSN, 29 Sep 2025

Scientists say a flourishing whale population that is swimming closer to shore and into the path of shark nets is contributing…

Twelve whales have been tangled in shark nets off Queensland’s coast so far this year. Here’s why

inkl, 29 Sep 2025

Scientists say a flourishing whale population that is swimming closer to shore and into the path of shark nets is contributing…

News story from The Guardian on Monday 29 September 2025

The Guardian, 29 Sep 2025

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