Report on shark nets
Otago Daily Times By Chris Morris on Fri, 11 Feb 2011
Shark nets protecting Dunedin's beaches remain in the sights of at least one Dunedin city councillor. Cr Richard Thomson has called for a staff report on the appropriateness of the nets, including their costs, any possible environmental effect and new scientific knowledge relating to the use of nets.
The report was requested at the end of Wednesday's community development committee meeting. Cr Thomson's move follows an unsuccessful attempt last month by several councillors to have funding for the shark nets removed from the council's draft budget for 2011-12.
Otago Daily Times By Nigel Benson on Sat, 1 Jan 2011
What would we think if the Dunedin City Council paid $36,000 a year to protect us from lightning bolts? We'd think the council was mad, surely?
Yet, the DCC is the only local authority in New Zealand to maintain shark nets.Never mind that there has not been a shark attack in Dunedin waters for nearly 40 years.
And never mind that marine experts, environmentalists and even council staff who oversee the programme say it is nonsensical.
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HI Nic
Love this photo!!!
Would love to catch up sometime soon.
Maybe the weekend?
I have been laid low with a cold.
x Lyne
Worked on a boat out of taieri mouth about 20yrs ago and they had the contract for the shark nets. I remember some good sized sharks coming out of them.
Yet, the DCC is the only local authority in New Zealand to maintain shark nets.Never mind that there has not been a shark attack in Dunedin waters for nearly 40 years......
Isn't that the proof? What an idiot some people make of themselves and as usual it's a reporter from the ODT.
I was out once in the 80's and while I was there on my own at Brighton the shark boast caught a live 18ft white pointer and they onlt catch them on the way out not the way in so I was lucky that day...
Its time to recognise that the nets need to go.
Anonymous 1 is a liar or an idiot.
"I was out once in the 80's and while I was there on my own at Brighton the shark boast caught a live 18ft white pointer
There has never been a white
pointer caught in any Dunedin nets.
FACT !!!
(Check with DCC who have stats on all the sharks caught)
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