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Shark Control Program non-target species statistics by year

Created 11/11/2025

Updated 11/11/2025

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The shark control program (SCP) relies on nets or drumlines, or a combination of both, to minimise the threat of shark attack on humans in particular locations. Following is information on numbers and locations of sharks that have been caught by the SCP. This dataset contains details of non-target numbers in the Shark Control program by species, date of capture, and location from 2001. It is important to reduce the inadvertent impacts of the SCP on other marine animals (bycatch) without compromising human safety. Bycatch levels are carefully monitored and research is focused on minimising impacts on non-target species.

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Title Shark Control Program non-target species statistics by year
Language English
Licence Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Australia
Landing Page https://data.gov.au/data/en/dataset/48705f6b-3e28-4074-a5c5-f49e39c28dad
Remote Last Updated 02/04/2025
Contact Point
Primary Industries
opendata@daf.qld.gov.au
Reference Period 04/12/2015
Geospatial Coverage Queensland
Data Portal Queensland Government

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This dataset was originally found on Queensland Government "Shark Control Program non-target species statistics by year". Please visit the source to access the original metadata of the dataset:
https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/shark-control-program-non-target-statistics-by-year