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‘Loitering in the shallows’: Winter shark surveillance led to hundreds of beach evacuations
Officials said the $120 million program recorded more than 1,200 shark detections and prompted 360 interventions, including alarms, jet ski deployments and evacuations.
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‘Loitering in the shallows’: Winter shark surveillance led to hundreds of beach evacuations
Data released by the NSW government on Sunday showed expanded drone surveillance resulted in more than 1200 shark detections in July and August, leading to 360 interventions including alarms, jet ski deployments and beach evacuations.
·North Sydney, Australia
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This winter, shark-monitoring drones were deployed off the coast of New South Wales to help authorities detect sharks in a timely manner and take measures to protect swimmers. In just two months, July and August, drone-detected sharks prompted authorities to take more than 360 emergency actions.
·New York, United States
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