Noosa MP says science must lead shark safety decisions

Noosa MP says science must lead shark safety decisions

Noosa MP Sandy Bolton has welcomed a new $2.4 million Queensland Government research project into shark populations but says the State must urgently deliver its long-promised framework to assess alternatives to shark nets. Ms Bolton said while improving scientific knowledge of shark behaviour and populations was an important step towards making Queensland’s beaches safer, the Government had yet to release the promised Shark Mitigation Alternativ…