White sharks – impact of berleying

• Since 2000, 2 operators

• One company recently changed periodicity of operations

• 3 new requests for licences in 12 months

• Berley days: 120 to >300

Research projects

• Influence of berleying on white shark presence/absence (CSIRO)

• Fine-scale swimming behaviour of white sharks (Flinders Uni/SARDI – Aquatic Sciences)

• Tagging video

• Shark tagged

• Shark tagged

White shark tracks

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