{"id":431,"date":"2018-11-09T04:03:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T04:03:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=431"},"modified":"2018-11-09T04:03:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T04:03:26","slug":"greens-say-call-for-shark-cull-no-solution","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2018\/11\/09\/greens-say-call-for-shark-cull-no-solution\/","title":{"rendered":"Greens say Call for shark cull no solution"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Calls for mass shark culls by conservative politicians would be an ineffective and irresponsible response to recent attacks in Queensland, according to the Australian Greens.<br \/>\nQueensland Senator Larissa Waters said a calm and sensible approach is needed and welcomed tomorrow\u2019s roundtable on the issue in Airlie Beach.<br \/>\n\u201cOur hearts go out to the families affected by recent shark attacks, but calls for mass shark culls are irresponsible, won\u2019t work, and would not be supported by a majority of Queenslanders,\u201d Senator Waters said.<br \/>\n\u201cTomorrow\u2019s roundtable needs to look at all of the non-lethal options including shark shield personal deterrent devices, shark spotter programs, eco-shark barriers and increased public education.<br \/>\n\u201cThere must also be scientists at the table so facts inform decision making.<br \/>\n\u201cWe cannot turn our ocean into a shark killing field because of political hyperbole. Lethal mitigation measures give a false sense of security and do not deter sharks or adequately protect swimmers.<br \/>\n\u201cDrumlines and nets are indiscriminate killers of protected wildlife, and the evidence shows non-lethal measures are more effective.&#8221;<br \/>\nSenator Waters said the Queensland Government\u2019s Great Barrier Reef shark control program was more than 50 years old and has killed more than 85,000 marine animals including sharks, turtles and dolphins.<br \/>\n\u201cQueensland\u2019s shark control program is completely out of date and isn\u2019t in line with community expectations for protecting swimmers without harming marine life,\u201d Senator Waters said.<br \/>\n\u201cThere are plenty of non-lethal options that should be considered and will do much more for people\u2019s safety, marine life and tourism.&#8221;<br \/>\nA recent\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/icm-tracking.meltwater.com\/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=qJ9juQrYQnz1cqUgIm8psgUQ75z%2Bv%2FUt%2BmzLgDhho6nnEEJMrQdYl2dyxizohFbzMPLm3%2Fl7GcgGO%2BzkX1yeqs%2BBIvIJxjU6nA5oh5weBXgFU4YLQZt9yU96SVe4gaIZ&amp;G=0&amp;R=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aph.gov.au%2FParliamentary_Business%2FCommittees%2FSenate%2FEnvironment_and_Communications%2FSharkmitigation%2FReport%2Fb02&amp;I=20181108033121.0000002ce703%40mail6-42-usnbn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjViZTNhZTA3ZWY0NDg1MGExZjZmZjhkYTsxfDEwNDY3NTk6dHJ1ZTs%3D&amp;S=WOiOy59Z0UJFKaHrYYlU-WxQVVy7AHNAyrFHlBLoX1g\">Senate Inquiry into shark mitigation<\/a>, established by Greens spokesperson for Healthy Oceans, Senator Peter Whish-Wilson, has already outlined better ways to manage risks to both humans and wildlife.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calls for mass shark culls by conservative politicians would be an ineffective and irresponsible response to recent attacks in Queensland, according to the Australian Greens. Queensland Senator Larissa Waters said a calm and sensible approach is needed and welcomed tomorrow\u2019s roundtable on the issue in Airlie Beach. \u201cOur hearts go out to the families affected &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2018\/11\/09\/greens-say-call-for-shark-cull-no-solution\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Greens say Call for shark cull no solution&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/431\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}