New technology to tag and track sharks near Shoalhaven beaches

By Andrew Pearson
Updated July 7 2017 - 8:50am, first published July 4 2017 - 3:06pm
How it works: The smart drumline uses GPS to send real time alerts to Department of Primary Industries scientists and contractors. Picture: NSW government
How it works: The smart drumline uses GPS to send real time alerts to Department of Primary Industries scientists and contractors. Picture: NSW government

Twenty “smart drumlines” will be deployed off the Illawarra and Shoalhaven coast, as part of a state government trial aimed at further protecting beachgoers from sharks. 

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