Abstract
Across the three phases of the study the project found:
• Very strong support for authorities helping people to accept and take responsibility for their safety – beach signage, education, research and advice that improves understanding of how to avoid unnecessary risk.
• Very high support for non-invasive strategies; consistently low support for invasive strategies.
• Least support for strategies that indiscriminately kill sharks and other marine life. People were in favour of strategies that offer protection to humans but did not negatively impact sharks.
• Sharks were rarely demonised as ‘killers’; most often they were characterised as integral to marine ecosystems. ‘The ocean is their home’ was very often stated.
• A strong dislike of ‘knee-jerk’ policymaking in response to isolated incidents and as political opportunism – Thoughtfully considered policy was well regarded, reactive management was not well received.
• Very strong support for authorities helping people to accept and take responsibility for their safety – beach signage, education, research and advice that improves understanding of how to avoid unnecessary risk.
• Very high support for non-invasive strategies; consistently low support for invasive strategies.
• Least support for strategies that indiscriminately kill sharks and other marine life. People were in favour of strategies that offer protection to humans but did not negatively impact sharks.
• Sharks were rarely demonised as ‘killers’; most often they were characterised as integral to marine ecosystems. ‘The ocean is their home’ was very often stated.
• A strong dislike of ‘knee-jerk’ policymaking in response to isolated incidents and as political opportunism – Thoughtfully considered policy was well regarded, reactive management was not well received.
| Original language | English |
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| Place of Publication | CSU Bathurst |
| Publisher | Institute of Land Water and Society |
| Commissioning body | NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) |
| Number of pages | 115 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781864673616 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781864673616 |
| Publication status | Published - Jan 2020 |
Publication series
| Name | ILWS Report |
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| No. | 130 |
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Listening to the community for guidance on shark management policy in NSW
Simmons, P. (Creator)
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