Trials taking place in modern South Wales also include high-tech drum lines that will hook sharks and allow for them to be quickly tagged and relocated Shark-tracking drones are being deployed to protect Australia’s beachgoers following a series of attacks on surfers. Trials will begin next week as section of a strategy by the modern South Wales (NSW) government,which will also see high-tech drum lines installed to allow sharks to be hooked, tagged and released further out to sea.
The drones will feed images with GPS coordinates back to operators looking for sharks, and with the first field tests being conducted off Coffs Harbour,approximately 285 miles (380km) south of Brisbane.
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Source: theguardian.com