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Stopping sharks but catching whales

The use of nets to prevent sharks reaching beaches is common in New South Wales. But there is one unfortunate side effect of preventing swimmers and surfers - whales are regularly the innocent victims.


Humpback whale calf freed from netting on New South Wales South Coast - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation):
A humpback whale calf has been rescued near Batemans Bay on the New South Wales South Coast after an extensive operation by Parks and Wildlife.
The whale, still being protected by its mother, was spotted on Monday, however bad weather caused a rescue attempt to be aborted.
The pair was relocated further south, near Narooma on Tuesday afternoon.
"There was the good fortune for the support vessel which was out first thing yesterday morning ... They were able to relocate the entangled calf with its mother," Lawrence Orel from Parks and Wildlife said.
"[They] were still quite close to shore, which was very helpful."
Mr Orel said the whale was freed by crews who cut the material it was entangled in
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