Several organizations in Australia are demanding to stop the use of shark nets. Shark nets are used in order to protect the people from shark attacks. As the government legalized the use of shark nets, there are many sharks caught in it and die.
As reported by BBC, the use of shark nets has killed not only the sharks but also dolphins and turtles. Those who oppose the idea of the shark nets asked the government to stop. People might be safer to go to the beach, but the life underwater is in danger.
Some people in Australia have lost the courage to go to the beach as the rate of shark attacks increase by the day. They do not want to risk their lives by diving or swimming in an ocean full of sharks. But when the use of shark nets was implemented, the number of beachgoers is on the rise once again. However, the solution seems to be the cause of yet, another huge problem.
According to a report from ABC, 170 sharks have died in a three-month period since the use of shark net in West Australia. Thus, a passionate campaigner and diver, Madison Steward, took her camera underwater and shot the shark caught in a net. Sharing it on her site, she wanted people to see the real impact of the new policy implementation.
On her campaign, Steward wanted people to respect the creature. She has been a diver since she was young and ocean creatures have been part of her life ever since. She wished people knew the beauty of underwater and preserved it.
As she took the recording, the Fisheries officers in West Australia told her that she would go to court if she uploaded it. Yet, she had no fear and wanted people to gain awareness of ocean life. As the policy by the government about the use of shark net has added another issue in Australia, maybe it should be reconsidered.
