Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2001:

"The Queensland Shark Control Program was introduced in 1962 following a number of fatal shark attacks.  Shark gear is now in place on 84 Queensland beaches and involves the use of either drum lines or a combination of both nets and drum lines" .

Queensland Primary Industries and Fisheries (QPIF) report that nearly 70 per cent of sharks taken in Queensland waters are tiger or whaler sharks which have been repeatedly linked to fatal attacks.

Figure 3 suggests that the shark population has decreased in the past 25 years, a result which is not unexpected (QPIF 2001).

Figure 3. Average Number of sharks Taken in Shark Control Program by Year 1962-2001 (Queensland)

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Citation and/or URL

Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries 2001, Review of Queensland Shark Control Program: consultation draft, Queensland Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane

Spatial Coverage

 Queensland, New South Wales, and South Africa

Temporal Coverage

1962 - 2001 

Update Frequency

 Data gathered continuously 

Other Information

A Report on the Queensland Shark Safety Program, Queensland Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, March 2006.