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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Rafqa Touma and Catie McLeod

NSW shark nets to be removed a month early as more turtles head south in summer

Turtle swimming over a coral reef, Great Barrier Reef
More than 90% of the marine animals that are caught in shark nets off the coast of New South Wales beaches over summer are non-target species, including turtles. Photograph: seanscott/Getty Images/RooM RF

For years, sea turtles have been nesting along the east coast of Australia – but as global heating causes waters to warm, the marine animals are pushing farther south and into areas off Sydney where shark nets are in place every summer.

In anticipation of increased turtle activity in April next year, the New South Wales government has announced it will remove the shark nets one month early, on 31 March.

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