Seabed-to-surface exclusion barriers and enclosed swimming areas
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A fence from seabed to surface and shore to shore fully encloses a swim area, keeping sharks out without trapping or killing wildlife. Inside the enclosure protection is near-absolute, but it suits sheltered beaches only and protects just that zone, not the open surf.
City of Cockburn / Eco Shark Barrier· since 2014· Neighborhood
After a four-month trial at Coogee Beach (December 2013–April 2014), the City of Cockburn installed an Eco Shark Barrier made of rigid plastic mesh panels that exclude sharks while letting small marine life pass, avoidi…
City of Cockburn (local government)· 1 source
Hong Kong
SuccessLeisure and Cultural Services Department, Hong Kong· since 1995· City
Hong Kong introduced seabed-to-surface shark prevention barriers in the early-to-mid 1990s after a cluster of fatal attacks between 1991 and 1995. Unlike gillnets, the barriers fully enclose the swimming area from seabe…
Gazetted beaches with barriers (as of 2014)32beaches
Shark fatalities at protected beaches since 19950fatalities
Hong Kong Government· 1 source