#shark-detection
Issues, solutions, and case studies for shark-detection
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Issues 1
#00068Fatal shark bites are rising as human–shark overlap increases along populated coasts
Shark-bite fatalities rose in 2025–26, clustered at crowded surf beaches and flood-affected estuaries. The driver is growing overlap between people and sharks in space and time — coastal crowding, recovering shark populations, and climate-shifted prey — not increased aggression.
Solutions 1
#00069Real-time drone (UAV) aerial surveillance with lifeguard alerting
Trained pilots fly drones over patrolled beaches, spotting sharks from above in real time so lifeguards can warn or clear the water. Non-lethal, near-zero marine impact, and the same flights also catch rip currents and missing swimmers. Limited to good weather and clear water.
Case studies 2
Queensland, Australia
SuccessSurf Life Saving Queensland, for the Queensland Government (DPI / Fisheries) · 2020–2024 · Region
The Queensland SharkSmart drone trial ran 2020–2024, with Surf Life Saving Queensland pilots flying 17,954 flights over 10 beaches (16,601 in South East Queensland, 1,353 in North Queensland) covering 7,181 km. A peer-r…
Queensland Government · 2 sources
New South Wales, Australia
OngoingSurf Life Saving NSW, with NSW DPIRD (SharkSmart) · since 2021 · Region
Surf Life Saving NSW has flown shark-surveillance drones at up to roughly 50 NSW beaches each summer since December 2021 under the NSW Shark Management Program, with trained pilots clearing the water when a dangerous sh…
A$6.7M · NSW Government · 2 sources