Oct. 27, 2014, 9:19 p.m.<\/p>\n
A total of 20 sharks were caught in nets off Illawarra beaches between September 2013 and April 2014. <\/p>\n
A totalof 20 sharks were caught in nets off Illawarra beaches between September 2013 and April 2014, including three great whites and eight hammerheads.<\/p>\n
This is up from the 15 sharks that were netted in 2012-13. <\/p>\n
Data from the Department Of Primary Industries' monthly catch summaries during the 2013-14 meshing season show 30 marine creatures, including sharks, stingrays and tuna, were found trapped in nets off Illawarra beaches. <\/p>\n
Of that number, 12 were classed as \"target species\" for the net program, a list of sharks including dusky whalers, blacktips, makos, bronze whalers, great whites and tiger sharks. <\/p>\n
The other 18 were southern eagle rays, smooth hammerheads, a stingray and a longtail tuna. <\/p>\n
White sharks were found off Thirroul, Coledale and Austinmer beaches, while four hammerheads were found off South Wollongong beach. <\/p>\n
Most creatures were found dead in netting, but one white shark and a stingray were released alive in September 2013. <\/p>\n
A 1.9-metre great white was found at Austinmer in January, while a whopping 3.4-metre dusky whaler was discovered in Coledale nets in February. <\/p>\n
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