Shark net creator would like to see them trialed at a Bunbury beach, Bunbury Mail
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WA fisherman snare hammerhead and tiger shark near Carnarvon
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The study site (Bunbury, Western Australia; 540 km2) was divided
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Why has there been an increase in shark sightings?
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Shark nets on the beaches and rivers of Perth and WA's southwest
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Hayden Burford and the shark-proof wetsuit
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A tangled web: Calling for an end to the use of the shark net in
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Shark net replacement a 'no-brainer', says Lord Mayor
Shark caught in 1979. This giant - Memories of Bunbury
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Vicky Small Art - Studio14
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Shark nets on the beaches and rivers of Perth and WA's southwest
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