The number of beaches under the watch of shark-spotting drones will increase to 50 from 34. Surf patrol guards at some of Sydney’s iconic beaches have also used aerial drones to ensure social distancing during the pandemic. — Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash
The Australian state of New South Wales will deploy drones on its beaches to help prevent shark attacks in the world’s largest surveillance programme of its kind.
Funding for the state’s shark management initiative was almost tripled to A$21.4mil (US$15.6mil or RM64.99mil), allowing authorities to boost measures to limit attacks, according to a statement on Sunday. That includes sending a domestic fleet of drones to the state’s coast this summer, and expanding listening stations and other shark-detection tools under the programme.
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