Experts urge more ‘humane’ methods of shark containment after third humpback freed from netting this week
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Another whale has been caught in shark netting on the Queensland coast, prompting renewed calls for more “humane” methods of shark containment.
The whale was freed by teams from the Queensland Boating and Fisheries Patrol and Sea World at 9am on Friday after reports to the 24-hour Shark hotline at 6.30am.
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