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The Shark Net Podcast

Envoy Foundation

Get short and sharp shark net updates from Envoy Foundation, producers of "Envoy: Shark Cull" and one the the leading organisations campaigning against shark nets in Australia. Hear the latest campaign news, science, and also the occasional dive back into the archives.

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78:13

Episode 9: New season, here's everything that has...

The Shark Net Podcast ·

2025/09/24

Welcome to Season 2 of the Shark Net Podcast. Andre and new co-host Ali will take you through everything that has happened since the last episode, which has been quite a lot! A brief overview of the updates in this ep: QLD New LNP Government$88m extra poured into shark cullingEPBC Act, s43bWhale EntanglementsFrozen out by DPINSW Shark net removal trial, now abandonedDee Why fatal shark biteLED light trial to reduce bycatchShark Nets v Barriers misreportingDaily Telegraph reporting inaccuracie...

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19:38

Episode 8: Politics, politics, politics...

The Shark Net Podcast ·

2024/12/16

A final update for 2024, with some looking ahead to 2025!QueenslandAs many of you may know, Queensland has changed government, and with it, there are new Ministers and portfolios. Ministers of note for us are:David Crisafulli - PremierAnthony (Tony) Perrett - Minister for Primary IndustriesAndrew Powell - Minister for the Environment and Tourism and Minister for Science and InnovationWe have requested meetings with all three, and encourage you to do the same. Prior to the election, the Q...

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15:35

Episode 7: Netflix and vote...

The Shark Net Podcast ·

2024/10/08

Envoy: Shark Cull will drop on Netflix this month, right before the Queensland state election.It would be a huge help if you could please search for 'Envoy: Shark Cull' on Netflix, and click the "Remind me" button to be sure you don't miss it when it drops. If you can't find it in your region, please complete this form (https://help.netflix.com/en/titlerequest). Even if you've already seen it, please watch it again on Netflix! We are over the moon for the film to be available on yet anot...

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11:52

Episode 6: Weird flex, DPI…

The Shark Net Podcast ·

2024/08/15

Minister Tara Moriarty confirmed on 30/07/24 that shark nets would return for yet another summer, albeit with a one month shorter meshing season.NSW DPI shark programs leader Marcel Green said the changes this summer were the most significant made to the netting program in 40 years.If the biggest progress in a program designed to catch and kill threatened and protected wildlife in over 40 years, is shortening the program by one month, that speaks volumes. For over 10 years, the Thr...

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14:20

Episode 5: Is it illegal to mess with shark nets and...

The Shark Net Podcast ·

2024/07/23

In short, yes. Here are the laws and potential fines if you were to choose to help wildlife in Queensland.Queensland Fisheries Act 199487 Interference etc. with aquaculture activity or fishing apparatus(1)A person must not unlawfully interfere with an aquaculture activity or fishing apparatus.Maximum penalty—500 penalty units.(2)In this section—interfere with includes—(a)for an aquaculture activity—the removal of fisheries resources, damage and destroy; and(b)for fishing apparatus—(i)the remo...

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11:05

Episode 4: Is the shark "control" program animal...

The Shark Net Podcast ·

2024/07/11

The current Queensland Shark Control Program (QSCP) operates on an underlying methodology of cruelty toward, and killing of endangered and protected wildlife. It can only operate without facing prosecution for animal cruelty charges on the basis of an exemption in the Animal Care and Protection Act 2001 (Queensland)s.46 Use of fishing apparatus under sharkfishing contractIt is an offence exemption for an offence if—(a)the act that constitutes the offence is theuse of fishing apparatus under t...

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72:18

Episode 3: Interview with rescuers, Marcoola whale...

The Shark Net Podcast ·

2024/07/02

A very special, and much longer episode this week!When the Government fail to do their job properly, good people have to step in. This week we bring you the extraordinary story of four kind hearted citizens who took matters into their own hands when the Government fell short. Our guests encountered a distressed humpback whale ensnared in shark nets off the coast of Marcoola this morning (01/07/2024). With no official help on the way, they took action. Despite knowing the risks, our heroe...

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12:09

Episode 2: WTF is a JMA

The Shark Net Podcast ·

2024/06/11

A Joint Management Agreement is a document that NSW Dept of Environment (DCCEEW) will enter into with another Department, to allow them to kill protected species with legal impunity. It is a "license to kill". In the context of shark nets, Dept of Primary Industries (DPI) are not legally allowed to kill dolphins, whales, seals. It is illegal. Penny Sharpe and DCCEEW however gives DPI a legal cover for the killing of those animals, via the shark net JMA. This is the only JMA in existence in th...

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11:15

Episode 1: Humpback Entanglements

The Shark Net Podcast ·

2024/06/04

Each year, as humpback whales migrate along Australia's East Coast, the Queensland Shark Control Program’s (QSCP) nets become deadly obstacles for these majestic animals on the Humpback Highway. Whales are crucial for tourism however economic advantage aside, whales also deserve protection in their own right. Humpback whale populations have rebounded after the cessation of whaling in the 1960s, however, this rise in population has also seen a rise in whale entanglements and deaths in QSCP equ...

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