Western Australia’s fisheries minister says the government has “no appetite” for allowing an “incidental” capture of white sharks, while it increases funding for shark mitigation.
Multiple outlets report the minister is responding to calls for changing management approaches that could permit limited shark captures during other activities. The government’s position is framed alongside a significant rise in investment aimed at reducing the risk of shark encounters. That funding includes expanded surveillance and patrol capacity, with reports that WA boosts the use of helicopters and drones as part of its mitigation efforts.
While the outlets largely agree on the minister’s stance and the operational upgrades, they do not present a single shared figure for the overall spend in the supplied material. The coverage focuses on the policy dispute—whether any allowance for incidental capture should be considered—set against the government’s broader emphasis on monitoring and deterrence through air-based patrols.
