Healthy oceans need healthy shark populations. Listen to the interview with Professor Meeuwig about trophy shark fishing in Australia
Prof. Jessica Meeuwig | March 02, 2021
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Interview with Prof Jessica Meeuwig hosted by The West Australian’s Ben O'Shea. Prof Meeuwig says that large sharks are critical to ocean health and trophy shark fishing undermines conservation outcomes.
“We need to think differently about how we interact with marine wildlife, there has to be more than blood sport and food”
Management strategies at both State and Federal government level must be endorsed to preserve large marine species and achieve conservation goals.
