Some sharks have declined by 92% in the past half-century off Queensland's coast
- Written by George Roff, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
Scalloped hammerhead entangled in a Queensland shark control net at Magnetic Island, Townsville.Courtesy of Nicole McLachlanThere has been a striking decline in the number of large sharks caught off Queensland’s coast over the past 50 years, suggesting that populations have declined dramatically.
Our study, published today in the journal...





