THREE-MONTH TRIAL OF ALTERNATE SHARK MITIGATION MEASURES DURING SOUTHERN WHALE MIGRATION · Notice of Motion Report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                                 22 JANUARY 2026


                                NOTICE OF MOTION

SUBMITTED BY COUNCILLOR:                  Cr Amelia Lorentson
COUNCIL MEETING:                          Ordinary Meeting, 22 January 2026


THREE-MONTH TRIAL OF ALTERNATE SHARK MITIGATION MEASURES DURING SOUTHERN
WHALE MIGRATION

That Council write to the Minister for the Environment and Tourism requesting that, during the 2026
whale migration period, the Queensland Government consider a three-month trial replacing
traditional shark nets with smart drumlines or other contemporary, non-lethal mitigation technologies
that allow for the safe passage of migrating whales, with Noosa Main Beach proposed as the trial
location. This trial should apply specifically to the southern migration period when whales, including
vulnerable calves, are travelling south and when the majority of entanglements are known to occur.




ATTACHMENTS
1.    Attachment 1 - 2026-01-22 Notice of Motion - Cr Lorentson - 3 mth Trial of Alternate Shark
      Mitigation Measures During Southern Whale Migration
2.    Attachment 2 - 2026-01-22 Attachment to the Notice of Motion - Cr Lorentson - Meeting
      Minutes Oceans for All 26.09.2025