THREE-MONTH TRIAL OF ALTERNATE SHARK MITIGATION MEASURES DURING SOUTHERN WHALE MIGRATION · Attachment 3 to the Minutes dated 22-01-2026 - Letter from Mayor to Minister dated 29 July 2025 - QLD 2025 Shark Management Plan

 Proposal
 Council is not proposing a net removal trial in isolation, but as part of a broader discussion that
 includes continued use of drumlines, enhanced shark surveillance, SharkSmart awareness
 programs, and a strengthened Council partnership with the Department involving education and
 consultation.
 Noosa Council invites the Department to meet and consider:
 1.   The feasibility of establishing a seasonal net removal trial in waters adjacent to the Noosa LGA;
 2.   Opportunities for enhanced collaboration on SharkSmart initiatives and the research, trial and
      implementation of lower bycatch alternatives, including trials of seasonal net removal; and
 3.   No additional shark nets to be deployed in waters adjacent to the Noosa LGA (Peregian Beach).
 Closing
 The analysis of catch data and shifting public sentiment included in the KPMG report, explicitly and
 implicitly supports trialing the removal of shark nets during whale migration season.
 Council remains a committed partner to the State government in delivering public safety and
 ecological outcomes. We believe that this proposal represents a balanced opportunity consistent
 with both the KPMG review and the overall intent of the 2025-2029 Queensland Shark Management
 Plan.
 Council welcomes the opportunity to discuss the above proposal in greater detail with the
 Department.

 Yours sincerely




 Cr Frank Wilkie
 Mayor




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