North Coast SMART drumline data
The below tables show the total number of target sharks (White, Bull and Tiger sharks) and non-target animals caught on SMART drumlines in the North Coast since December 2016 (includes data to and including 31 August 2019).
This is a cumulative total of all animals caught at Ballina-Lennox Head and Evans Head and will be updated monthly.
Table 1: Cumulative total of target shark species caught on SMART drumlines.
Common Name | Ballina-Lennox Head | Evans Head |
|---|---|---|
White Shark | 123* | 154* |
Tiger Shark | 26 | 15 |
Bull Shark | 9 | 2 |
TOTAL | 158 | 171 |
* Note: all sharks, except for one White Shark was released alive; one White Shark died before release at Ballina-Lennox Head, while one White Shark was found dead on Airforce Beach, Evans Head on 12 May 2017 after being tagged and released on 7 May 2017.
Table 2: Cumulative total of non-target species caught on SMART drumlines.
Common name | Ballina-Lennox Head | Evans Head |
|---|---|---|
Spinner Shark | 1 | 0 |
Greynurse Shark | 8 | 23 |
Dusky Whaler | 15 | 1 |
Whaler Shark - unidentified | 1 | 0 |
Loggerhead Turtle | 1 | 1* |
Shortfin Mako Shark | 2 | 3 |
Common Blacktip Shark | 16 | 6* |
Sandbar Shark | 1 | 0 |
Black Ray | 0 | 1 |
Smooth Hammerhead | 24 | 1 |
Black Marlin | 2* | 0 |
| Lemon Shark | 1 | 0 |
| Bronze Whaler | 1 | 0 |
TOTAL | 73 | 36 |
* Note: a Loggerhead Turtle was tangled in the trace (but not hooked); a Common Blacktip Shark was found dead on the line after an alert at Evans Head; a Black Marlin was found dead on the line after an alert at Ballina-Lennox Head.