Cumulative Totals of Animals Caught in the Northern NSW SMART Drumline Trial since December 2016 (includes data to and including 30 April 2019).
Table 1: Cumulative total of target shark species caught on SMART drumlines since December 2016 at Ballina-Lennox Head and Evans Head. 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.
Common Name | Ballina-Lennox Head | Evans Head |
|---|---|---|
White Shark | 101 | 118 |
Tiger Shark | 23 | 9 |
Bull Shark | 9 | 2 |
TOTAL | 133 | 129 |
Table 2: Cumulative total of non-target species caught on SMART drumlines since December 2016 at Ballina-Lennox Head and Evans Head. Notes: the 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.
Common name | Ballina-Lennox Head | Evans Head |
|---|---|---|
Spinner Shark | 1 | 0 |
Greynurse Shark | 7 | 19 |
Dusky Whaler | 13 | 1 |
Whaler Shark - unidentified | 1 | 0 |
Loggerhead Turtle | 1 | 0 |
Shortfin Mako Shark | 2 | 3 |
Common Blacktip Shark | 15 | 6 |
Sandbar Shark | 1 | 0 |
Black Ray | 0 | 1 |
Smooth Hammerhead | 23 | 1 |
Black Marlin | 2 | 0 |
TOTAL | 66 | 31 |