North Coast SMART drumline data
Cumulative Totals of Animals Caught in the Northern NSW SMART Drumline Trial since December 2016 (includes data to and including 30 June 2020)
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 were released alive; one White Shark died before release at Ballina-Lennox Head; and 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 | 164 | 179 |
Tiger Shark | 59 | 20 |
Bull Shark | 9 | 3 |
TOTAL | 232 | 202 |
Table 2: Cumulative total of non-target species caught on SMART drumlines since December 2016 at Ballina-Lennox Head and Evans Head. Notes: the turtles were either tangled in the trace or hooked in the flipper; two Common Blacktip Sharks and a Smooth Hammerhead was found dead on the line after an alert at Evans Head; and a Black Marlin and Smooth Hammerhead 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 | 9 | 33 |
Dusky Whaler | 20 | 3 |
Whaler Shark - unidentified | 2 | 0 |
Loggerhead Turtle | 1 | 4 |
Shortfin Mako Shark | 3 | 3 |
Common Blacktip Shark | 18 | 9 |
Sandbar Shark | 1 | 2 |
Black Ray | 0 | 1 |
Smooth Hammerhead | 35 | 2 |
Black Marlin | 3 | 0 |
Lemon Shark | 1 | 0 |
Bronze Whaler | 1 | 0 |
Manta Ray | 1 | 0 |
Green Turtle | 0 | 2 |
Great Hammerhead | 0 | 2 |
Leatherback Turtle | 1 | 0 |
TOTAL | 97 | 61 |