1 July - 31 July 2017

During July 2017, SMART drumlines were deployed for 24 and 30 days at Ballina-Lennox Head; Evans Head, respectively (Table 1). The average number of hours that SMART drumlines were deployed at each location varied daily (5:37h to 10:40h) depending on ocean conditions; was longer at Evans Head (8:55 - 7:15 to 10:12) than Ballina-Lennox Head (8:15 - 5:37 to 10:40).

Total catches

A total of 27 target sharks were caught during July; 11 White Sharks at Ballina-Lennox Head and 16 White Sharks at Evans Head (11 males, 15 females; 1 unknown) (Table 1).

Four non-target animals were caught; two Greynurse Sharks (1 female; 1 unknown sex), one female Dusky Whaler Shark; and one female Black Ray (Table 1).

All animals were released alive.

On 12 occasions alerts had no catch with the bait fully intact on nine hooks when the contractor arrived.

Table 1. The date and time of capture of species and their sizes (total length in m), sex and status during the month of July 2017.

Beach	Date	Time	Species	Size (TL) and sex	Status at release
Ballina to Lennox Head
Lennox Head Beach	03/07/2017 10/07/2017 15/07/2017 17/07/2017 17/07/2017	12:33 12:00 11:14 13:37 15:02	White Shark White Shark White Shark White Shark White Shark	2.6; Female 2.6; Male 2.1; Male 3.3; Female 2.3; Female	Alive Alive Alive Alive Alive
Lennox Point	17/07/2017	08:34	Greynurse Shark	~3.0; Unknown	Alive
Angels Beach	03/07/2017 26/0/2017	10:54 11:08	White Shark Dusky Whaler	2.8; Female 1.7; Female	Alive Alive
Shelly Beach	09/07/2017	08:55	White Shark	~2.5; Unknown	Alive
Lighthouse Beach	03/07/2017 10/07/2017	10:18 08:55	White Shark White Shark	2.4; Female 2.1; Male	Alive
South Ballina Beach	08/07/2017 09/07/2017	15:11 11:05	White Shark White Shark	3.0; Female 2.5; Male	Alive Alive
Evans Head
Airforce Beach	02/07/2017 02/07/2017 05/07/2017 09/07/2017 21/07/2017	07:47 13:24 07:59 12:12 09:39	White Shark White Shark White Shark White Shark White Shark	2.4; Male 2.7; Male 2.5; Female 2.2; Female 3.0; Male	Alive Alive Alive Alive Alive
Main Beach	04/07/2017 11/07/2016 16/07/2016 19/07/2017 20/07/2017 21/07/2017 21/07/2017 21/07/2017 25/07/2017 30/07/2017	07:48 12:33 14:06 08:31 08:03 10:21 11:08 15:59 11:36 14:20	White Shark White Shark White Shark Greynurse Shark White Shark White Shark White Shark White Shark White Shark White Shark	2.4; Female 2.4; Female 2.9; Female 2.5; Female 2.0; Male 2.4; Male 2.7; Male 2.5; Female 2.4; Male 2.5; Female	Alive Alive Alive Alive Alive Alive Alive Alive Alive Alive
Shark Bay to Joggly Point	03/07/2017 24/07/2017 31/07/2017	15:03 08:27 10:27	White Shark White Shark Black Ray	2.3; Female 3.4; Female 2.6; Female	Alive Alive Alive

Table 2. Cumulative total of species caught on SMART Drumlines since December 2016 at Ballina/Lennox Head, and Evans Head

	White Shark		Tiger Shark		Grey Nurse Shark		Bull Shark		Dusky Shark		Whaler - unidentified		Black Ray
	Ballina to Lennox	Evans Head	Ballina to Lennox	Evans Head	Ballina to Lennox	Evans Head	Ballina to Lennox	Evans Head	Ballina to Lennox	Evans Head	Ballina to Lennox	Evans Head	Ballina to Lennox	Evans Head
8 Dec – 7 Jan 2017	4	5	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8 Jan – 7 Feb 2017	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8 Feb – 7 Mar 2017	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8 Mar – 7 Apr 2017	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8 Apr – 7 May 2017	7^a	3^b	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
8 May - 31 May 2017	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
1 June - 30 June 2017	5	11	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
1 July - 31 July 2017	11	16	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
TOTAL	33	41	2	1	1	4	3	0	1	1	1	0	0	1

^a– 1 individual died

^b– 1 individual was found dead on Airforce Beach, Evans Head on May 12 after being tagged and released on May 7