The fisherman on their boat set drum lines off the Dunsborough coast yesterday. Picture: Theo Fakos Source: News Limited
THE fisherman now catching and killing sharks under Premier Colin Barnett's controversial shark-kill policy faces a "massive public backlash" and may be operating illegally.
That is the warning from WA's top environmental advocate this morning after the first shark was caught on drum lines off Dunsborough and shot dead earlier today.
Conservation Council of WA director Piers Verstegen said it was a "sad day" for WA.
First shark caught and killed
Drum lines set to kill
"It is certainly a sad day for our marine life and for thousands of people in WA opposed to killing endangered sharks," he said.
"There is also a high risk he's running that there could be legal action taken because we don't believe the Government has dotted all the I's and crossed all the T's.
"He can expect a pretty significant public backlash but also potential legal challenges. A lot of people and organisations are looking into legal challenges and we believe this activity is in breach of the Environmental Protection Act.
The fisherman on their boat set drum lines off the Dunsborough coast yesterday. Picture: Theo Fakos Source: News Limited
"Here is WA we expect the private sector to have proper environmental impact statements done, particularly involving threatened species, and those rules also apply to the Government and to their contractors."
Mr Verstegen predicted a backlash against the Government shark policy.
"This is just going to increase the level of public opposition to the shark cull when people see images and hearing stories of these sharks being culled.
"People are realising it's not just a crazy idea being talked about, it's actually being implemented."
The first shark was caught and shot dead under Colin Barnett's controversial shark-kill policy before 8am this morning, less than 24 hours after drum lines and baited hooks were set off Old Dunsborough in the South-West as part of the WA Government's "shark mitigation program".
The fisherman contracted to set and monitor the drum lines was back on the water at 6am this morning to check the nine drum lines and their baits.
He discovered one had successfully hooked a large shark and the animal was shot before being towed "well out" to sea.
Sharks under 3m are to be released if possible and those over 3m are destroyed.
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