Conservation group Humane Society International have won a bid to stop the killing of sharks caught on drum lines in the Great Barrier Reef.
Nineteen species can no longer be shot when in protected areas if they are caught, unless it is unlikely they will survive after being released.
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal ordered the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries to check 173 drum lines in the marine park more often, as well as highlighting the “overwhelming” evidence to show culling does not reduce the risk of unprovoked shark attacks.