LNP leader Deb Frecklington has promised to put 15 million dollars towards drum lines in the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, criticising current management.
The drum lines were removed after conditions were imposed on the authority’s permit to run a shark control program.
Ms Frecklington says “Labor have sold out community safety by pulling shark drum lines out of Queensland waters”, advocating for “people before sharks”.
However, Fisheries Minister Mark Furner says the LNP plan would put lives at risk, and that “handling sharks is dangerous and I can't see the sense in releasing a shark near where it was caught”.
Mr Furner also believes the budget is only a fraction of what is needed.
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