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[Madison] So the very first time I went out to the shark nets
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Envoy: Shark Cull

So the very first timeI went out to the shark nets was on this dodgy littledinghy with a...

[Madison] So the very first time
I went out to the shark nets was on this dodgy little
dinghy with a friend of mine in really rough weather, and
I saw three dead stingrays, and it was just this
huge wake-up call of, how on earth is this happening and how are people ignoring it?

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[Madison] So the very first time I went out to the shark nets
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was on this dodgy little dinghy with a friend of mine
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in really rough weather, and I saw three dead stingrays,
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and it was just this huge wake-up call of,
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how on earth is this happening
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and how are people ignoring it?
Duration
12 seconds
Views
37
Timestamp in Movie
00:53:25
Uploaded
May 09, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
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Movie Summary

Off the beautiful beaches, among breathtaking coral reefs of Australia lurks a deadly and indiscriminate killer. It's thirst for blood kills 1000s each and every year. It's not sharks. It's the Government Shark Control Program.
I think that the whales being caught - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:13
I think that the whales being caught
So it's been one of the hardest things - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:10
So it's been one of the hardest things
If you could see all the other stuff caught in them, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:04
If you could see all the other stuff caught in them,
[squeaking and grunting] - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:08
[squeaking and grunting]
[squeaking and grunting continue] - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:06
[squeaking and grunting continue]
[Holly] The day that I found a humpback whale - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:10
[Holly] The day that I found a humpback whale
To see this animal that we see on our coastlines, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:22
To see this animal that we see on our coastlines,
So getting in the water with that whale - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:06
So getting in the water with that whale
And it was just still, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:07
And it was just still,
And I remember the rope just being - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:11
And I remember the rope just being
You could see, along the dorsal fin, along the spine, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:06
You could see, along the dorsal fin, along the spine,
And just looking at its face as well, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:07
And just looking at its face as well,
And it was one of those moments - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:08
And it was one of those moments
Humpback whales will migrate past this coastline - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:05
Humpback whales will migrate past this coastline
And they basically will go up - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:10
And they basically will go up
So there's no food sources - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:05
So there's no food sources
And it's very important for them - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:10
And it's very important for them
We never found our target species in the shark nets. - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:05
We never found our target species in the shark nets.
That takes a toll on you as well, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:06
That takes a toll on you as well,
We're mentally prepared for the by-catch, - Envoy: Shark Cull 00:06
We're mentally prepared for the by-catch,