Show shark patrol will set traps around australia sydney the greatest shark hunt ever attempted involving the closing of nearly forty miles of bays with a wall of nets has started here the plan is designed to protect the famous surfing beaches of sydney and will cost the new south wales government a year two hired trawlers trailers lers at first will operate within the bays catching any sharks which may be trapped by the nets at first the sharks will be killed taken out to sea and dumped but later when four new ships will be available it is hoped to build a factory to turn the carcasses casses into liver oil fertilizer and leather the many miles of nets needed with adequate reserve supplies must all be made in australia from home grown cotton the coni company pany which is carrying out the scheme says that besides making the beaches safe for surf bathers the trawling brawling ling will help to develop the australia fishing industry surf bathing lifesavers life savers have already thanked the government for starting the shark patrol |