Sharks Observation Grants Program Projects Announced
(WorldNews Asia)

18 Jan 2018 Nine projects have been successful to receive priority funding from the NSW Government to improve shark detection and beachgoer safety from NSW beaches this summer, Dr Geoff Allan, NSW Department of Primary Industries (DPI) Deputy Director General, Fisheries said today. The funding is part of $200,000 on offer to community groups to improve shark surveillance and safety for beachgoers as part of the Shark Observation Grants Program. `For a number of years, the NSW Government has allocated grants up to a project total of $30,000 for local surf clubs and councils to improve shark surveillance at a...