Australia Boosts Shark Defenses

A shark alert app has been updated to provide real-time movements of predators off the coast of Australia's most populous state. The New South Wales government system allows authorities to track sharks that have previously been caught, tagged and released. It follows a spate of attacks on beachgoers last year. Should a great white shark fitted with an electronic tracker swim into parts of the New South Wales coast, a warning signal will be sent via satellite to a listening station....

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