The Hunter and Mid North Coast will receive shark listening stations, as part of the state government’s $16-million Shark Management Strategy.
10 have already been installed between the Tweed and Forster, with a further 10 to be located down the state’s southern coastline.
That includes locations at Hawks Nest, Red Head, Old Bar and Crescent Head.
“When it comes to preventing shark attacks we need to give beachgoers better information, and the fact that listening stations provide real time information of shark’s movements means people can make informed decisions before getting in to the water,” said Primary Industries Minister Niall Blair.
The purpose-built listening stations work by registering a tagged shark which swims within 500 metres of the station.
An alert is then sent to Twitter @NSWSharkSmart and the NSW Government’s Shark Smart app.
The stations will be installed in the water by summer.
