The decision on whether shark nets will return in NSW hasn't been made yet, so we need your help on some actions to ensure they do not. We would ask everyone with a few moments to spare to please send the below email (or similar) to both office@sharpe.minister.nsw.gov.au and tara.moriarty@parliament.nsw.gov.au in a single email.

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Dear Ministers Sharpe and Moriarty,

I write to you both as the two Ministers jointly responsible for New South Wales shark nets, as per the shark meshing Joint Management Agreement (JMA).

I understand that the Joint Management Agreement has not met its objectives for the past decade, and I ask that shark nets not be returned to the water on Sept 1st this year.

Ms Sharpe, you can help to achieve this by using your powers to terminate the JMA for failing to meet its objectives. We feel this document acts as nothing more than a license to kill, and as the only such agreement in the entire state, has no place in modern Government. 

Ms Moriarty, you can achieve this by following scientific advice of both the Threatened Species Scientific Committee (TSSC) and Fisheries Scientific Committee (FSC) to discontinue the use of shark nets, in favour of the suite of modern non-lethal technologies already being successfully used in NSW. 

We have learnt so much about sharks and the ocean since 1937, and it is now time to put this archaic and ineffective program behind us, in line with your election commitment. 

Thank you for your time, and I truly hope 2024 is the year that we bring NSW beach safety into the 21st century. 

Kind regards,