On the outskirts of many of our Sydney beaches lie shark nets set to keep you safe, but are they doing more harm than good?

Recently shark nets have reportedly caught animals much larger than sharks. Whales have been getting caught in the nets, disrupting their migration and harming these animals.

To find out if we even need shark nets 2ser Breakfast presenter Danny Chifley spoke to Honorary Professor of Marine Ecology at Macquarie University Robert Harcourt.

https://researchers.mq.edu.au/en/persons/robert-harcourt