A Federal Court in Australia has banned shark culling program by Queensland state government in protected areas of Great Barrier Reef. case was put in by an animal welfare group kwn as Human Society International. Government fears that this order will le to increase in shark population and harm tourism industry which Australia is so heavily reliant on. 

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Conservationists welcome order

According to reports, case in court was bought by Humane Society International. Marine Campaigner Lawrence Chlebeck said on Thursday that science is clear and that killing sharks doesn't improve swimmer safety. case was initially in ministrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) in April, Chlebeck elaborated that Wednesday's decision to uphold order provides state of Queensland to invate. Chlebeck said that it is r true that Queensland must abandon shark control entirely and that it should abandon only ineffective and dely shark control. "Time for Queensland Government to invest in an effective but n-dely shark control and recuse itself from efforts to continue killing sharks," he concluded.

ruling from tribunal ensures a pathway to modify Shark Control program which shall upgre swimmer safety and protect Great Barrier Reef marine ecosystem in which sharks play a ticeable role, campaigner said. As a fallout of this order, 173 baited drum lines at 27 beaches between Cairns in rth and Glstone in south shall be removed out of water. 

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Government Minister reacts

order has riled state government who fear that an increase in shark attacks can le to a downfall in  all-important tourism industry.

"se changes, forced on Queensland by an animal activist group and supported by Environment Defenders Office of New South Wales, would turn Queensland's program from a 'catch and remove risk' program to a 'catch and release risk' program," Queensland Minister for Agricultural Industry Development and Fisheries Mark Furner said. "Our shark control contractors and staff are neir trained r equipped to safely handle live sharks, tow m away from beaches and n release m alive...Human life comes first. That's why I won't put our staff and contractors in harm's way by asking m to perform dangerous work without being fully trained and equipped," Furner ded.

Reportedly, Minster ded that safety of Queenslanders and visitors is his government's top priority and he calls on federal government again to revisit this law and allow Shark Control Program to continue in form that has been serving Queenslanders so well since 1962.

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(Inputs from ANI)