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Area protection aims to make sure that humans and sharks do not end up sharing the same space. There are various subcategories of area mitigation: spatial deterrents (e.g., drumlines, shark nets), detection/spatial observation (e.g., people spotting sharks from planes, drones, or from shore), and exclusion barriers (e.g., swimming enclosures). This type of mitigation is usually implemented by councils or local governments, rather than the individual.​

Area mitigation

Detection

This type of area mitigation aims to detect sharks. For example, drones, planes, helicopters, blimps, shark spotters on land, or listening stations to detect tagged sharks.

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Spatial deterrents

This type of mitigation aims to capture, kill, translocate, or intercept sharks before they enter a coastal zone. For example, shark nets (meshing), traditional drumlines or SMART drumlines (Shark Management Alert in Real Time).  

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Barriers / enclosures

This type of area mitigation physically separates sharks and humans using an enclosure for humans to safely swim in.  

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