Report animals entangled in shark nets or drumlines

Animals entangled in shark nets or drumlines

Call the Shark Control Program Hotline on 1800 806 891 to report marine animals including whales entangled in shark nets or drumlines.

Learn how we respond to reports of entangled animals.

Whales stranded or entangled in fishing equipment

Call the Department of Environment and Science on 1300 130 372 to report:

• whales stranding—when whales wash up on beaches, also known as ‘beaching’
• whales entangled in fishing equipment (other than shark nets or drumlines).

During the annual humpback whale migration season from May to September, the chance of humpback whales becoming entangled in shark nets increases.

It is estimated that more than 40,000 humpback whales migrate along the Queensland coastline each year and, on average, fewer than 6 become entangled in nets or drumlines.