The New South Wales government and scientists are reviewing public safety rules after a suspected great white shark seriously injured a woman at Coogee Beach.

在庫吉海灘發生一起疑似大白鯊導致女性嚴重受傷的事件後，新南威爾斯州政府與科學家正重新檢視公共安全規範。

This incident has caused a disagreement between leaders regarding whether killing sharks, known as culling, is effective. Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott argued for a shark fishery, claiming that failing to cull sharks is a mistake in managing risk. On the other hand, NSW Premier Chris Minns rejected the idea of culling great white sharks because they are a protected species and there is no scientific evidence that it works. However, the government may consider culling bull sharks after they count the population in Sydney Harbour to see if more fish have attracted more predators.

這次事件引起了領導者之間的分歧，爭論殺死鯊魚（即所謂的「剔除」）是否有效。前總理 Tony Abbott 主張建立鯊魚漁業，聲稱未能剔除鯊魚是風險管理上的錯誤。另一方面，新南威爾斯州州長 Chris Minns 拒絕了剔除大白鯊的建議，因為大白鯊是受保護物種，且沒有科學證據證明此舉有效。然而，政府可能會在悉尼港完成數量調查後，考慮剔除牛鯊，以確認是否因魚類增多而吸引了更多掠食者。

Experts from Macquarie University and James Cook University have challenged the idea of culling. They emphasized that because great white, tiger, and bull sharks move across huge distances, reducing their numbers in one local area is impossible. Furthermore, marine biologists warned that culling could damage the ecosystem and might even increase danger by attracting sharks with bait. They also suggested that climate change is changing where sharks swim, as warmer waters move the food sources they rely on.

麥覺理大學與詹姆斯庫克大學的專家對剔除概念提出了質疑。他們強調，由於大白鯊、虎鯊和牛鯊的遷徙距離極長，在單一局部地區減少其數量是不可能的。此外，海洋生物學家警告，剔除可能會破壞生態系統，甚至可能因使用魚餌吸引鯊魚而增加危險。他們還指出，氣候變化正在改變鯊魚的棲息地，因為水溫升高導致其依賴的食物來源發生移動。

Instead of culling, experts suggest using better technology and public education. For example, increasing the use of drones, especially on winter weekends, is seen as a more practical way to keep people safe. This is supported by the fact that drone restrictions at Coogee Beach were recently lifted. Data shows that shark injuries have risen from 0.6 per year (1980-1999) to 4.16 today. This trend is likely caused by more people living near the coast and an increase in whale populations, which attract great white sharks.

專家建議以更先進的技術和公眾教育取代剔除。例如，增加無人機的使用（尤其在冬季週末），被視為保障安全更實用的方式。庫吉海灘近期取消無人機禁令的事實也支持了這一點。數據顯示，鯊魚襲擊受傷人數已從每年 0.6 人（1980-1999 年）上升至如今的 4.16 人。這一趨勢可能是由於更多人口居住在沿海地區，以及鯨魚數量增加吸引了大白鯊。

The state government is currently focusing on drone surveillance and monitoring shark populations rather than starting culling programs for migratory sharks.

州政府目前將焦點放在無人機監控與監測鯊魚數量，而非針對遷徙鯊魚啟動剔除計畫。