{
  "id": 10130828,
  "title": "'Eyes in the sky' spotting a dozen sharks every day",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/eyes-in-the-sky-spotting-a-dozen-sharks-every-day",
  "topic": null,
  "section": null,
  "published": "2026-09-27T01:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Discovered",
    "slug": "discovered",
    "url": "https://perthnow.com.au/news/eyes-in-the-sky-spotting-a-dozen-sharks-every-day-c-22932588"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Eyes in the sky are on a daily mission to spot dozens of sharks at patrolled beaches in New South Wales during the school holidays. Drone patrols have averaged 20 sharks daily, with a total of 1,225 sharks detected from July 1 to August 31, according to fresh data. This surge in shark sightings has led to 360 shark safety measures, including evacuations, alarms, and deploying inflatable boats and jet skis. The drone operations, conducted by Surf Life Saving NSW, logged 49,000 flights covering 343,000km in just 16,150 hours. NSW Premier announced the rollout of the world's largest and most advanced aerial shark surveillance program to safeguard swimmers, surfers, and beach users during the holidays. Scientists are tracking over 1,700 white sharks, nearly 950 tiger sharks, and nearly 380 bull sharks. The $120 million intervention includes drone-in-a-box technology, AI analysis, and 305 smart drumlines. The program will be enhanced with extended drone surveillance hours, two new shark listening stations in Sydney Harbour, and artificial intelligence to guide drone pilots in real-time detection of sharks and species identification. Experts warn that the upcoming summer could be one of the worst due to warmer water from an El Niño climate pattern, making bull sharks more prevalent.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}