13 AAP - Holiday resorts should reconsider their use of shark nets and baited drum lines because of the heavy toll they inflicted on other marine life, a marine expert said today. On Tuesday, a mature female dolphin was hooked on a shark drum line 400 metres off the Sheraton Mirage Resort on the Gold Coast.
People have to realise the effect nets and drum lines can have on marine life.
The dolphin, called Poppy by her rescuers, sustained a severe wound to her stomach and Seaworld were tending to her injuries. Mr Long said Poppy was on a course of antibiotics and her condition was still serious.