With shark nets proposed for Tinley Manor, we asked our Facebook audience to share their views on the installation and continued use of nets along our coastline.
See a selection of their responses below

Justin Flemmer – I’ve caught so many sharks on the inside of the shark nets at Salt Rock. Even whales just swim in around the nets. If it will give tourists peace of mind, then go for it but shark nets don’t and won’t keep sharks out.

Kevin English – Income in the economy makes the world go round, such a small part of our vast coastline so yes.

Arnold Maynard Rugnat – Shark nets and drum lines are primitive and have never successfully proved as a successful deterrent. Pray tell, what is the true nature of the agenda, if you get what I mean.

Marcel Austin – Waste of money. Put some buoys with an anchor. Will do the same and no wildlife will be harmed for no reason. Must be due to that new Club Med construction.

Ethel Coetzee – Totally wrong. Why are we killing our marine life? I have witnessed 3 drowned dolphins brought in by a sharks board boat on the South Coast. This was some time ago. Please refrain from using horrible shark nets!

Graeme Wellsted – Install nets. One beach which is a major tourist attraction should not be an issue?!

Ivan van Heerden – Complete and utter disaster, both for the environment in terms of sharks killed along with the usual array of KZN sharks board bycatch like rays, turtles dolphins the odd whale etc and taking money from service delivery and wasting it on Voodoo science. You want safe swimming have Club Med build a tidal pool!

Leanne Cramer Watt – What about creating employment and creating a team of shark spotters like in Plett?

Permilla Stevens – Yes by all means go ahead and install those shark nets.

Brenda Franck – Hell no! That’s insane outdated, incorrect, expensive. It’s proven it does not work. Most dolphins, turtles and sharks are trapped inside the net going out to sea. This is an ancient outdated system. Most of the time there are no funds to upgrade and maintain nets. It fails to serve its purpose.

Sandy Coughlan – Conservation comes first.

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