Newcastle is set to join a trial of shark drum lines off the city's beaches in a bid to protect surfers and swimmers from shark attacks.
NSW Primary Industries Minister, Niall Blair is expected to announce the three month trial from February 1 in Newcastle this morning.
The SMART (Shark Management Alert in Real Time) drum lines will be positioned about 500 metres offshore from Stockton, Nobbys, Newcastle, Bar Beach, Dixon Park and Merewether.
The drum lines send a signal to a boat when a shark is caught using a baited hook.
If it's a great white, tiger or bull shark, it's tagged and released a kilometre offshore.
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