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Cannon netting of waders - erratum

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Subject: Cannon netting of waders - erratum
From: "Andrew Geering" <>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:07:56 +1030
I made some errors in my previous email responding to Marilyn Davis's questions.
 
I have since learnt that there is a formal requirement to notify the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme  (ABBBS) of mortalities resulting from cannon netting.  Banding data has to be submitted at least once a year, and they require you to notify them of all mortalities (numbers and species), and to provide a brief description of how the mortalities occurred. 
 
The ABBBS also requires you to provide a project report each year (independent of the banding submission), in which the objectives and outcomes of the project are described.  The cannon netting permit is dependent on them receiving and approving this report.  No project, no permit.  The regulations are appropriately very tight. 
 
I also meant to say that 3 m is about the minimum distance you'd want the birds away from the net when firing.  It is normal to put out markers (eg. sticks in the mud), marking the danger area, the optimum firing distance, and the outer limit of the nets range.
 
 
 
  
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