David Gilet, Byron Bay
Some time ago when there were a number of shark attacks in the Ballina and Byron area I wrote to The Echo suggesting that buoys, equipped with radar, could be installed along beaches.
The radar could then be connected to a species recognition computer program, not so difficult, as sharks glide through the water while cetaceans undulate when swimming. This, in turn, could be connected to an automatic alarm system.
Since writing this letter I have had the opportunity to discuss this idea with a computer savvy friend and she is convinced that the system would work, as am I. Such a system could protect both people and marine wildlife.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
