Shark deterrent inquiry to be held in WA

A Senate committee inquiry into the efficacy and regulation of shark deterrent measures will be held in Perth, coinciding with the reignited debate on sharks after a teenage girl died in a fatal attack in the state's south.

West Australian Minister for Fisheries Dave Kelly will speak at the public hearing on Thursday, as well as the director of research of the Department of Fisheries.

Shark researchers from The University of Western Australia will also provide evidence, as will representatives from Surf Life Saving WA, Sea Shepherd Australia, Shark Shield and Shark Alert.

There have been 14 deaths from shark attacks in WA since 2004, most recently that of Laeticia Brouwer, 17, who died on Monday, and two people in one week last June.

Mr Kelly has opposed the use of drum lines and a shark cull after Monday's fatal attack, and has said the government will subsidise 1000 shark deterrent devices.

"Deploying drum lines after an attack simply don't make our beaches any safer," he said on Wednesday.

The Senate committee held public hearings in Sydney last month and a report will be released by the end of June.