Leah Stewart's comeback from a shark attack is a moving story, NSW Acting Premier Prue Car said on Monday, before outlining her government's latest plan.
The 34-year-old mother of a young baby was in a coma for 10 days and had multiple surgeries including an arm amputation after being attacked by a great white at Sydney's popular Coogee Beach in June.
Ms Stewart spoke about the attack on Sunday and relived the traumatic experience, while reflecting on her new life as an amputee.
"What an amazing young woman," the deputy premier told reporters.
"We are doing everything possible (and) our shark mitigation ... will be active from (Tuesday).
More than 50 shark nets will be in place across a 250km stretch, between Wollongong, Sydney and Newcastle.
Shark nets have sparked controversy for maiming non-targeted marine wildlife - such as turtles and dolphins - which equated for 94 per cent of animals trapped in NSW's nets, the state's 2019 shark meshing report found.
Advocacy groups such as the RSPCA have called for the nets to end, however Agriculture Minister Tara Moriarty doubled down in the Sunday announcement.
"There are some mixed views on shark nets, but we will use all tools available to enhance the safety of people swimming at our beaches and that includes nets rolling out," Ms Moriarty said.
It builds on the $120 million package announced in June after Ms Stewart's near-death experience.
The young mother spoke of her ordeal in Channel Nine's 60 Minutes program on Sunday night.
"It was holding onto my leg and I thought this is my moment, and then I just thought of my daughter August, and I thought she's not going to have a mum," Ms Stewart said.
"I fought like hell to be alive and I did that for my daughter. I feel empowered by what I did to survive, I did everything to be here for her."
In the aftermath of Ms Stewart's attack, a fleet of AI drones began patrolling beaches across the state.
The technology has since spotted 750 sharks.
As the weather warms up and school holidays begin in September, drone operations will expand at nearly 100 beaches across the state.
More than 300 buoys with fish bait will also be deployed 500m offshore.
When a shark takes the bait and becomes hooked, boat crews are alerted and respond by tagging the shark with a tracking device, before relocating it a kilometre offshore.
About 1700 great white sharks, a thousand tiger sharks and 375 bull sharks have been captured, tagged and released so far.
Real-time notifications are provided on the NSW SharkSmart app when these sharks are nearby.
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