A washed-up whale carcass lured sharks and hundreds of fascinated onlookers to City Beach on Monday and is now proving a giant headache for authorities working out how to remove its remains.
Jessica Evensen and Brooke Rolfe
Incredible drone footage has captured a two-metre-long shark gliding in shallow waters just metres off the coast of two popular Perth beaches.
Jessica Evensen
Swimmers have been urged to take extra caution when venturing into the waters of Middleton Beach as DPIRD staff investigate a partial outage at the shark enclosure network.
Melissa Sheil
Several sharks were spotted circling near the shores of a popular Perth beach where a whale carcass had washed up on Monday morning.
Brooke Rolfe and Jessica Evensen
Last Friday’s fatal shark attack happened 20 kilometres of beach away from the nearest Shark Bite Kit.
Brooke Rolfe
A shark warning has been issued for beaches between Dunsborough and Cape Naturaliste after increased shark sightings and tagged shark detections over the past three days
Madelin Hayes
In a powerful display of unity and reassurance after the death of father Greg O’Neill, Mullaloo Surf Life Saving Club will join Sorrento SLSC in launching volunteer beach patrols for the coming long weekend.
Caitlin Vinci
WA great white shark tagging has collapsed this year, putting the State’s mitigation strategy under intense scrutiny after three fatal attacks in four months.
Charlton Hart
A dead juvenile humpback whale has washed ashore at a popular surfing spot, shocking beachgoers during the busy school holiday period.
Laine Clark
A whale carcass has sparked a shark alert south of Perth.
Jessica Page
Authorities have confirmed the rare catch-and-kill order has been suspended just days after deploying capture gear off Sorrento Beach.
Zosia Melanczuk
Sorrento Surf Life Saving Club has paid tribute to the ‘much-loved’ grandfather killed in a fatal shark attack, as the Cook Government defended its decision to order the animal caught and killed.
Sophie Gannon
Capture gear has been set 1.5km off Sorrento Beach as the family of shark attack victim Greg O’Neill pays tribute to the much-loved swimmer.
Troy de Ruyter
‘Our family is deeply shocked and devastated by the terrible tragedy that took the life of a father, grandfather to be, brother, uncle, husband and friend.’
Kirsty Lichtenstein
A rare catch-and-kill order has been issued for the shark that killed a 63-year-old man at Sorrento Beach.
Joe Spagnolo and Troy de Ruyter
Friday’s horror shark attack in Sorrento just metres from the beach is truly chilling. Perhaps more chilling is the fact that the data shows a disturbing trend when it comes to shark incidents in Australia.
Amy Cavender
Emergency services were scouring the waters for hours after the horrific incident on Friday before the man was declared dead.
Tegwen Bescoby and Caitlin Vinci
A Geraldton father faces a ‘long recovery’ after being attacked by a shark, as the heroic and quick-thinking actions of a group of teenagers have been praised for saving his life.
Sienna Seychell & Kate Campbell
A private Jellyfish Museum in Florida is believed to be the first of its kind in the United States dedicated solely to the translucent invertebrates.
DAVID FISCHER
The shark struck this afternoon, knocking the surfer into the water and prompting authorities to issue a warning.
Beachgoers are being urged to take extra care after a whale carcass was found off Perth’s southern coastline, prompting a shark alert.
A dolphin found dead after a pod stranded off Albany is being tested for bird flu as authorities issue a shark warning over other carcasses found this morning.
Grant Street beach in Cottesloe has been closed after a whale carcass washed ashore - raising fears it could attract sharks to the area.
Beachgoers and surfers have been warned to take extra care at one of WA’s most popular surf breaks after a fault knocked out part of the shark detection network.
