The State’s former chief fisheries scientist warns WA’s great white shark population has been dramatically underestimated for decades, and there could be up to 10,000 of the predators along our coastline.
Amy Cavender
Some beaches are set to remain closed over the weekend as authorities warn of the ongoing threat of sharks following the removal of a humpback whale carcass.
Kirsty Lichtenstein
An 18-tonne rotting whale carcass has finally been hoisted off South City Beach, but an urgent shark warning now covers the entire Perth coast as great whites continue to prowl the shallows.
Charlton Hart
A 31-ton rotting whale carcass that sparked a great white shark feeding frenzy at City Beach is finally being hauled away in a messy operation costing ratepayers up to $100k.
Councils across WA have no plans to bring forward the installation of shark barriers in the wake of a recent fatal shark attack at Sorrento Beach.
Justin Bianchini and Bethany Hiatt
A shark expert says the whale carcass decomposing on a popular Perth beach is a ‘pot of gold’ for hungry sharks as another warns the scent could remain for more than week after the animal is removed.
Oliver Lane and Brooke Rolfe
A shark expert has warned the ‘juices’ of a 31-tonne whale carcass would likely remain in the waters around City Beach for at least a week even after the animal has been removed, attracting sharks to the area.
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.
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.’
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
For decades, Australians have taken comfort in the the age-old saying they are more likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark. But new analysis by The West shows that reassurance no longer stacks up.
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
