by Al Brenneka | Jan 8, 2013 | Safety Efforts
Update, 5pm: The Department of Fisheries is set to deploy bait after a kill order was issued for a shark in the South West. The sharks, one reportedly up to four metres long, have been spotted swimming near several popular beaches including Meelup, Bunker Bay and...
by Al Brenneka | Jan 7, 2013 | General News
WITH two attacks already and alarms sounding so often it’s reminiscent of the Blitz, beach lovers fear we’re in for another “Summer of the shark”. Surfer Luke Allan lost a finger and suffered a thigh wound when he was attacked near Port...
by Al Brenneka | Jan 7, 2013 | Safety Efforts
Surf Life Saving WA has been kept busy with several shark sightings along the coast today. Rangers closed Floreat Beach this afternoon after a rescue helicopter spotted a 3m-long shark “300m north of Floreat drain, 150m offshore and tracking west”. A...
by Al Brenneka | Jan 7, 2013 | Safety Efforts
Shark alert at Port Kembla Beach Sharks and blue bottles kept the Illawarra’s surf lifesavers on their toes on Sunday, causing at least two of the region’s beaches to close temporarily. Swimmers at Port Kembla Beach were ushered to shore after a hammerhead shark was...
by Al Brenneka | Jan 6, 2013 | Shark Attacks - Related Incidents
A man who was bitten by a shark in the north of the state on the weekend drove himself to the hospital for treatment. Sergeant Gerry Cassidy said a man was bitten while ‘free diving’ near Dampier on the Pilbara coast on Saturday morning. It is understood...
