by Al Brenneka | Jan 15, 2013 | Safety Efforts
SWIMMERS at Byron Bay got a little bit more than they bargained for yesterday as numerous sharks were spotted at beaches around the headland. Northern NSW Lifeguard co-ordinator from Surf Lifesaving Australia, Scott McCartney said that by lunchtime beaches had...
by Al Brenneka | Jan 13, 2013 | Safety Efforts
Update: Trigg and Scarborough beaches have been re-opened after a 3.5m Tiger shark was sighted 300m off shore this morning. The shark was spotted travelling south-west from the Westpac Lifesaver Helicopter about 8am and again at 9am Swimmers were also kept out of the...
by Al Brenneka | Jan 13, 2013 | Safety Efforts
15.5 foot Tiger Shark caught in Queensland’s Shark Control Program Surfers’ relief as monster tiger shark caught off Yaroomba By Peter Hall, The Courier-Mail, January 11, 2013A MONSTER tiger shark that has been spooking surfers on the Sunshine Coast has been caught a...
by Al Brenneka | Jan 13, 2013 | Safety Efforts
10 foot Great white shark caught in South African Shark Control Program Great white shark caught off Sunwich Port By SUGAN NAIDOO, looklocal,11. January 2013The 316kg animal had a satellite tag attached to its dorsal fin. A GREAT white shark was caught on a drum line...
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 | 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...
