by Al Brenneka | Dec 30, 2014 | Shark Attacks - Related Incidents
A 17-year-old boy has died after being attacked by a shark while spearfishing on Western Australia’s south coast. Jay Muscat was bitten on the leg by a shark, thought to be a great white up to five-metres long, at Cheynes Beach, near Albany. Police received a...
by Al Brenneka | Dec 30, 2014 | Shark Attacks - Related Incidents
A 50-year-old man was attacked by a shark at Montaña de Oro State Park while surfing Sunday, according to authorities. State Park Ranger Supervisor Robert Colligan said a man was surfing in the area of the sand spit shortly after 11 a.m. when an 8- to 10-foot juvenile...
by Helmut | Dec 29, 2014 | Shark Attacks - Related Incidents
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 29. December 2014 ————————— Fisheries officers deploy capture gear after fatal shark incident at Cheynes Beach Beaches have been closed at Cheynes Beach near Albany after a fatal shark incident late this...
by Helmut | Dec 22, 2014 | Shark Attacks - Related Incidents
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 22. December 2014 ————————— Shark capture order rescinded Following a significant reduction in the rate of detections of the high hazard shark within...
by Helmut | Dec 19, 2014 | Shark Attacks - Related Incidents
Media Release Department of Fisheries, Western Australia 19. December 2014 ——————— Shark threat at Warnbro Sound prompts action Following a series of tagged shark detections of a white shark at the Warnbro receiver a decision has been made to deploy capture gear to...
by Helmut | Dec 15, 2014 | Shark Attacks - Related Incidents
Media Release Queensland Police 15. December 2014 ———————- Sudden death, Port Douglas An 18-year-old Mossman man has died after sustaining a shark bite off Port Douglas this morning. The man was fishing off Rudder Reef at...