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By David NankervisA family stalked in their boat by a great white shark off Adelaide yesterday says they feared for swimmers at a nearby beach. The massive shark – one witness said it was longer than 5m – was seen as close as 1km from the West Lakes Shore beach by boaters aboard at least three vessels between 8.30am and 11.30am yesterday.Surf Life Saving SA was alerted and water police monitored its movements.Aldgate mum Melinda Barnard was aboard an aluminium boat about 4km … [Read more...]
PERTH, WESTERN AUSTRALIAThis is the adrenaline-pumping moment surfer Fergal Smith catches a 'tube' completely unaware he is sharing the wave with a Great White shark.Mr Smith, 21, from Ireland was surfing two miles off the coast of Perth in Western Australia when he found himself just a few feet from the 500-pound monster.The holidaymaker only realized his close encounter when photographer Phil Gallagher showed him the photo of the shark lurking under the water in front of Mr. … [Read more...]
By Colin Faulds, Fairfax NewsA total of 47 sharks have been spotted in and around the Whyalla area since October 2005.That is, according to a report the Maritime Museum curator Paul Mazourek issued late last month. A Conservation Council of South Australia initiative, "White Sharks Count", was launched a few years ago and concentrated on the Eyre Peninsula.Mr Mazourek was approached to run the program in Whyalla."The original program lasted only a year, however, I continued for … [Read more...]
By Steve SpinksCURRUMBIN CREEK, AUSTRALIAA missing shark net poses a threat to surfers and swimmers after it was torn loose from Currumbin Creek, possibly by a passing whale. Tony Ham, the manager of the Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries shark control program, said the 186m net had been missing since Saturday evening and the search for it had been abandoned."For us the main concern was that it could be in the surf zone," said Mr Ham. "If anyone sees the equipment in the … [Read more...]
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