Fisheries Minister Don Punch banned wire trace within 800 metres of the shore along Perth’s metropolitan coastline in 2023. This regional council has weighed in.
Thankfully,the woman whose leg was mauled on Monday night will survive. Over the centuries,the outcome has been much more horrific.
The barrier at Bicton Baths is about four kilometres from the Fremantle traffic bridge,where 16-year-old Stella Berry was attacked while swimming in February.
Shark attacks are on the increase,so we should do whatever is necessary to keep people safe.
Activists fighting against shark fishing in the Perth metropolitan area are calling on local governments further south to ban the practice.
Acting fisheries minister Reece Whitby has labelled those who made the threat as knuckleheads,and urged people to report illegal activity.
Step inside the process of building a prehistoric shark.
As an ocean swimmer,I’ve been among sharks this week. Despite rare tragedies,we must respect that the sea is the sharks’ home - and we can co-exist,happily.
As fishers vie for catches to celebrate with photography on social media,others are documenting how they attract the sharks to Perth’s most popular beaches.
The NSW government has rebuffed calls to end the use of shark nets to protect beachgoers from shark attacks.
Tracking programs have started to piece together a new picture of the ocean’s most fearsome predator. Here’s what we know about the secret lives of sharks.