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SharksSharks navigate using magnetic field

Research from Florida State University has found that sharks traverse the world's oceans using earth's magnetic field as a navigation aid.

Patrick Whittle

‘Ineffective’CommentsPremiumShark drumline trial a $6 million failure

The drumline trial to catch and release sharks lurking near south west beaches will end this month after catching just two — at a cost of $3 million each — over two years.

Charlotte Elton

Scary sightShark spotted lurking off Fremantle coast

A 2.5m tiger shark was spotted in shallow waters near Fremantle’s Port Beach this evening.

Brianna Dugan

Water safetyCommentsPremiumShark deterrents cut bite risk by two-thirds

Personal electronic shark deterrents could save the lives of more than 1000 Australians across the next 50 years, according to new research into mitigating attacks.

Caitlyn Rintoul

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENTVideoCommentsPremium‘D...head shark ripped my calf open’

Shark attack survivor Jackson Howson has relived the terrifying moment a ‘d...head shark’ latched onto his leg while he was spearfishing — and how he looked down to see his ‘calf hanging everywhere’.

Michael Traill

‘Had better weekends’CommentsPremiumCoral Bay shark bite victim jokes about ordeal

UPDATE: The young spearfisherman who punched a shark then swam 100m to safety after suffering a serious bite wound near Coral Bay is recovering in hospital after having surgery on his leg.

Emily Moulton, Phil Hickey and Cassidy Mosconi

Beach emergencySpearfisherman bitten by shark at tourist hotspot

A man in his 20s has been bitten by a shark while spearfishing in waters near Coral Bay.

Phil Hickey

Esperance shark alertShark warning issued after terrifying close call

Swimmers in Esperance have been warned after a spearfisherman had a terrifying close call with a 2.5m great white shark.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Yallingup victimPremiumShark attack felt like a ‘bolt of lightning’

Gary May has revealed how a birthday paddle ended in panic when a shark latched onto the Perth grandfather’s board 300 metres off the Yallingup coast yesterday.

Terrifying encounterVideoCommentsPremium‘The whole rail was in its mouth’: Surfer’s shark tale

A South West paddleboarder has recounted the shock moment he was flung into the ocean to come face-to-face with a shark, 400 metres from the safety of the shore.

Phil Hickey and Brianna Dugan

Underwater attackerVideoSurf veteran speaks after shark board bite

The 75-year-old man who was knocked from his board while paddleboarding in Yallingup has shared the moment he was face-to-face with one of the ocean’s deadliest predators.

Phil Hickey and Brianna Dugan

Scary attackCommentsPremiumShark attack victim: ‘It came up from behind me’

A surf life saver has described how she was attacked by a shark on her morning ocean swim in NSW. Michele Bootes, 63, is at home recovering after being bitten on the shoulder blade, hip and torso.

Ava Benny-Morrison

Beach cautionVideoShark warning after carcass found on beach

Beachgoers in Perth’s south are being warned to be on the lookout for sharks after a dolphin carcass was found at White Hills Beach in the City of Mandurah.

Monster shark haulMarine scientist slams shark catch as ‘ocean vandalism’

One of WA’s top marine scientists has called the image of a massive 395kg tiger shark being hauled onto a recreational fisherman’s boat ‘ocean vandalism’, saying it made her ‘want to puke’.

Ben O'Shea

‘Be cautious’CommentsPremiumShark alert system down at popular surf break

The shark alert system at one of WA’s most popular down south surf spots has broken down — prompting a warning to surfers to take ‘additional caution’.

Charlotte Elton

SharksCoral count rethinks extinction risk

Scientists in North Queensland have found that the global extinction risk for corals is lower than previously estimated.

Fraser Barton

Bigger boat?CommentsPremiumAussie anglers reel in ‘Jaws-dropping’ monster shark

A group of Australian fishermen have hooked a monster tiger shark so big it had to be held from slipping back into the ocean as it was taken to shore and was craned off the vessel to be weighed.

OpenCommentsPerth beaches reopen after shark sighting

City Beach and Floreat Beach have been reopened, after a shark forced the popular beaches to close earlier on Monday.

underwater dangerRiver closed to swimmers after shark sightings

The Swan River was shut to swimmers this afternoon — just metres from where Perth father Cameron Wrathall was mauled in January — after two bull shark sightings 30m from the shore.

High alertBunker Bay: Beachgoers told be on high alert for sharks

Beachgoers have been told to be watchful for sharks with a whale carcass having washed up on Shelley Beach in Bunker Bay near Dunsborough.

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Bull shark victim ‘died’ after river rescue

A Bicton father who was mauled by a bull shark in the Swan River has spoken for the first time, detailing the moment the animal grabbed him in the water and his desperate attempts to fight back.

Rick Ardon

Shark warningDolphin carcass at Rockingham prompts shark warning

A baby dolphin carcass at Rockingham beach has prompted authorities to issues a warning to locals that it may attract sharks.

Tim Clarke

‘She was amazing’VideoCommentsPremiumLocals recount frantic moments after SW shark attack

Witnesses have told how beach-goers rushed to help a female swimmer who was attacked by a shark at a popular surfing spot in the State’s south west this morning.

Ailish Delaney, Emily Moulton, Claire Ottaviano

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Shark attacks swimmer at popular SW beach

A female swimmer has been bitten by a shark at popular surfing spot, 220km south of Perth.

Emily Moulton