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Friday 26 October 2012

White shark detections off Ocean Reef

The large number of shark detections in waters off Ocean Reef this week have been the result of two white sharks which have returned to the area on several occasions.

Director General Stuart Smith said the sharks, previously tagged for the Shark Monitoring Network project, were known to be up to three metres in length.

“Local authorities and the public have been notified of the detections that have been made by a satellite-linked monitor close to the coast off Ocean Reef,” Mr Smith said.   

Mr Smith said the department was closely monitoring the local waters today and had deployed the patrol vessel PV Waterman to the area.

Fisheries shark detection and sighting alerts can be seen first on Surf Life Saving WA’s Twitter feed​ or via www.fish.wa.gov.au/shark.

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