News & Alerts

Update on 12 September at 4.45pm:

The whale carcass reported  on the beach near Admiralty Crescent at Halls Head in Mandurah has now been removed.

Caution is still advised as any residue from where the carcass was beached may still attract sharks to the area.

Alert issued 11 September:

Alert level:
A shark ADVICE has been issued due to a whale carcass being washed ashore near Admiralty Crescent at Halls Head in Mandurah.

Alert level:
A shark ADVICE has been issued due to a whale carcass being reported at James Service reef approximately 8 kilometres offshore west of Singleton.

Alert level:
A shark ADVICE has been issued, due to a whale carcass being reported at Little Long Point near Walpole.

Update on 29 August at 12.10pm:
Since 24 August in the waters of the Metropolitan beaches between Leighton and Scarborough.

• Three white sharks have been detected a total of 49 times
• There has been 4 sightings of unknown species of sharks

The shark warning for the waters from Leighton Beach to Sorrento Beach remains in place and water users are reminded to take extra caution in the Perth Metropolitan waters.

Alert issued 23 August:

Alert level:
A shark WARNING has been issued for the area from Leighton Beach to Sorrento Beach in the Perth Metropolitan area after a reported white shark sighting, and a series of tagged white shark detections over the last seven days.

Alert level:
A shark ADVICE has been issued due to a whale carcass being reported at Dead Finish Anchorage, Flinders Bay near Augusta.

Alert level:
A shark WARNING has been issued for the area from Leighton to Sorrento Beach in the Perth metropolitan area after a series of white shark detections

Update on 2 August at 4.00pm:

The whale carcass reported  on the beach 1km south of the Yanchep town site has now been removed.

Caution is still advised as any residue from where the carcass was beached may still attract sharks to the area.

Alert issued 1 August:

Alert level:
A shark ADVICE has been issued, due to a whale carcass being reported on the beach approximately one kilometre south of the southern end of the Yanchep town site.

Update on 30 July at 12.45pm:
The Whale Carcass reported at Long Point, Port Kennedy has now been removed.

Caution is still advised as any residue from where the carcass was beached may still attract sharks to the area.

Alert issued 28 July:

Alert level:
A shark ADVICE has been issued due to a whale carcass being reported, one kilometre south of Long Point, near Port Kennedy.

Update on 24 July at 9.42am:
The whale carcass has been removed this morning by the Denmark Shire.

Caution is still advised as any residue from where the carcass was beached may still attract sharks to the area.

Alert issued 23 July:

Alert level:
A shark ADVICE has been issued due to a whale carcass being reported at Peaceful Bay near Denmark.

Update on 21 July at 5.30pm
The Whale Carcass reported at Hangover Bay, south of Cervantes has now been removed.

Caution is still advised as any residue from where the carcass was beached may still attract sharks to the area

Alert level:
A shark ADVICE has been issued due to a whale carcass being reported at Hangover Bay South of Cervantes.