News & Alerts

Situation:

• The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development (DPIRD) advise that tagged shark detections from the Shark Monitoring Network receiver located at Meelup are currently offline.
• This is the only receiver out of service and the remainder of the Shark Monitoring Network has not been affected. 
• DPIRD staff are investigating the fault. 

What to do:

• Take additional caution in the Meelup area.
• Adhere to any beach closures advised by Local Government Rangers, Parks and Wildlife Service officers or Surf Life Saving WA (SLSWA).
• Stay informed by checking for shark activity on the SharkSmart website, SharkSmart WA app or follow @SLSWA on X.
• If you see a shark, report it to Water Police on 9442 8600. All shark sighting information reported to Water Police is provided to land managers and relevant authorities and to the public on the SharkSmart website, SharkSmart WA app and @SLSWA on X. 

What authorities are doing: 

Relevant authorities that receive shark notifications to assist in responses have been notified of the outage; including SLSWA, WA Police and relevant land managers such as local government rangers.

DPIRD will be working to restore the system to full operational status as soon as possible. 

Extra information: 

Stay informed of shark activity information by checking the SharkSmart website – www.sharksmart.com.au/shark-activity, download the SharkSmart WA app or follow @SLSWA on X – x.com/SLSWA. Check www.sharksmart.com.au/news for updates to this alert and to view other warnings and media releases

The Shark Monitoring Network forms part of a range of shark mitigation strategies in place.  See www.sharksmart.com.au for additional information.