The WA government and City of Melville have partnered with a 2021 Swan River shark attack survivor to install a swimming enclosure on the river following the death of Stella Berry.
The fisherman who caught a three-metre bull shark just a kilometre from where schoolgirl Stella Berry was fatally mauled in the Swan River has implored authorities to act,as councils mull tighter restrictions on the practice.
Shark “trophy hunters” are finding themselves increasingly on the outer as the community demands a line drawn between fishing for food and hunting for sport.
Perth fishers caught a three-metre bull shark on Wednesday night just one kilometre upstream from where Perth schoolgirl Stella Berry was fatally mauled on Saturday.
While many swimmers enjoy taking to the waters of Perth’s pristine Swan River,experts warn bull sharks can lurk far upstream.
The victim of Saturday’s fatal shark attack in the Swan River has been confirmed as Stella Berry,a 16-year-old student from Shenton College.
The girl,16,was killed by a shark in Perth’s Swan River as witnesses recounted the moment swimmers began to rush out of the water.
Since 2000,20 people have been killed in shark attacks off the WA coast.
A day after Sydney actress Marcia Hathaway was fatally mauled at Sugarloaf Bay,shark hunter Tom McCulla landed a bronze whaler near the scene of the attack.
Peter Galea says the 2½-metre great white shark attacked the motor on his boat for about 90 minutes.
Activists fighting against shark fishing in the Perth metropolitan area are calling on local governments further south to ban the practice.