‘Too many sharks’:Dolphin’s death under investigation as shark sightings close Sydney beaches

‘Too many sharks’:Dolphin’s death under investigation as shark sightings close Sydney beaches

Several Sydney beaches around will be closed until at least Sunday morning after the death of a dolphin and shark sightings near Manly.

  • byMegan Gorrey,Millie Muroi andAndrew Taylor

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WA government eyes shark hunting restrictions after campaigner threat

WA government eyes shark hunting restrictions after campaigner threat

Acting fisheries minister Reece Whitby has labelled those who made the threat as knuckleheads,and urged people to report illegal activity.

  • byHolly Thompson
Shark hunters chasing social media likes dump carcasses on WA beaches

Shark hunters chasing social media likes dump carcasses on WA beaches

Lisa Hills,a campaigner,was recently sent an image of her name carved into a shark carcass left at a jetty. “I am definitely in shock,” she said.

  • byHolly Thompson
‘I have seen them literally off the shoreline’:NSW shark sightings rise

‘I have seen them literally off the shoreline’:NSW shark sightings rise

The rollout of drone technology has seen the number of shark sightings increase sharply in recent years.

  • byChristopher Harris
Hammerhead shark spotted off Palm Beach
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Hammerhead shark spotted off Palm Beach

A hammerhead shark sighting closed Palm Beach on December 27. A Surf Life Saving drone pilot tracked the two-metre shark.

‘Mum said you’re not going back’:Teen knocked off board by shark back in water hours later

‘Mum said you’re not going back’:Teen knocked off board by shark back in water hours later

Mandurah twin brothers’ close encounter with a two-metre shark left them shaken but undeterred.

  • byMichael Stamp
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Teenager flung into the air during shark attack

Teenager flung into the air during shark attack

An Adelaide teenager has escaped serious injury after being attacked by a large shark while ski-surfing.

  • byAshleigh McMillan
Itchy fish use sharks as scratching posts,WA study finds

Itchy fish use sharks as scratching posts,WA study finds

Their determination to bump their heads,eyes,gills and sides against the sharks strongly indicates the behaviour is about dislodging parasites.

  • byTracey Ferrier
Spearfisher attacked by 3 metre shark off WA coast
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Spearfisher attacked by 3 metre shark off WA coast

The 38-year-old father of three was fishing off a boat with two friends and his young son when he was attacked,his arm ‘almost severed’.

  • byCameron Myles
‘Don’t thrash about’:Valerie Taylor on what to do if a shark attacks you

‘Don’t thrash about’:Valerie Taylor on what to do if a shark attacks you

After a lifetime of swimming with and filming sharks,the Sydney conservationist understands them better than anyone else.

  • byAli Gripper
Central Coast beaches closed after surfer bitten by shark at Avoca

Central Coast beaches closed after surfer bitten by shark at Avoca

A young surfer was bitten on the arm while surfing at the Central Coast beach on Wednesday morning.

  • byNigel Gladstone