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Albany swimmers reminded to be aware of shark safety tips
Date: Thursday, 22 May 2008
Another reported sighting of a large shark in King George Sound, late yesterday (21 May), has prompted a reminder for swimmers and people out in the ocean to always be cautious and take note of safety tips to help reduce the risk of a shark attack.
Regional Manager Phil Shaw said, following a report by a member of the public of a four to five metre white shark that circled his vessel around 5pm yesterday about one kilometre from Middleton Beach, Department of Fisheries patrols had been mounted this morning, but no sightings had been made.
“We had a vessel in the water by 7am and it was out in the bay area for several hours, but no sharks were located and even the spotter plane we chartered this morning did not see any shark activity in the sound or the bay area close to Middleton Beach,” Mr Shaw said.
The City of Albany had reopened Middleton Beach to swimmers on Tuesday, after daily monitoring by the Department of Fisheries, from both the air and on the water, had not reported any shark activity in local waters for at least four days.
Mr Shaw said Fisheries monitoring of local waters would be conducted as required and new sightings would be investigated as they normally were under WA’s Shark Incident Emergency Response Plan.
“One thing that really helps is for people, if they do see a shark, to call the Water Police direct on 9442 8600,” he said. “From there, the Water Police activate the Response Plan, advise the appropriate local authorities and help get any warnings out to the community in a prompt an efficient manner.”
Some precautions to reduce the risk of shark attack are to:
- swim between the flags at patrolled beaches;
- avoid time in the water around dusk and dawn, when there may be an increased risk of shark attack;
- avoid areas where there are large schools of fish, or other potential shark prey, such as seals;
- avoid areas where animal, human or fish waste enter the water;
- avoid deep-water channels or drop-offs nearby;
- do not remain in the water with bleeding wounds; and
- if you see a shark, leave the water quickly and calmly. Avoid excessive splashing or noise.
Shark safety information is available online at www.fish.wa.gov.au.
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