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Steven Mattaboni’s wife has paid tribute to the father-of-two, the day after a fatal shark attack off Rottnest Island.

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Young father revealed as spearfisher killed by shark

A young father who was killed by a four-metre shark while spearfishing off Rottnest has been remembered as a ‘devoted’ dad who was ‘always in tune with the sea’.

Bethany Hiatt

Frantic attempts were made to save him after they got him into a boat and called 000.

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‘Horrific’: Visitors speak after fatal shark attack on Rotto

A man has been killed by a four-metre shark at the popular Rottnest Island holiday spot of Horseshoe Reef.

Brooke Rolfe

Bianca Wolfe captured imagery of the sharks swimming near the shore on her drone.

shark adviceGoode Beach closed following eight shark sightings

A popular Albany beach has been closed to the public after several great white and tiger sharks were sighted a short way from the shore, having been attracted to the coast by a decaying whale carcass.

Melissa Sheil

A large tiger shark feeds off the dead whale.

WA NewsDead whale taken off beach after shark feeding frenzy

Drone photographers captured stunning images of a tiger shark feeding off the carcass off the coast of Mandurah.

Rachel Fenner

Billions of coral sperm and eggs have spawned on the 260km-long World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

SharksPremiumSmelly spawning heralds new life on fragile reef

Scientists have harvested millions of coral babies in a bid to help a bleached reef regenerate after it was lashed by a destructive cyclone.

Aaron Bunch

A swimmer had a frightening close call with a great white shark after the predator attacked them while spearfishing off Ocean Reef on Sunday.

WA NewsCommentsSpearfisher escapes harm after close call with great white

A spearfisher has had a terrifying close call after a shark attack in Perth’s north on Sunday.

Kellie Balaam

There were fears Narelle would severly damage the Ningaloo Reef off Western Australia's coast. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

SharksPremium'Critters still here': Ningaloo Reef survives cyclone

A marine scientist says the World Heritage-listed Ningaloo Reef has sustained minimal damage after copping a battering from a category four cyclone.

Aaron Bunch

A shark warning has been issued for water users after a technical fault knocked out the alert system.

SharksCommentsShark alert after device fails at popular Perth beach

A shark warning has been issued for water users after a technical fault knocked out the alert system.

Troy de Ruyter

The incident occurred in the State’s north on Saturday morning.

SharksCommentsSecond shark attack in days rocks WA coast

The incident comes just days after a local electrician was also attacked in the area.

Kirsty Lichtenstein

Dave Daniell survived a terrifying encounter with a suspected great white shark off the coast of Exmouth this week. Pictured is a bite mark on his foil board.

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WA man’s ‘miracle’ survival after great white bites board

SEE THE PICTURES: A WA sparkie says it’s a ‘miracle’ he’s alive after a shark attacked his foil board before he was thrown into the murky depths beside the ocean predator.

Caleb Runciman

A foil boarder has escaped injury after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Exmouth.

SharksCommentsShark fright as predator takes bites out of foil board

A foil boarder has escaped injury after being attacked by a shark off the coast of Exmouth.

Jessica Evensen

A shark alert has been issued for the Great Southern coast with a whale carcass floating at a beach.

WA NewsCommentsFears dead whale will attract sharks close to shore

A shark alert has been issued for a beach near Mandurah with a whale carcass floating near shore.

Troy de Ruyter

A shark warning has been issued for the Swan River, after a bull shark was detected circling around popular swimming spots including Blackwall Reach.

WA NewsCommentsShark threat skyrockets at popular Perth swimming spot

A shark warning has been issued for the Swan River after one of the aggressive predators was detected circling around popular swimming spots.

Katherine Kraayvanger

Lifeguards have closed City and Floreat beaches after a shark was sighted offshore.

SharksCommentsShark lurking near shore closes two prime Perth beaches

Lifeguards have closed the beaches after the shark was spotted close to shore.

Troy de Ruyter

A warning has been issued after a kayaker’s encounter with a bull shark in the Canning River

SharksCommentsWarning after paddler’s river encounter with shark

A warning has been issued after a paddler’s encounter with a bull shark in the Canning River in Perth’s south on Wednesday. 

Tegwen Bescoby

A shark warning has been issued after a swimmer was bumped by a reported 3.5 metre bull shark in Canning River.

SharksCommentsShark ‘bump’ reported at busy Perth river beach

A shark warning has been issued after a swimmer was bumped by a reported 3.5 metre bull shark in Canning River. 

Brooke Rolfe

West Aussies are being urged to exercise caution with a crucial service going down, leaving locals keen to celebrate Australia Day in the dark.

SharksCommentsVital WA service goes down on Australia Day

West Aussies are being urged to exercise caution with a crucial system going down, leaving locals keen to celebrate Australia Day in the dark.

Fraser Williams

An aerial shot of Whalers Cove.

shark sightingPopular WA swimming spot shut following 3m shark sighting

A popular Albany swimming spot has been closed after a 3m white shark was spotting swimming close to the shoreline.

Melissa Sheil

Ben Foo-Collyer

WA newsCommentsPremium‘Hunting sharks a must’: Attack victim son’s passionate plea

The son of a Perth woman who was killed by a shark nine years ago says people have less protection in the ocean off WA’s coast today than they did when his mother died.

Angela Pownall

City Beach

WA NewsCommentsPopular beach reopens after shark sighting

There’s been a surge in shark sightings off Perth’s most popular beaches, with City Beach closed for an hour on Friday as the summer weather lures big crowds to the beach. 

Jessica Page

A shark alert has been issued for the Great Southern coast with a whale carcass floating at a beach near Albany.

SharksCommentsShark alert at WA beach as dead whale attracts predators

A Christmas Day shark warning has been issued for a beach in the State’s south.

Troy de Ruyter

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SharksCommentsSharks in surf put popular WA beach on alert

The shark warning was issued after multiple sightings in the past four days.

Troy de Ruyter

With 19 white sharks caught and tagged in 2024, there were significantly fewer taggings in both years than in 2023 when the annual tally reached 28.

SharksCommentsWA’s shark tagging program sees sharp drop-off

The number of white sharks that have been caught and tagged in WA waters has dropped by more than a third over the past two years. 

Angela Pownall

A shark warning was issued on Sunday after a spike in sightings between Mullaloo Beach and Hillarys Boat Harbour.

SharksCommentsThe Perth beaches under alert as sharks frequent coastline

A number of tiger sharks have been reported along the coastline. 

Tahnee Graham