Sharks

Activist Baillieu horrified as 'sharks circle' Nepean park

Kate Baillieu.

Richard Willingham The heart of Kate Baillieu, long-time campaigner for the protection of Point Nepean National Park, sank when she heard of plans to develop the site and new state government guidelines for projects in...

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Bad press puts sharks in danger

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Tim Barlass Sharks get a bad press and suffer from a negative public image - it's official.

Sharks ahoy

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SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium has had a $10 million, nine-month overhaul.

Summer is coming and so are the sharks

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WESTERN AUSTRALIA is now the deadliest place on Earth for shark attacks, with five deaths in the past 13 months.

Stop killing sharks: conservation council

Beachgoers have little to fear from sharks, despite an increased number of sightings during the past summer months.

Rescue service spots five sharks up to four metres close by

Mike Wells

Rachel Olding Five sharks were seen off central coast beaches yesterday less than 12 hours after a surfer was bitten by what was thought to be a bronze whaler at North Avoca.

Boat caught with 357 dead sharks

Ecuadorean authorities have seized 357 dead sharks from a boat that was fishing illegally in the protected waters of the Galapagos Islands national park.

Sharks hooked after fishing ban lifted

Grey nurse shark.

Heath Aston Tell this grey nurse shark that it's a protected species in NSW and it may find the news hard to swallow.

Bull sharks

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These stunning photos were taken by underwater and wildlife photographer Klaus Jost. See more of his images at www.jostimages.com.

Baby great white sharks

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These stunning photos were taken over many years by underwater and wildlife photographer Klaus Jost. See more of his images at www.jostimages.com.

Whale carcass attracting sharks

A whale carcass is attracting sharks to a popular swimming spot on Queensland's Moreton Island.

Great white sharks force 100 swimmers from the water

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Gabriel Wingate-Pearse Beachgoers were rushed out of the water at Hawks Nest near Newcastle yesterday when three great white sharks were spotted not far from boardriders and swimmers.

More sharks spotted at beach after surfer attacked

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James Robertson and Alicia Wood A man was bitten by a shark while surfing at North Avoca Beach on the central coast at dusk yesterday.

Sharks in feeding frenzy off Rottnest

Two great white sharks were sighted tearing chunks off a whale carcass at the popular tourist spot.

Sharks devour whale carcass off Rottnest Island

Shark feeding off whale carcass near Rottnest.

Chalpat Sonti and Aja Styles Two large sharks have been spotted feeding on a whale carcass near Rottnest Island.

Pack of sharks sighted close to Manly's shoreline

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Georgina Robinson A pack of up to 10 sharks swimming 50 metres from shore prompted the evacuation of one of Sydney's busiest beaches today.

Sharks off the menu but delegates reject protection for bluefin tuna in secret vote

Juliet Eilperin International delegates have adopted new protections for seven species of shark but rejected ones for bluefin tuna, signalling that fisheries managers are willing to safeguard some of the world's...

Great white and hammerhead sharks face extinction

PARIS: A third of the world's open-water sharks - including the great white and hammerhead - face extinction, according to a conservation survey released yesterday.

Mermaid makes a splash to help sea creatures

World travelling professional meramaid Hannah Fraser, known as Hannah the Meramid.

Jackie Dent The water polo team has left for the night and the lights at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre have been turned off.

Ad dumped as Nine gives Greenpeace the bird

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Peter Hannam The Nine Network has been accused by Greenpeace of buckling under pressure from the beverage industry for the last-minute yanking of an ad promoting recycling.