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Shark sightings in Tauranga: Beachgoers urged to be vigilant 2 Apr, 2021 01:04 AM 3 minutes to read Josh Lonergan captured this footage of a large shark breaching the water in the Bay of Plenty. Josh Lonergan captured this footage of a large shark breaching the water in the Bay of Plenty. Bay of Plenty Times People swimming at Tauranga and Mount Maunganui's beaches this Easter weekend are urged to be aware of the presence of great white sharks. The Department of Conservation says regular sightings and encounters with great whites in the Tauranga area continue. DoC marine technical adviser C...

Close The Twitter feed of Surf Life Saving Western Australia - a non-profit group dedicated to beachgoer safety - is being accessed regularly by GPS-tagged sharks that tweet their breed, size and location, alerting beachgoers to their presence. The tweets are sent when one of more than 320 tagged sharks is identified by a monitoring system that sends an alert to Surf Life Saving Western Australia computers when the shark swims within about a kilometer of a beach, according to Australia's Sky News. The tweet gives the size and type of shark, as well as its approximate location. One tweet poste...

Most likely they have come to the shallows to feed, but not on Wellingtonians.

Dunedin contractors, beach-goers in standoff over sea lion, pup 27 Feb, 2021 01:18 AM 3 minutes to read Contractors were criticised by beach-goers yesterday as they removed sand from Tomahawk Beach amid claims a mother sea lion was separated from her pup. Photo / Linda Robertson Contractors were criticised by beach-goers yesterday as they removed sand from Tomahawk Beach amid claims a mother sea lion was separated from her pup. Photo / Linda Robertson Otago Daily Times By: Hamish MacLean A Dunedin business is defending its actions after angry beach-goers accused it of endangering a threatened...

Majority of Kiwis unable to identify deadly rip currents 25 Jan, 2021 12:44 AM 3 minutes to read Wanganui Midweek A worrying new study has highlighted that up to 78 per cent of beachgoers in Aotearoa New Zealand are unable to spot rip currents (rips) in the surf, increasing the risk that they may inadvertently end up caught in one. On average, five people fatally drown in rip currents on our beaches each year and a further 700 people require rescue. The study, conducted as part of a collaboration between Surf Life Saving New Zealand (SLSNZ) and beach safety experts at the Universities of Cant...