One of the most famous beaches in Sydney was evacuated after 15 hammerhead sharks were spotted in the’safe zone’
Tuesday at approximately 1:00 p.m., lifeguards sounded the shark warning on Palm Beach, the filming location for the Australian television series Home and Away. Drones saw the sharks from above.
The beach was immediately closed and swimmers were asked to exit the sea while lifeguards patrolled the area on jet skis to ensure no one was wounded.
It is believed that up to fifteen sharks were observed.
Tuesday, Palm Beach (above) was closed after 15 hammerhead sharks were spotted in the sea.
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Palm Beach (above) is one of Sydney’s most well-known beaches and the set of the renowned Australian television series Home and Away.
Due of their distinctive morphology, hammerhead sharks may be easily identified by drones.
According to the Australian Marine Conservation Society, there has never been a fatal attack by a hammerhead shark in Australian waters.
After the sighting, flags denoting safe swimming zones were removed from Palm Beach for almost an hour to prevent other people from entering the water.
The beach was reopened once the sharks left the area.
Several shark sightings have occurred at Palm Beach, with one sighting occurring just one week ago.
Three kinds of hammerhead sharks are present in New South Wales: the scalloped hammerhead, the smooth hammerhead, and the big hammerhead. However, hammerheads are typically regarded as nonaggressive.
Hammerhead sharks (above) can be recognised by their distinctive shape and are typically regarded as nonaggressive.
The event on Tuesday has revived the argument over whether shark nets on Sydney’s beaches are effective enough to justify the harm they inflict to other species.
After learning that various other species got entangled in shark nets, the Northern Beaches Council opted to remove shark nets from its shorelines in April 2021.
In September 2021, the NSW Department of Primary Industries quadrupled its financing for a shark management program, spending more than $21 million.
NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall stated at the time, “The NSW Government will now operate the world’s largest shark management program in an effort to strike a balance between keeping swimmers and surfers safe and safeguarding marine life.”
We will also continue to deploy shark nets as part of the Shark Meshing Program in the Greater Sydney area as we evaluate the efficacy of the expanded technology-driven options.
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